Example sentences of "as [adj] [conj] [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | On a continuum of complexity from the bottom of the structure to the top , where are the discontinuities that will allow us to identify layers of hierarchy that are distinct and separable , as different as ice is from water and water from steam ? |
| 2 | What matters , as Morgan , Marx , and Engels rightly stress , is the corporate organization of descent groups , but these descent groups are just as corporate whether descent is reckoned patrilineally or matrilineally . |
| 3 | Maybe , just maybe , one of the reasons why Sun Microsystems Inc 's SuperSparc Viking chip has n't gone as smooth as silk is because Sun 's lead engineers did n't listen to the young pups and do all the simulation runs they should have to begin with . |
| 4 | just as important as cash is having a purpose in life . |
| 5 | As important as renewal is , yet again , increased membership . |
| 6 | First , as essential as independence is to both , in the context of internal audit it is bound to have a different emphasis because internal auditors are officials of the audited organization . |
| 7 | But as far as aim is with , on a typical day , say if I get out of the depot at quarter to nine , if you like , and look at today 's string , I go to Derby . |
| 8 | ‘ As contrary as cruelty is to mercy , or tyranny to charity , ’ he asserted , ‘ so is war and bloodshed to the meekness and gentleness of Christian religion . ’ |
| 9 | Soviet design philosophy also rises to the system 's innate strengths : an economy which finds quantity as cheap as quality is expensive ( hence long production lines and low unit costs ) and a procurement system effective at bringing together operators , designers and technologists . |