Example sentences of "as [adv] as it [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Nor is there anything remotely convincing about its performance ; there is a feeling of some urgency from 4000rpm but the power stops as suddenly as it starts so that the 6500rpm red line is a merely a figment of someone 's imagination . |
| 32 | There is a certain doubt as to whether the universe is old enough for any Black Dwarfs to have been produced as yet , but eventually it must happen , and this will be the final fate of the Sun — though we will not be there to see ; the Earth can hardly expect to survive the Red Giant stage , when the Sun will radiate at least a hundred times as fiercely as it does at present . |
| 33 | I imagine you have to secure one of these as soon as it comes on the market . ’ |
| 34 | It does n't come to me as easily as it does to you . " |
| 35 | Since recessive threats to the money markets occurred in the ‘ big bangs ’ of the 1980s , the enterprise culture has shown it can remove jobs as quickly as it creates them . |
| 36 | If the sport grows over the next 10 years as quickly as it has in the past five , I could make a lot of money . ’ |
| 37 | Yet the question has to be asked : how much is this really an artificial crisis which will subside as quickly as it has arisen ? |
| 38 | Nigel and Rosamund Starmer-Smith 's tragic loss of their daughter , Charlotte , has clearly affected many of you as deeply as it has us . |
| 39 | Without the work of these dedicated men and women the Church could not progress as rapidly as it does . |
| 40 | The evolution of oxygen in this process occurs as rapidly as it does in photosynthesis . |
| 41 | Secondly , what would happen to the profitability of Britain 's least successful credit operators if it reacted to the credit demand signals of customers as rapidly as it responds to their credit risk signals ? |
| 42 | And that is — I am afraid - as far as it goes . |
| 43 | This book , therefore , is good and probably reliable as far as it goes . |
| 44 | Darwin 's concept of evolution may hold water as far as it goes , but without the inclusion of an omnipotent ‘ Master Mind ’ , working from outside to plan the possibility of purposeful development , it makes no sense to me at all . |
| 45 | Now , for the 10 per cent of house-buyers who rely on this report , or even the 15 per cent who rely on a mini-survey , that 's fine as far as it goes — and I would not wish to discourage anyone from having a professional survey , or ever advise against one — however , all the surveyors I know would prefer knowledgeable clients who had carried out their own surveys first and could present their results to them for investigation and comment . |
| 46 | Several said firmly that suitability and fitness should be the only criteria , and that is fine , as far as it goes . |
| 47 | THIS is a very long , very expensive and very highlevel book on human intelligence which will undoubtedly become , for many years to come , and as far as it goes , a standard book of reference , It has five parts , dealing respectively with the nature of intelligence and its measurement ; cognition , personality and intelligence ; society , culture , and intelligence ; the phylogeny and ontogeny of intelligence ; and a metatheory of intelligence . |
| 48 | I doubt it myself , for the reason that introduced the words ‘ as far as it goes ’ above : the book simply leaves out of account the most important recent developments which foretell a revolution in the measurement and understanding of intelligence . |
| 49 | As I said before , the Handbook of Human Intelligence is excellent as far as it goes , but it certainly does not go far enough ; perhaps the second edition will improve on this sad state of affairs ! |
| 50 | As far as it goes , the book is a useful catalogue of the havoc wrecked by Reagan , but it is openly partisan and should be read as such . |
| 51 | Particularly harrowing are the reports that De Klerk 's political liberalisation ( as far as it goes ) has resulted in many police officers resigning and joining right wing commandos . |
| 52 | Great as far as it goes , but where are the mighty affirmations of life that soul once was ? |
| 53 | This is fine and dandy , as far as it goes . |
| 54 | As far as it goes . |
| 55 | Like a couple of chums , but that 's about as far as it goes . |
| 56 | As far as it goes , the order has the support of the industry , although that support is not unreserved , does not come from all quarters and does not relate to all aspects of the provisions . |
| 57 | I understand that the Government 's policy is to target pensioners and , as I said , the increase in premiums is welcome as far as it goes . |
| 58 | It has widespread support in the House as far as it goes , but missing is legislation to protect against victimisation . |
| 59 | Fine , as far as it goes . |
| 60 | ‘ I have no future but my children and my wife will take it as far as it goes . |