Example sentences of "are [adv] [adj] [adv] as [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Such speakers may make overgeneralisations which are not appropriate either as HE or as SE , for example : " I 've done a course two years ago " ( Harris 1984 : 315 ) .
2 The economic differences between a farmer and his workers are as wide today as they ever were ( probably wider when wealth as well as income is taken into account ) , but the social distance between them has been considerably reduced .
3 Its therapies have stood the test of time and are as effective today as they were two hundred years ago .
4 The issues raised by these comments are as relevant today as they were at the time .
5 The ideals of the Hospitaller Order are as relevant today as they were in the 16th century when the Order was founded — to meet ‘ All in Need ’ , no matter their colour , race or creed .
6 You will have seen that the accident to which this report refers happened in 1973 — The mistakes indicated in the report are as relevant to-day as they were then .
7 Produced by Igelfilm in Germany , the film examines Mr Niemoller 's prophetic stance on topics which are as relevant now as they were in his lifetime .
8 The design of interiors … are as valid today as they were in earlier times — the vaults , snugs , parlours , each with their own character , can still provide a pleasant , varied atmosphere ’ .
9 The principles of homoeopathy , as laid down by Hahnemann , are as valid today as they were in his time .
10 However , the reasons for its conception are as valid today as they were whenever the saying was first coined .
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