Example sentences of "as [adv] as a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ We will introduce the necessary legislation as soon as a suitable opportunity arises .
2 In an interview with the South African Communication Service broadcast on May 21 , Foreign Minister Amr Mohammed Moussa of Egypt expressed hope that co-operation with South Africa would begin as soon as a political settlement was negotiated .
3 Mr Benn , who often comes to our help at these moments , has promised that as soon as a Labour government under Mr Kinnock has looked at the books and realised the true extent of the crisis , it will realise the need for serious measures .
4 I am confident that the Labour party will put Britain back into the main stream of Europe as soon as a Labour Government is elected .
5 As soon as a real therapeutic advance occurs , there is a great temptation for a competitor to come along with a drug differing slightly in chemical composition which can then be marketed without patent infringement .
6 The proposal sounds reasonable enough , but it will encourage felling : as soon as a living tree is felled it will clearly be dead .
7 As soon as a holistic conception of organizations is examined closely , the potential for conflict and the consequent exercise of power becomes apparent .
8 The ground , previously in roots , is ploughed as early as possible in February or March and the cereal crop sown as soon as a reasonable tilth is obtained .
9 For all bookings made within 8 weeks of departure , the holiday is confirmed as soon as a verbal confirmation is given over the telephone or your travel agent confirms the booking via Viewdata , and therefore if you subsequently cancel your booking , cancellation charges as shown in condition ( 9 ) apply .
10 As soon as a new relationship or job came along , it began to grow sour .
11 The manufacturers are the people who are the experts on the contents and can inform the public as soon as a new product is launched .
12 No story conveys a better impression of the unity of the Mediterranean world in the sixth century B.C. Waves of emotion spread from Asia Minor to Spain as soon as a new protagonist — Persia — disturbed the existing equilibrium of friendships , political alliances and commercial interests .
13 Suppose that a Labour Prime Minister , A , with an overall majority gives notice of his intention to retire as soon as a new Leader is elected ( following the Wilson precedent of 1976 ) .
14 As soon as a new campaign appears , people talk about it , discuss it , analyse it .
15 Revenue from increased sales achieved in this manner may be invested in further development of IT and as soon as a new generation of IT systems is developed the previous generation may be offered for sale on world markets .
16 They 've promised to do so as soon as a new constitution has been written , but western diplomats say that could take up to two years .
17 As soon as a flying angel whispered news of these events into his ear , the Saint put down his book and flew , like Batman , to the rescue .
18 Payments of £6 for every period of cold weather will be paid automatically to eligible people as soon as a seven-day period of exceptionally cold weather is forecast by the Met Office or actually occurs .
19 A statement issued yesterday morning by Mr Peter Kearsley , borough solicitor , said writs would be served as soon as a detailed ‘ statement of claim ’ had been finalised .
20 It was almost invariably the same : halfway through any case Morse would be off on some improbable and complicated line of thought which would be just as readily abandoned as soon as a few more facts emerged .
21 The deadlock was broken when a government-appointed conciliator persuaded the Peugeot chairman to agree to talks as soon as a 19-day sit-in at the Mulhouse plant was ended .
22 As soon as a domestic hen chick hatches it starts pecking at grains that look like food , and as it grows older its aim at food grains improves .
23 There the black slaves , no matter how angry or unhappy they felt , as soon as a white man approached began to shuffle and smile so as to look harmless and contented .
24 Contracts should be able to be approved by the buyer 's conveyancer as soon as a satisfactory survey has been concluded , a satisfactory set of responses received from the seller 's conveyancer concerning the Protocol documentation , and a loan has been agreed where applicable .
25 For example , a " compare for equality " between two vectors of store locations would cease as soon as an unequal pair was found .
26 Most regimens have included non-absorbable antibacterial and antifungal agents administered into the gastrointestinal tract by nasogastric tube as well as a topical preparation to the nasopharynx and hypopharynx .
27 Research into group dynamics indicates that a group of high achievers , for example , do not perform as well as a mixed-ability group .
28 They saw them as fertile slopes on which to grow tea and coffee , as well as a cool and pleasant place to live when it became uncomfortably hot nearer sea level .
29 Of course it is necessary for the prospective student to possess a reasonable amount of intelligence as well as a genuine desire to help others .
30 As we shall see shortly , the Scriptures employ ‘ kosmos ’ in a positive as well as a negative sense . ’
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