Example sentences of "quite as [adj] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the Capriccio recording is fractionally the more detailed if not quite as atmospheric as the new Virgin , which lends a warmer sound to the instrumental support that many listeners may well prefer . |
| 2 | The temperature was n't quite as tropical as the bright sunlight may have suggested , being held in check by a stiff westerly breeze . |
| 3 | Not quite as much as a hot summer 's day . |
| 4 | The Shrewsbury Biscuit is n't quite as famous as the Bakewell Tart , but is on sale in most of the bakers ; you can buy a recipe at the Tourist Office . |
| 5 | This might not need to be quite as comprehensive as the full mailing list , but it will save time . |
| 6 | Also , a damaged tendon is never quite as strong as an undamaged one . |
| 7 | ‘ A damaged tendon is never quite as strong as an undamaged one . ’ |
| 8 | Agnes absorbed that and found that she believed it : Mo had been thirty years in intelligence work which trains up a determination not to know some things quite as strong as the desire to know others . |
| 9 | The recording is not quite as satisfying as the playing , being a touch recessed so that the tone of the pianist , especially , lacks immediacy and bloom . |
| 10 | ‘ Though perhaps not quite as good as the banana . ’ |
| 11 | As understatements go , it 's a beauty — a bit like saying the Sun newspaper is not quite as good as The Independent . |
| 12 | You 'd think ‘ Oh , the 38th one was n't quite as good as the 19th … ’ |
| 13 | Despite the traditional virtues of the local oak trees , English shipbuilders had to import so much of their material , from ropes to masts , that English sailing ships were never quite as good as the best European ships . |
| 14 | It 's not quite as good as the bonking ladybirds that preceded it , but every single ad in the campaign so far has been a gem . |
| 15 | ‘ This meal was quite as good as the one provided by his noble cousin last week . |
| 16 | It 's only one that can do it at a time we all have a role to play , we 're all part of that body are n't we that we 've looked at in some , what a lovely description it is , and some of us do n't look quite as good as the other part do we ? |
| 17 | ‘ All done now , ’ she had murmured , the once vibrant eyes quite as lifeless as the rest of her emaciated form . |
| 18 | It 's more powerful than the regular injection models , but not quite as powerful as the full-blown turbos . |
| 19 | I do n't think it 's quite as nice as the , the previous one . |
| 20 | Not quite as Cambrian as the Pineapple Instant Whip . |
| 21 | But even though this version is n't quite as expensive as the original , the gallery is n't taking any chances ; a full-time guard prevents anyone from on cashing in on this artistic venture . |
| 22 | For what it is worth , most modern biologists would n't find it difficult to explain every one of the Bishop 's 35 examples in terms of the theory of natural selection , although not all of them are quite as easy as the polar bears . |
| 23 | His analysis suggests that the spending levels of bureaux will not be ‘ optimal ’ , but within the agreed budgets he concedes that management will generally be efficient , if not quite as efficient as the private sector . |
| 24 | Furthermore , the resin which is used to bond the fibres is also brittle , perhaps not quite as brittle as the glass , but very nearly so . |
| 25 | Though not quite as grand as the Met , or the New York Historical Society examples of the form , which are more elaborately decorated in the panels , it was in very good condition , and , as noted in the catalogue , may be the earliest example of the form in this country . |
| 26 | She may have been three years older than he was , pushing forty and not quite as pert as the sort of girl he favoured at this precise moment , but one day Jack would grow up , look for a real woman to take care of him , and there she 'd be , waiting and ready . |
| 27 | An indication that the issue is not quite as straightforward as the focus on reduction makes it seem can be gleaned from the high moral tone which pervades the discussion . |
| 28 | Mind you , this is not quite as unsatisfactory as the ‘ Piano Quartet ’ set where it would have been just possible to confine Op. 26 and Op. 60 to the second disc , rather than breaking after the magical slow movement of the earlier of these two works . |
| 29 | Few cases are quite as confusing as the zebra 's stripes , but there is always the chance that in a year or so 's time new information will have been gathered that changes our views about some aspect of animal life . |
| 30 | The latter are quite as real as the former , may have equally far-reaching results and can be just as limiting to the quality of life in the individual concerned . |