Example sentences of "[subord] [not/n't] as [adj] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although not as low as the extreme values observed in some Antarctic ozone holes , it is typical of the minimum which appeared in the middle 1980s . |
| 2 | It was n't bad at all , although not as convenient as the refrigerator factory . |
| 3 | Although not as high as the Alps , some of the peaks reach a most reasonable height of over 4,000′ . |
| 4 | While not as watertight as a Section 50 agreement , planning conditions have been used elsewhere to control phasing . |
| 5 | While not as flexible as an overdraft or the Managed Rate Facility , they offer the advantages of : cheaper borrowing , especially as adding Barclays name to a bill provides you with the finest rates available on the Discount Market . |
| 6 | The Company devoted itself to building up a substantial trade in pepper which , while not as valuable as the most expensive products of the Spice Islands like nutmeg and cloves , still commanded a very steady market in Europe . |
| 7 | There was one door : set into one of the metal walls , it had an electronic lock that , while not as sophisticated as the transmat , was certainly hundreds of years away from the medieval technology of Arcadia . |
| 8 | The scenery was full and free , though not as grand as the west coast . |
| 9 | Though not as deadly as the sea wasp , this jellyfish can cause severe irritation if it stings a human . |
| 10 | Ellwood et al. ( 1980 ) , however , argued that when the maximum depth of burial ( estimated at 12 km ) and age are taken into account , the sediments underlying the Piedmont , though not as altered as the surface rocks , are likely to have been raised to the greenschist phase of metamorphism and so presumably have little remaining hydrocarbon potential . |
| 11 | He has a certain reputation in Hebron ( though not as much as the exaggerated courtesy of verse 6 would suggest ) , but no political power . |
| 12 | We all made much of the coincidence , though not as much as the police , for whom it amounts to damning evidence of collusion , malice aforethought , cold-blooded premeditation and goodness knows what else . |
| 13 | Economic growth , at an annual average of 4% over the past five years , is not bad in the circumstances , though not as spectacular as the South-East Asian growth rates that Sri Lanka aspires to emulate . |
| 14 | A rent in her dress , oddly similar in position though not as severe as the one in Louise 's , permitted him to see her breasts which , sadly deflated by hunger , were no longer like plump carp ( they were more like plaice or Dover sole ) . |
| 15 | The very young , of course , by reason of their educational needs and a societal commitment to encourage parenthood , are also more costly to the Exchequer than young adults , though not as costly as the very old ; but there is the expectation that the former will , in turn , repay the resources invested in them , which is not present where the very old are concerned . |