Example sentences of "so [adj] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ride followed by Marian and Allen , although not so broad as the main Highway , was lighter because the trees that flanked it , being for the most part giant oaks , had quelled the subordinate vegetation and left airy vistas between their trunks . |
| 2 | European race feldeggii looks smaller and slenderer than Peregrine and differs also in its browner ( but not so brown as the Saker ) upperparts , pinkish underparts , rufous or buff crown and nape and much narrower moustachial stripe ; also has longer tail and blunter wings . |
| 3 | Charles sat among Charity 's glossy acquaintances , the only uniform in the whole peculiar set of imbibers , perhaps not so peculiar as the last time he 'd dropped in when the Aleister Crowley entourage gave sinister overtones to the entire pub , the ‘ Black Magician ’ himself in his wide black hat sat surrounded by his followers in equally curious clothes . |
| 4 | Many women died in childbirth , but it was not so dangerous as the warlike pursuits of the men-folk . |
| 5 | This process of exploitation is not so obvious as the direct payment of tithes or forced labour under feudalism , but it is still , according to Marx , economic exploitation . |
| 6 | This kind of mismatch is not so obvious as the other , but it should not be forgotten , as it can cause difficulty in understanding . |
| 7 | This room is as cold as a cabin in the frozen woods , but it is not so cold as the heart of the person to whom I gave my love , my hope , my talent . |
| 8 | Although this is not so good as the quick sponge or madeira cake for cutting and shaping , it is ideal for the simpler shaped fantasy cakes and its advantage over the quick sponge is that it is lighter . |
| 9 | The aircraft was not so manoeuvrable as the Japanese Zero , but its strength far exceeded the Zero in a dive . |
| 10 | The reason for this might be that it feels more possible to grieve the death of someone or something that is perhaps significant , but not so important as the death of the spouse . |
| 11 | In practical terms , the concordat was not so important as the Hispano-US agreement . |
| 12 | Sartorial elegance , though , is not so important as the playing style which makes Ferguson the natural partner for McCoist in Lisbon . |
| 13 | The symbol of race , however , was not so unambiguous as the symbol of communism . |
| 14 | Like the CDU in Schleswig-Holstein in 1961 , Labour in Scotland has long been able to win a majority of the seats — not so overwhelming as the CDU 's but still substantial — with an unimpressive average constituency vote : in 1987 , for example , the latter at only 42.4% sufficed to elect 50 , i.e. 69.4% , of Scotland 's 72 MPs . |
| 15 | These procedures can detect the disease , but they are not so accurate as the macroscopic study of a surgical specimen in determining the pattern and extension of the tumour . |
| 16 | Yet even the gashes were not so ugly as the expensive boat that had caused them . |
| 17 | Several other offences are included in the above regulations but are not quite so common as the offence outlined . |
| 18 | This was not so wide as the first one had been , and she bridged it safely . |
| 19 | The 15th was the longest hole at 580 yards , although not so formidable as the 8th where ‘ fences are utilised as hazards , and there are several trees stumps ’ . |
| 20 | While not so attractive as the male it still shows the red stripes down the side and a hint of the red spots in the caudal peduncle . |
| 21 | The first part , on the promenade , was not so bad as the last lap up into the town centre where all the local talent was collected round the cinema and amusement arcade or merely loafing about the pavement . |
| 22 | I tried to persuade him that things could n't be so bad as the French paper made out or he would have been wired for . |