Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] as [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the CNAA system had been in operation since 1964 , ‘ it is only recently that it has made almost total inroads as far as the central , advanced colleges of technology in Scotland are concerned ’ . |
| 2 | They tried the resulting complaints as the King 's Bench would have done , but they dealt with private suits as well as with crime . |
| 3 | Social workers really do need to take a stand alongside the old person involved listening and respecting the expressed wishes as far as possible . |
| 4 | ‘ Sir Alexander Gibson , a seasoned conductor of the work , paces this ‘ Butterfly ’ with complete feeling , rising to its emotional peaks as surely as he responds to its moments of delicacy ’ . |
| 5 | The basic theme , topic , or specific subject-matter will be selected , and examined for its facets , concepts and possible sub-units as well as for the skills that are necessary for its full comprehension and others that can be usefully practised within its general ambit . |
| 6 | Nor could it be said that the British welfare system identified , or even defined , let alone assisted , the genuinely needy groups as effectively as did some systems prevailing elsewhere . |
| 7 | Meanwhile at least one offspring of the NPA flourishes — the ‘ English Through Activity ’ programme in Swaziland , where I found similar activity and enthusiasm in schools , talked to a committed supervisor who saw her role entirely as getting her materials — including issues of English Ladybird books — to rural schools as efficiently as possible and of encouraging ‘ active learning ’ , ( but of what and why she took little heed ) . |
| 8 | It is part of the accumulated folk wisdom of gay male subcultures that the homosexuality of an individual will reveal itself primarily through matters of taste — not good or bad taste but particular taste , a fondness for certain cultural artefacts above others , a set of preferences that proclaim one 's sexual affiliations as clearly as any sloganeering T-shirt . |
| 9 | Recent decisions from Europe give clear rules as far as the union 's concerned and I hope the Labour Party . |
| 10 | And finally , those children with reading difficulties need to be provided with remedial programmes as early as possible , and concerted efforts need to be made to minimise the sense of stigma they might experience because of their intellectual or physical disadvantage . |
| 11 | The guitar 's dimensions do limit its penetrating power , but what you get instead is a sparkly , ultra-fast response that clearly articulates fingerpicked notes as fast as you can spit them out . |
| 12 | Buddleia ( Buddleia davidii ) , a native of China introduced into British gardens as recently as 1890 , dominates the city centre . |
| 13 | A hands-on procedure is followed , not only in the studio but at the site , where I build full-scale mock-ups as often as I can . |
| 14 | Snow may linger on the high passes as late as June . |
| 15 | The agreement , reached at a meeting of foreign ministers in Luxembourg , will barely affect BBC and ITV programming but has more sweeping implications for nascent commercial companies as well as for the poorer public channels in southern Europe . |
| 16 | He said : ‘ I would love to have raced at Mondello Park in the European series , but it clashes with the opening round of the British Championship at Knockhill in Scotland and my priority is to learn the British tracks as quickly as possible . |
| 17 | Lukic looked a lot better by the end of the night , plucking out a few high balls as happily as Seaman had been doing for Arse all night . |
| 18 | What she says and what she does are two different things as far as children go . |
| 19 | ANDF does not change the fundamental constructs of software , and data can move between applications on different machines as far as it would ordinarily be able to do . |
| 20 | This is partly due to the fear of serious side-effects , especially in premature infants , but also because of the persisting idea that infants do not perceive painful or unpleasant stimuli as severely as older children and adults . |
| 21 | Taylor runs a government funded research team which is trying to develop a computer that can make the right tactical decisions as consistently as the top 10 per cent of generals . |
| 22 | I remembered arriving in Cross the previous day on the school bus noticing the universal teatime re-fuelling of hundreds of fires and stores ; fresh puffing chimneys as far as the eye could see . |
| 23 | At present , the top Carboniferous lies as deep as 4000 to 5000 m . |
| 24 | Saving on unavoidable costs : pay poll tax monthly ( rather than let the Council have free use of your money for a year ) ; use annual season tickets , which are substantially cheaper ; check if you can economise on energy use — within sensible limits as far as your family 's health is concerned . |
| 25 | The proposed timetable for public platforms/launches as far as these can be scheduled is as follows : |
| 26 | Despite efforts by staff to integrate different issues as far as an individual is concerned this has not always been possible given the present working practice , locations and procedures . |
| 27 | Dippers begin to sing and to stake out their linear territories as early as November ; to display and pair in January ; and to lay the first of two — or three — clutches of eggs before the end of March . |
| 28 | Promising free elections as soon as possible , he called for all Somalis to participate in a conference to decide the country 's future . |
| 29 | Delegates demanded the start of all-party talks as soon as possible , followed by the formation of a broadly based interim government . |
| 30 | His regular hand-washing using alcohol as a disinfectant was reported by foreign hosts as well as witnessed ( off camera ) at public events in Romania . |