Example sentences of "[adv] [be] as [adj] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having said that , in a public sector context the income figure as a measure of performance can only be as good as the competitiveness of the markets in which it is earned allows . |
| 2 | This will only be as good as the standards employed and the quality of the audit in detecting whether wasteful expenditure was incurred simply in order to meet budgets . |
| 3 | Whilst the NEC was responsible it could only be as good as the tutors . |
| 4 | That the end result of the accounting process can only be as good as the inputs and in times of rising prices some of these inputs are of dubious value . |
| 5 | In simple terms your expert 's report will only be as good as the questions you ask and the information you supply . |
| 6 | With serial files the records need only be as large as the data to be stored and there are no empty records . |
| 7 | To offer a means of institutionalizing their relationships ( which , if given the opportunity , would perhaps be as stable as the average ‘ normal ’ modern marriage ) , thereby guaranteeing some rights of continued support between the parties , would thus serve as a valuable method of ameliorating a particular social ill . |
| 8 | While this downswing will not be as sharp as the previous downturn ( in 1979-81 ) , not least given the very much lower level of inflation that we now have , a dull 1989 is bound to be followed by a difficult 1990 . ’ |
| 9 | The regulation need not be as thorough as the bank or building society variety . |
| 10 | Hence to ban one but not the other may not be as ridiculous as a simple interpretation of their model would suggest . |
| 11 | It is thus proposed that the view representation need not be as complex as the analysis model , but only of sufficient detail to fully explain or show the requested solution . |
| 12 | The Beeching proposals for the railways ( figure 6.2 ) can be compared with the 1982–83 rail network ( figure 6.3 ) although , as with bus services , the network itself may not be as crucial as the frequency and cost of train journeys . |
| 13 | This will be a series of reasoned , relevant points made in much the same way as a lawyer presents a case in a court of law , though your case will not be as one-sided as a lawyer 's and your judge will be the reader or teacher ! |
| 14 | The 10-feet high palings , with their broad central gates and twin gas lamps , may not be as imposing as the metal fence around Buckingham Palace , but they do , in their modest way , suggest a sense of grandeur appropriate to a leader who has held office for 10 years . |
| 15 | Even if positional n-grams are used ( Shinghal , Rosenberg and Toussaint , 1978 ) , they will not be as successful as the words themselves ( Wells et al , 1990a ; Ford and Higgins , 1990 ) . |
| 16 | Finding room for the extra athletes may not be as simple as the organising committee would like to pretend . |
| 17 | All this variability both within and between people suggests that the story of how the Stress Syndrome comes about can not be as simple as the Hay Fever Theory would have us believe . |
| 18 | Vaccines which consist of a small part of the virus , such as the envelope or core proteins , are being tested in animals and humans but may not be as effective as the whole virus . |
| 19 | But this increase may not be as great as the rise in the numbers of older people if there is an improvement in their state of fitness as Jefferys and Thane ( 1989 ) suggest . |
| 20 | Much will also depend on the structure of organisations : the benefit from integrating the databases of separate departments may not be as great as the costs involved . |
| 21 | They may not be as healthy as the makers would like you to think . |
| 22 | It may not be as slick as the rock video stuff , but it 's men behind the cameras and men who control the business . |
| 23 | It may not be as strong as the main outside door . |
| 24 | ‘ It may not be as comfortable as an ordinary saloon , ’ Ward said on a note of apology , ‘ but buggered if Ah was takin' any chances in a country like this . ’ |
| 25 | With food around , surfaces should bc as practical as possible : choose flooring which will not show crumbs and can be mopped up easily ; sideboards should bc provided with protective covers if they are not heatproof ; traditional polished tables might look good , but with children around , you may be better off going for a heatproof , scrubbable surface which can be wiped over quickly ; upholstery should be washable ; wallpaper need not be as tough as the vinyl-coated varieties . |
| 26 | Now that we have taken an overview of the Form method of patterning , I hope that many more knitters will not be as worried that the columns of figures published in magazines and so on , mean nothing to them , since they are n't supposed to in this format . |
| 27 | It can also be as elementary as the monotone with either few or no inflections . |
| 28 | He could also be as volatile as the Roberts . |
| 29 | The Committee of the Regions may make regional governments feel better but will probably be as ineffective as the existing Economic and Social Committee . |
| 30 | But it is also emphasized that professional competence is not something that can or should be taken for granted , and that the intimate knowledge of the carer-counsellor can often be as useful as the most vaunted professional . |