Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] as [det] " in BNC.

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1 The second component was to create educational and health services as rapidly as possible for as many people as possible , and the third was to achieve some fairer distribution of income between expatriate companies and individuals , and the local indigenous population .
2 Within a large warren complex it is possible for as many warreners to work independently as there is surface space for them to use .
3 ‘ Hopefully we will be able to make history come alive for the children , ’ Mr. Callaway said , adding that the school would still be grateful for as many old photographs and bits and pieces of memorabilia as possible .
4 American Express said it had received about 100 complaints so far this year from card members who had booked accommodation — only fly-cruises in the Bahamas — some for as little as £99.50 — and who had been unable to board ship .
5 American Express said it had received about 100 complaints so far this year from card members who had booked accommodation — only fly-cruises in the Bahamas — some for as little as £99.50 — and who had been unable to board ship .
6 Hope these will come in useful ; I got 2 of as many as I could , so you could have one for handling and one for display — or for pinning up to show both sides .
7 Miss Scott-Russell 's 65 ( 82 — 17 ) appears to qualify but seems surprisingly high with as much as seven years passing since the course 's opening and with so many county players in the Club .
8 But when you buy a council house it is slightly different in as much as some some of them wo n't have them .
9 But apart from that he , he was a , he was er humorous too by nature and er he was , he was quite free in as much as if you made an approach to him , and he understood that you were n't there just for fun , he would set up a meeting and discuss it with you , er and go into details and at the same time , give you an answer at the earliest possible moment .
10 Policy development was incremental in as much as it adopted the smallest , least disruptive step with the least apparent cost ( Lundqvist , 1980 ) .
11 In particular , it was contrary to articles 7 , 52 and 221 in as much as it created a complete barrier to freedom of establishment in the United Kingdom for individuals as owners and operators of fishing vessels and as directors and shareholders of companies owning or operating such vessels .
12 Typical rack lengths are between 100 and 200 metres and number of aisles can vary from as little as 2 to as many as 30 .
13 Sometimes the volume quoted by the manufacturer is wrong by as much as 25 per cent , so press the salesman to confirm that the volume is at least 200 litres .
14 Through a fast sweeping corner , taken , say , in third gear at 80mph , the Vauxhall is noticeably quicker by as much as 10mph .
15 LARGE investors expect London share prices to fall still further , some by as much as 20 per cent , after yesterday 's sharp drop on the stock market .
16 The dalang may perform for up to ten hours without a break , while singing and speaking in different voices for each of as many as 125 different shadow-puppet characters .
17 As everyone knows , the boundary commission , which decides how many constituencies an area needs , is likely to come up with recommendations that will deprive Labour of as many as 20 of its urban seats at the next election .
18 Some PCs these days can already offer this type of performance or may offer a one megabyte graphics card as an optional extra for as little as £20 over the price of a 512K card .
19 Adam is stockier with as much flair , but is more a passer of the ball who brings other people into the game , whereas Peter has an individual style . ’
20 In developing styles of music to make worship accessible to as many people as possible , the primary aim of music in the house church movement is understood to be to glorify God .
21 The bacteria which produce leprosy are stylish as well as clever : ‘ Leprosy can dress the infected in as many different looks as an Italian fashion designer . ’
22 Both cheeses are slightly unusual in as much as they are made with cooked curds that have been heated in the whey for about 30min before being drained .
23 It seems to help if the leisure activity is opposite in as many ways as possible from the work situation .
24 However there are many less ambitious preservation projects which would be possible with as few as a dozen determined people and not too expensive .
25 If if we 're going to talk about common defence and that sort of thing , and common erm aid and erm trouble shooting across Europe , it 's obviously better for as many countries as possible to be within the inner ring of the E C community .
26 3. is it inclusive of as many aspects of experience as possible , or is it exclusive , ignoring or dismissing many other aspects ? — Is it welcoming potentially to all insights ?
27 These parks programme you round the hurdy-gurdies and all with as little inconvenience to the owners as possible .
28 The latest government practice , of having an additional mid-year budget each November , confirms the fact that grand strategies devised with the full confidence of the ruling party , and which consequently become Acts of Parliament every July , frequently provide inadequate in as little as six months .
29 Well erm it , oh well I mean it is better in as much as it was sticking out like that
30 Cos if you did n't have that it 'd make this room more viable in as much as erm , the point of view of doing doing catering and , functions and all the rest of it .
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