Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] as [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does not necessarily work as quickly as it did in Sylvia 's case — but it always succeeds , provided the patient does his or her homework regularly and conscientiously . |
| 2 | The party could only go as far as the unions would allow and their influence was apparent at all levels . |
| 3 | ‘ We will only go as far as suggesting some of the market leaders like Sage and Pegasus , then we let the customers decide ’ . |
| 4 | Some of the migrants may only go as far as southern Europe . |
| 5 | And you could only go as far as the money would go , could n't you ? |
| 6 | Could only get as far as the kitchen . |
| 7 | A groove 7 isolates the laser section from the FET section of the vapor and need only extend as far as layer 5 . |
| 8 | We have just been advised that the study of the proposed L.R.T. system has now been completed , and that this has resulted in a proposal that the L.R.T. lines will only extend as far as Dundonald . |
| 9 | These are offered on a ‘ first come , first served ’ basis and the offer can necessarily only last as long as there are available tickets for all events . |
| 10 | However , impediments to women 's lives will not disappear as quickly as Mrs Thatcher did . |
| 11 | Although our sense of smell does not compare as favourably as some of our other senses , it allows us to detect tiny traces of a very wide range of complex chemicals . |
| 12 | Older people do not adapt as easily as young people . |
| 13 | Martin uses balloon fabric , as it does not crease as easily as spinnaker ripstop . |
| 14 | Dana did not shave as often as I did . |
| 15 | ‘ When the recovery does come , we will not benefit as quickly as we should . |
| 16 | When the recovery comes we will not benefit as quickly as we should . |
| 17 | However , a simplistic model based exclusively on smoking habits fails to explain the higher incidence in women , since women do not smoke as heavily as men . |
| 18 | Because of the recession , there is a prospect that more of that money will flow back out of Washington afterwards in refunds to taxpayers who did not do as well as in the past . |
| 19 | Roger did not do as well as hoped in his ‘ A ’ levels , but will probably go to Birmingham to do a BSc in Computer Engineering . |
| 20 | So widows in large houses ( who always feature prominently in arguments about property taxes ) will not do as badly as under the rates . |
| 21 | But undulating side-wings are not such powerful propellants as a thrashing tail , so the manta can not swim as fast as its shark cousins or rival them as hunters . |
| 22 | It does not grow as fast as N. indicum , but the slender stalks produce more aerial leaves than the larger species . |
| 23 | Certainly , state pensions — now over £25 billion a year — will not grow as fast as they might have done , or seem likely to do in many other rich countries . |
| 24 | It is easy to blame the pressure of daily life and the stress it causes for the fact that we do not feel as well as we should like — and , indeed , in many cases an excess of stress and tension may be the cause . |
| 25 | Lubricated condoms do not break as easily as non-lubricated ones . |
| 26 | Another reason why coaching does not occur as often as it might is due to the time pressures which every manager faces . |
| 27 | If conditions or consents remain , completion will generally occur as soon as practicable after they are satisfied or waived . |
| 28 | This bearish tactic does not work as well as in a stock market , for art works are widely dispersed , and decisions to buy or sell may be thoroughly unpredictable . |
| 29 | Tribunals are an essential check on the powers of officialdom but at the moment they do not work as well as they should to ensure justice in welfare provision . |
| 30 | In temperate forests , fungi and detritus eating insects can not work as quickly as in the tropics , and leaf litter builds up . |