Example sentences of "[is] at [adv] as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He reports 96% correct recognition for 12,600 words , and the approach is at least as successful , if not more so , as any reported so far . |
| 2 | What the diffident schoolboy has lost is the confidence that his beliefs are tracking the truth ; he takes it that , although he does believe that p , it is at least as probable that he is wrong as that he is right . |
| 3 | In answer to the third question , the utilitarian might suggest that there is at least as great a tendency to convergence on these bases as pertains to any of the social sciences ( which may not be saying much ) . |
| 4 | 1988 ; Northam , 1988 ) , it is at least as plausible to see these as a reactive response to rising crime and disorder , as the spontaneous cause of them . |
| 5 | Storage of the country 's literary heritage is at least as important , and neglect of this heritage by dispersal will be just as damaging . |
| 6 | I am sure that he is right in saying that the reduced pupil-teacher ratio provides children with an advantage , and also in pointing out that the quality of teaching and the ability of teachers is at least as important . |
| 7 | The terrorist is normally a person who , as such , risks death either by his own weapons or in the commission of his act , and is at least as likely to court what he might regard as a martyr 's or patriot 's death as to be deterred by it . |
| 8 | This state of affairs causes no surprise when it is recognised that ‘ what is understood is at least as dependent on how the receptor perceives the message as on how the communicator presents it ’ ( Kraft 1979:148 ) . |
| 9 | Teachers ' experience , which is at least as valuable a source of insight , is also readily accessible , but only if those responsible for policy are prepared to acknowledge its validity and are willing to make efforts to bring teachers into the debate . |