Example sentences of "[not/n't] as [adj] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While nitrate is not as potent as ammonia or nitrite , it can still considerably weaken fish , leaving them open to nitrate poisoning and a variety of lethal diseases . |
| 2 | But it is not as strong as gravity on the Earth — because the Moon is smaller and lighter . |
| 3 | Apparently , up until quite recently all Warwick basses were made with aluminium truss rods which obviously are not as strong as steel ones and are liable to break after being adjusted a few times . |
| 4 | ‘ but essentially I said that we could use other solutions to expand the blood , but that they were not as effective as blood at transporting oxygen . |
| 5 | Although side effects in our study were minimal , oral fluticasone propionate 5 mg four times daily was not as effective as prednisolone in standard doses in the treatment of ulcerative colitis . |
| 6 | yeah , not as cheap as garage . |
| 7 | Although the mechanical properties of copper-based alloys are readily modified by working and heat treatment , they are not as versatile as iron in this respect . |
| 8 | A cup of tea also has an effect , though not as powerful as coffee , which makes psychologists think it is the caffeine in both which counts . |
| 9 | However , this victory would only be short-lived because state power was not as powerful as class power due to the structural constraints embedded within the nature of capitalist society . |
| 10 | Mat. , though not as young as Matron , was great on being all-girls-together and thrashing things out across a table . |
| 11 | It is not that these writers were necessarily against the idea of a science of society , but they did argue that the idea and practice of social science is not as straightforward as positivism would have us believe . |
| 12 | ‘ She would never have to lift a hand to do an ounce of work — not as much as wash a cup . |
| 13 | Writing to the Corinthians who thought sex in marriage incompatible with the spiritual life , the apostle had insisted that marriage and procreation are no sin , while conceding to his opponents that , though good , marriage is not as good as celibacy . |
| 14 | This species is not as good as M. crenata , but will nevertheless do well in most impoverished conditions . |
| 15 | It is certainly not as good as capacity factors as an indication of the value for money the owner gets from the plant : each kilowatt hour the reactor produces helps to pay off the capital invested in the power station . |
| 16 | Her success is just wonderful and , although this is not as good as Body of Evidence , the next , which comes in hardback , is better . |
| 17 | Wine too proved to be a good stimulant of acid secretion , although not as good as beer , whereas 10% ethanol had no effect . |
| 18 | Although as far as can be established they were not as licentious as myth has claimed , their presence increased the risk of drunkenness and brawling . |
| 19 | The trait of genuine willingness in horses ' is not as common as horse lovers , breeders and dealers would have us suppose . |
| 20 | She says she tried to keep changes to a minimum — no more than ten words in any one book — and retained words like Boche because they are not as inflammatory as nigger . |
| 21 | Changes in software are probably not as rapid as hardware , but some trends are becoming clearer . |
| 22 | Slate , however good in quality , is not as reliable as mountain rhyolite and care should be exercised with all holds and protection placements . |
| 23 | It 's not as pretty as water cascading over rocks , but it 's less likely to freeze . |
| 24 | A Christmas card needs to stand up by itself , and even the thicker papers which can sometimes be fed into a photocopier are not as stiff as card . |
| 25 | They are not as swift as cheetah and have to get considerably closer , usually to within twenty yards of their target , if they are to have a reasonable chance of overtaking it when the race begins . |
| 26 | But not as slow as hand feeding the yarns . |
| 27 | You 're not as bad as dad , the 's are gon na phone again . |
| 28 | Yes , but they used to say cigar smoking 's not as bad as cigarette smoking . |
| 29 | Gold is n't as good as butter . |
| 30 | It was n't as splashy as water — it was sort of like cake mix . |