Example sentences of "be [adv] [adv] [adj] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | By way of contrast , the Liberals and Social Democrats adopt a more " political " approach to constitutional change and they are rather more optimistic as to the prospects for democratic politics in Britain . |
| 2 | You are right as far as you go . |
| 3 | Firstly , it has examined only one aspect of the assessment process ; it does not consider the functional , financial , behavioural , and social aspects , all of which are arguably as important as clinical diagnosis in planning patients ' management . |
| 4 | The songs are consistent in that they are uniformly as confused as an Asian skinhead , as profound as a boiled egg , and as lifeless as a dick in a refrigerator . |
| 5 | However , decisions are rarely as simple as that . |
| 6 | Claims are rarely as simple as the type of situation envisaged in Clause 12 of the ICE Conditions of Contract ( 5th edition ) producing a readily identified effect that can be costed easily . |
| 7 | Mammal footprints are rarely as clear as the textbook illustrations . |
| 8 | However , the ranks are much more numerous as you can see . |
| 9 | These demographic forecasts for the numbers of older people are much more reliable as these people are already born . |
| 10 | Submarine fans are much less important as potential reservoirs in the Z2 Carbonate than the platform or mud wedge carbonates , because they are only rarely developed . |
| 11 | Women are to be found in the lower grades in large numbers but are much less common as the grades go up , until at the highest grade of all there are no women at all . |
| 12 | Omissions from the Bill are perhaps as significant as its contents . |
| 13 | None are so ruthlessly exclusive as those who have worked their way up from the ranks . |
| 14 | Some are so strongly aromatic as to be spicy , and tarragon in particular is one of the few that has such a strong taste it does need adding in minuscule amounts to meat or fish dishes . |
| 15 | Books about music are naturally as varied as music itself . |
| 16 | Wölflinn used such terms to distinguish epochs ; they are only partly useful as interpretation , since Wölflinn tended to be more interested in art as an independent phenomenon than as having meaning intended by the artist . |
| 17 | Both are only as successful as our ability to set aside our personal agenda in favour of the family unit . |
| 18 | At the end of the day PR is a people business and you are only as successful as the number of good people you have . ’ |
| 19 | Visits are only as good as the preparation made before them . |
| 20 | Audit committees are only as good as their members : they will help to enhance standards of corporate governance only if they are made up of truly independent non-executive directors with the experience , the skill and the commitment to : challenge knowledgeably , incisively and fearlessly the actions and judgments of management as they relate to the financial reporting process ; monitor actively management 's commitment to the maintenance of an effective system of internal control ; support the auditors by encouraging them to discuss their findings and views freely ; and act independently and objectively in helping to resolve differences of view between auditors and management . |
| 21 | In any case , codes and policies are only as good as people 's commitment to implementing them . |
| 22 | The second is that the experiments we do are only as good as the psychological theories that underlie them . |
| 23 | Modern electronic aids have revolutionised search and rescue , but they are only as good as their operators . |
| 24 | ACE schemes are only as good as the people who run them . |
| 25 | There is a clear analogy to computers here which are only as good as the individuals who are responsible for their programs : An error in either case results in chaos . |
| 26 | But remember , codes have no legal status and they are only as good as the organisation 's power to enforce them . |
| 27 | The strength of any restaurant business lies in its reputation — you are only as good as the last meal you have served — and in order to preserve the high standards that have brought this business so very far , Forte need people who can match the best in the industry : people with some supervisory level experience under their belts ; with a real commitment to customer service , lots of enthusiasm and driving ambition . |
| 28 | Databases are only as useful as the questions pupils ask of them . |
| 29 | Trade unions are only as strong as their membership allows them to be and their leadership can not be expected to perform miracles . |
| 30 | The mushrooms themselves are only as harmful as most other hallucinogens . |