Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] [verb] as [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An artist has perhaps given as much time to a single major work as a composer might have given to a sonata or whatever it may be . |
| 2 | This guideline has not attracted as much comment as the previous two , and has sometimes been seen as part of the second one . |
| 3 | No pope in history has ever had as much power over the lives of his flock as some of these self-styled leaders in the Western fellowships . |
| 4 | However , if Venus has always had as little water as it seems to have today then it may never have been able to achieve such high surface temperatures . |
| 5 | He has probably spent as much time developing his tools as he has turning wood . |
| 6 | The fourth merit of Johnson 's approach is that it allows for mobility of jobs between categories , although he does not attach as much significance as Hughes ( 1958 ) to the efforts of the ‘ professionals ’ themselves in this regard . |
| 7 | The system of financial ownership does not generate as much risk in the first place , while the state handles much of what does occur . |
| 8 | It is often said that unfettered insider dealing does not hurt shareholders ; that insiders ' profits are not outsiders ' losses , but rather evidence of a more efficient allocation of resources ; Just because an investor does not make as much money on the sale of his shares as he would otherwise have done , does not make him a victim in the true sense , as nothing has been stolen from him . |
| 9 | ( And four Los Angeles policemen beating a black man 56 times after stopping him for speeding does not count as better law enforcement . ) |
| 10 | The distinction between the two at this level , however , does not have as much meaning as such labelling might suggest , for there are many species that can use both methods of feeding at different times . |
| 11 | It is for this reason that man does not have as much control over erection or ejaculation as he might like . |
| 12 | Because the procedure can not apply to development already started and it is generally as quick to apply for actual permission if the planning authority 's officer advises that it is necessary , this does not get as much use as might be expected . |
| 13 | It 's drawback if , it 's does n't hold as much fluid . |
| 14 | It 's a major career step to receive an NEA grant , whereas a state or local award does n't carry as much weight as when comparisons between artists are being made nationally ’ . |
| 15 | Just say a man does n't earn as much money as me and he has to steal to keep his family , well , sociology says that 's OK . |
| 16 | At at first glance I would probably decide I 'd I 'd actually enjoy the golf club one but I 'm sure it does n't pay as much money . |
| 17 | bop , which would be , you know , does n't involve as much effort . |
| 18 | The Elonex is similar to the Apricot in many ways and even has the optional stereo sound input and output but it does n't have as many security features . |