Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] the [adj] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was also said that good motivation alone was not enough for the unemployed as training was necessary , however determined a person was to obtain employment . |
| 2 | And even if their mother tongues are unrelated , the problems faced by the native English speaker will not necessarily by the same as those faced by the native French speaker , for instance . |
| 3 | I like us to think for a little while this morning just what it means to be a Christian , we 've been hearing and seeing and been challenged and accepting Christ as our saviour and over the week in Harlow a number made that response and not only in Harlow and in Earls Court but right across the country and into Europe and into Africa as well , through the , through the life link , men and women who have been challenged into accepting Jesus Christ as their saviour and I 'd like us to think for a little while this morning just what it means to be a Christian now obviously as we perhaps know er , and , and , and God work clearly shows to us that it is not in being religion , somebody well said that religion is man 's attempt to find God but the gospel is God 's method of seeking out and finding men and so just as the same as you 've seen that bridge of life illustration and we try with our planks to get across to God we ca n't make it , |
| 4 | The mortar joints between bricks were thick , generally about the same as the bricks themselves . |
| 5 | The length of the text is usually about the same as that of texts used for multiple-choice reading items . |
| 6 | The essence of the FSU approach consists of the family caseworkers having very small caseloads so that they can visit families frequently-several times a week if necessary-and help directly with the practical as well as emotional problems the families face . |
| 7 | It widened still further in the 1980s as sales of the Mirror fell . |
| 8 | In the same report ( UNEP 1982 : 265 ) , it is claimed that the total area being reclaimed by irrigation is probably about the same as is being abandoned through salinisation , alkalinisation and water-logging , and that these problems account for the loss of about 2–3 million ha of the world 's best agricultural land each year . |
| 9 | Probably probably about the same as that . |
| 10 | this becomes clear when one studies the essential aspects of chimpanzee behaviour and communication , both in the wild as well as after familiarity with human ways . |
| 11 | Though the production function approach was subjected to a great deal of criticism from the start , this criticism increased very substantially in the 1970s as the economies of the world began to stagnate . |
| 12 | After 1967 , things started to go disturbingly awry on the empirical as well as on the theoretical front . |
| 13 | Without oxygen we were limited to 10,000 feet , but the published ceiling is FL360 at max weight , increasing well into the forties as fuel is burned . |
| 14 | Consequently , they might make a significant contribution to the development of computer-aided instructional materials and delivery systems for machine-readable information which will be found increasingly in the commercial as well as in the academic worlds . |
| 15 | Actual practice changed fast in the 1980s as central government 's desire to cut public spending overwhelmed all other considerations . |
| 16 | I always think it would fit in as well in the Mediterranean as in the North Atlantic , because it has the black and white colouring common among all sorts of species of northern bird , and the brightly coloured bill and feet typical of birds that live in hot countries . |
| 17 | The corporate-governance issue emerged strongly in the 1980s as investors found that bosses talked of putting shareholders first while pursuing their own dreams at shareholders ' expense . |
| 18 | Helen was called home to help her sister , Irene , in her employment and during this ten-week secretarial stint she and Edward met frequently on the Common as Helen returned from her work . |
| 19 | She was doubly on the defensive as his gaze flicked over her , taking in the pale lemon dress she was wearing , its scooped neckline , she suddenly realised , revealing the deepening suntan on her shoulders and the curve of her breasts . |
| 20 | The situation changed steadily during the 1950s as more and more black men came to high office , and naturally the West Indian people could see no reason why the same should not happen on the cricket field . |
| 21 | Bank debts were paid back and replaced with equity in a spate of fund-raising that put French firms ahead of the British as equity issuers ( see chart 23 ) . |
| 22 | Finally , Stamford put itself forward in the 1960s as one of the sites for the new generation of universities , citing the town 's ‘ university history ’ in support of its case . |
| 23 | The airstream veered again on the 11th as high pressure moved south over the near continent and the generally settled , quiet weather persisted until the 14th , with several frosty nights in the glens . |