Example sentences of "not so [adv] as [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Internal security police still dog real or imagined opponents , though not so blatantly as last year .
2 Calls ‘ teu ’ , ‘ teeoo ’ , ‘ chik ’ , etc. not so loud as other shanks , also a liquid twittering trill .
3 Voice not so loud as Great Spotted .
4 Drums fairly often in spring , not so loud as Great Spotted , but lasting longer , two seconds , with 10–30 blows .
5 It went on falling steadily , although not so rapidly as this .
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