Example sentences of "as [adj] [adv] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ generally speaking a prosecutor has as much right as a defendant to demand a verdict of a jury on an outstanding indictment , and where either demands a verdict a judge has no jurisdiction to stand in the way of it . |
| 2 | However , we remind ourselves of the principles outlined earlier in this judgment and the observation of Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest in Connelly v. Director of Public Prosecutions [ 1964 ] A.C. 1254 , 1304 , that ‘ generally speaking a prosecutor has as much right as a defendant to demand a verdict of a jury on an outstanding indictment , and where either demands a verdict a judge has no jurisdiction to stand in the way of it . ’ |
| 3 | Hon. Members from Scottish constituencies have as much right as an hon. Member from an English constituency to raise a question on defence or any other matter — And they do . |
| 4 | Indeed ‘ [ w ] e are as restrictive materially as the Victorians were morally ’ , he argues . |
| 5 | not as obvious perhaps as the white but |
| 6 | Not as powerful yet as the Ping Tiao , nor as rich in its resources , yet significant enough to make him change his plans . |
| 7 | CERN 's technical record is such that few expect them to be insurmountable , though the original specifications for the magnets — two-thirds as powerful again as the SSC 's — may not be met . |
| 8 | Norway , excluding Svalbard , is a third as big again as the UK with a population of only four million , most of whom live in Oslo , a fine city with one of the best museum complexes in Europe . |