Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] much as [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again , we see the need for flexibility in the control structure , with each component being given enough free rein to contribute fully , but not so much as to force it to take decisions for which it , on its own , has insufficient evidence . |
| 2 | It shows enough to reveal the nature and genuineness of the reality , but not so much as to overwhelm . |
| 3 | For the duration of the war , British and American diplomats performed a nerve-racking balancing act , providing just enough credit and material aid ( especially grain and petroleum ) to prevent Franco from going over completely to the Axis , but not so much as to enable him to become strong enough to dispense with maintaining relations with them . |
| 4 | Having been primed by Draper back in the hotel room on who played or produced what , Branson would present himself with a box of tapes and play just one track by each artist ; enough to whet the appetite , but not so much as to test his customer 's patience — or indeed Branson 's own musical knowledge . |
| 5 | It blew very hard , but not so much as to prevent Messrs. Gould and Gunn going on shore . |