Example sentences of "[adj] as is [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is difficult to say how much force is permissible , and the universal but anodyne expression ‘ as much as is reasonably necessary ’ does not give sufficient guidance as to the true state of the law . |
| 2 | It makes unarguable sense to concentrate materials purchases as much as is commercially desirable and to obtain supplies from as few sources as possible . |
| 3 | So they 've got to connect up as much as is humanly possible . |
| 4 | My gardening activities are , perhaps , slightly unorthodox , in that I make a point of growing plants whose flowers are known to be attractive to insects , plant flowers and vegetables together , tidy and prune only as much as is absolutely necessary , encourage plants , even ‘ weeds ’ , that give continuous ground cover , and rigorously exclude poisonous chemicals . |
| 5 | These surveys are as comparable in content as is ever likely to be achieved . |
| 6 | What about my freedom to eat a canteen meal in relatively clean air , to wear clothes that do not reek of stale tobacco and to breathe air as clean as is reasonably possible . |
| 7 | The information obtainable on the quality of a batch of items , intended to be as near identical as is economically achievable , is related only to the number in the sample . |
| 8 | The information obtainable on the quality of a batch of items , intended to be as near identical as is economically achievable , is related only to the number in the sample . |
| 9 | Ideally , the golden spike ( or " marker point " as it is more prosaically called ) should be chosen in a section where sedimentation seems to have been as nearly continuous as is ever possible , where there are no marked lithological changes and where there are unbroken records of several different groups of fossils . |
| 10 | These have a combined vibrating and rotating action , and come as close as is currently possible to the scratch-free appearance of hand sanding . |
| 11 | After being in The Birthday Party , where everybody wanted their part to be as loud as is humanly possible , it 's quite refreshing to find someone who does n't even care if he 's on the record or not ! ’ |
| 12 | ALARP As Low As is Reasonably Practicable |