Example sentences of "be at [adv] as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For feminists , one interesting implication of the idea that Trudgill puts forward , and of his findings , is that gender allegiance seems to be at least as powerful for men ( in the attitudes they express , if not in their behaviour ) as class allegiance . |
| 2 | The temples in their turn were elaborated and apparently enlarged : their importance in relation to the towns and the rural hinterlands continued to be at least as great , if not greater . |
| 3 | The analysis of the environment of an organisation , including the economic environment , needs to be supplemented by analysis of the political and cultural realities of the organisation , which may be at least as influential in the formation of the company goals and will be very important to the success of information systems . |
| 4 | This does not mean that all these methods should be banned : on the contrary — banning contraception might simply lead to a sudden rise in both abortion and childbirth , both of which are likely to be at least as dangerous for women 's health in a poor country . |
| 5 | In order to provide an adequate period of relief it should be at least as long as the first sentence of the theme . |
| 6 | Significantly , however , the Circular ignored the recommendation that opportunities for further in-service training should be at least as generous for teachers in further education as those in the schools . |
| 7 | It follows that increasing the efficiency of labour , and improving the organizational structure of UK firms , may be at least as important in generating economic growth as raising the level of investment . |
| 8 | Kessler and McLeod also found plausible evidence in three studies that the buffering effects of emotional support might be at least as important in circumstances of chronic strain as for people facing the acute stress of major events . |