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单词 as
释义
as1 preposition, adverbas2 conjunction
asas1 /əz; strong æz/ ●●● S1 W1 preposition, adverb Word Origin
WORD ORIGINas1
Origin:
Old English eallswa; ➔ ALSO
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Clint Eastwood was excellent as the strong, silent hero in his many westerns.
  • Paul McGann will star as a middle-class Jewish lawyer in a new BBC drama called 'Fish'.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorwhen a play, film etc has a particular actor in it
if an actor stars in a play or film, he or she is one of the most important actors in it; if a play or film stars an actor, he or she plays one of the most important characters in it: · The film stars Patricia Arquette and is directed by Steven Brill.· Director Jane Campion's latest film, which stars Kate Winslet and Harvey Keitel, was one of the highlights of the New York Film Festival.star in: · Danny Aiello stars in this comedy about New York's first big lottery winner. · Hollywood heart-throb Keanu Reeves is set to star in a true story based on a newspaper article from the Times.
if two or more actors co-star in a play or film, they are equally important actors in it; if a play or film co-stars two or more people, they play the most important characters in it : · The movie co-stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Elle Macpherson and Ben Stiller.co-star in: · Annette Bening co-starred in movies such as 'Valmont', 'Postcards from the Edge' and 'Regarding Henry'.
to act the most important part in a play or film: · Calloway played the lead in the New Federal Theater's production of 'The Louis Armstrong Story'.· He got an unexpected chance to play the lead after the film's original star fell ill.
to act in a film or play, especially as one of the most important actors: · More than 60 youngsters will perform in the play at Old Town Theater in Los Gatos.· Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh appeared together in 'Gone with the Wind'.
if a play or film features an actor, they are in it: · The play features two young actresses.· The original 'Star Trek' series, featuring William Shatner as Capt. Kirk and Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock, lasted three years.
used when saying who is in a play, film etc: · Have you seen 'The Sixth Sense' with Bruce Willis?· Dawson is now producing a stage version of the story with a cast of young actors from New York.
if someone is in a play or film as a particular character, they act the part of that character: · Clint Eastwood was excellent as the strong, silent hero in his many westerns.· Paul McGann will star as a middle-class Jewish lawyer in a new BBC drama called 'Fish'.
and/also
use this to join two things, actions, ideas etc in one sentence or in one part of a sentence: · We had coffee and hot buttered rolls.· Come in and sit down.· Maria finally turned around and confronted the man.· "We've got about ten friends coming to the party." "And half of your family."· This is a flexible and user-friendly system suitable for beginners and advanced users alike.
use this when you are adding another fact about someone or something, or when mentioning another person or thing: · François speaks perfect English. He also speaks German and Italian.· Sugar is bad for your teeth. It can also contribute to heart disease.· Chris came from England. Martin also.not only .... but also: · Meissner was not only commander of the army but also a close friend of the President.
use this when you are adding another fact about someone or something. Too is usually used at the end of a sentence: · Gary and Martha and the kids are coming to visit. They're bringing grandmother, too.· It's fast and comfortable. It's economical, too.
in addition to what you are mentioning: · Besides being my doctor, he's a really good friend of mine.· Martina's got other things to think about besides work.· She's bought a fridge, a freezer, a microwave, and lots of other things besides.· Besides going to aerobics twice a week, she rides horses on Saturdays.
at the same time as something else: · While you're at the store, could you get a few things for me as well?· Our vacation was a disaster: not only was the food terrible, the weather was awful as well.as well as: · As well as being a community worker, he's a fully qualified nurse.
use this when you are adding a fact that makes an amount of money, work, information etc even larger: · We'll have to pay $800 travel insurance in addition to the air fare.· In addition to their normal teaching duties, teachers these days have stacks of paperwork to do.· Our survey will produce the essential statistics. In addition, it will provide information about people's shopping habits.
when one thing is being compared with another
· The British are good drivers compared to those in the rest of the EU.· Statistics show that there has been a 20% reduction in burglary compared with last year.· Women visit their doctors six times a year compared to the three or so visits that men make.
as shown when compared with another situation, idea, person etc: · My car is so slow that it makes a bicycle look fast in comparison.in comparison/by comparison with: · We employ far fewer staff in comparison with similar-sized companies.pale in/by comparison (=to look worse or much less important in comparison): · Forecasters say this year's drought could make that of 1991 pale by comparison.· The Yankees' problems pale by comparison with those of the Dodgers.
use this to talk about the difference between the things, situations, people etc that you are comparing: · I read a lot as a child, but my daughter, by contrast, just seems interested in television.in contrast to: · In contrast to the hot days, the nights are bitterly cold.
use this to say that something seems more or less impressive, important etc when compared to something else: · Tom's efforts seemed so weak beside Martin's.· Delhi is so old that many European cities actually look young beside it.
use this when you are comparing two pieces of information, facts, etc in order to show how they are different: · Last year there were 443 industrial accidents as against 257 in 1985.· With only 57 inhabitants per square mile, as against a world average of over 70, the country is far from overcrowded.
use this to say that something does not seem correct, suitable, impressive etc compared with the things that surround it: · Ricky's head is small in proportion to the rest of his body.· I've always thought that my problems were very minor in proportion to those of many other people.
having a particular quality when compared with something else: · Kim lived a life of relative ease and privilege.relative strength/weakness: · the relative strength of the dollar against the Mexican pesorelative advantages (and disadvantages): · She was terrified of flying. The relative advantages of air travel didn't tempt her at all.relative merits (=what is good about them compared with each other): · The two men stood at the bar discussing the relative merits of various sports cars.it is all relative (=it can not be judged on its own, but must be compared with others): · It's all relative, isn't it? Someone who is poor in this country might be considered well off in another.
: comparative happiness/comfort/safety etc happiness, comfort, safety etc that is fairly satisfactory when compared to another: · After a lifetime of poverty, his last few years were spent in comparative comfort.· Fresh fruit and vegetables have become a comparative rarity in the region.· During the bombings, families sheltered in the comparative safety of the underground rail stations.
: more/less/bigger etc than · Geographically, Canada is bigger than the US.· My sister earns a lot more than I do.
the same in number, amount, level etc as something else
· You should spend an equal amount of time on each question in the test. · Dilute the syrup with an equal volume of water, stir and serve with ice.equal to · The alcohol in a pint of beer is equal to that in two glasses of wine.· The distance between A and B in the diagram is equal to the diameter of the circle, C.of equal size/length/weight/power/strength etc · When facing an opponent of equal strength, Barker's speed gives her a big advantage.
something that is as old, strong, long etc as something else is of equal age, strength, length etc: · At fourteen Jeremy was already as tall as his father.· The nation was once more as strong as the other major powers in Europe.· Harry was lively and intelligent, but not as good-looking as his older brother.
if two amounts, levels etc are the same they are equal: · The northern route is longer than the southern one, but the fare is the same.· The experiment was repeated by Professor Schwartz, and the results were the same.be the same size/weight/power etc: · The two cars are roughly the same size, and have similar engines.be the same height/age etc as: · Her sister is the same age as me.exactly/roughly the same: · We're both exactly the same height.
something such as an amount, level, or quantity that is equivalent to something else has an equal effect or result but is not completely the same as it: · If these prizes are not in stock we will send you an equivalent gift of the same value.equivalent to: · The volcanic eruption on Krakatoa had an explosive power equivalent to 20,000 tons of TNT.· Unemployed workers receive welfare payments and rent assistance equivalent to 50% of their usual income.
to be exactly equal to a number, amount, or level - used especially in technical or scientific contexts: · Air pressure at sea level equals 1.03kg per square centimetre.· The most efficient basis for the trade of goods is when demand equals supply.
to be equal in number or amount to something that is itself already very high or very great: · The only cars which could match the acceleration of the Ferraris were the Shelby Cobras and Aston Martins.· Forming alliances with other countries was the only way to match the power of the enemy.
to increase quickly enough to remain equal to something else which is also increasing quickly: · There has been a constant expansion of the city boundaries to keep pace with a growing population.· Working-class incomes have generally kept pace with increases in the cost of living.
immediately after something else happens
· We met at a friend's party, and immediately became friends.· There was a loud explosion in the engine-room, and almost immediately a fire broke out.· I'll call you immediately we hear any news about the baby.immediately after/afterwards · We'll have to leave immediately after the meeting.· Mrs Smith was admitted to hospital at 10 o'clock, but died immediately afterwards.
immediately after something has happened or immediately after you have done something: · As soon as Stephen felt well again, he returned to work.· I will pay you back, I promise, the moment I get paid.· Honey, I swear, I'll phone you the moment I get to New York.
immediately after something has happened or someone has done something - use this especially in stories or in descriptions of events: no sooner had...than: · No sooner had they sat down to eat than the phone rang.· No sooner had he arrived in the city than his wallet was stolen.no sooner was/were...than: · No sooner were the words out of her mouth than she regretted them.
also hardly had immediately after an event or action has finished - use this especially in stories or in descriptions of events: · I'd done food shopping and had barely gotten to the door, when Debbie asked if I'd been listening to the radio.· Hardly had the film reached our screens last July than it was plagued by troubles and controversy.
to do something immediately, as soon as you have the chance to do it: lose no time in doing something: · When the new manager was appointed, he lost no time in reorganizing the office.· Murdock lost no time in setting out for London to find work.
at almost the same time that something else happens, and happening as a direct result of it: · Sea snakes inject a poison so strong that it kills a fish instantly.· It was a head-on crash and both drivers died instantly.
written if someone is killed outright , they die immediately from an attack or an accident: · He was killed outright when his car crashed at high speed.
what you say when you think something is true, but you are not sure
spoken · She'll be here about 9, I think.I think (that) · I think the dog must have eaten it.I think so · "Is Matthew still here?" "I think so -- I've just seen him."I would think so · "Will Jenny be at the meeting?" "I would think so."
spoken say this when you think that something is probably true but you are not really sure: · Having a burglar alarm makes you feel safer, I suppose.I suppose (that): · I suppose we can pay by credit card but we'd better check first.I suppose so (=say this to answer a question): · "Will the children be disappointed?" "Yes, I suppose so."
especially American, spoken say this when you think that something is probably true but you are not really sure: · Rob just got tired of living with her, I guess.I guess (that): · I guess this is the best way to do it.I guess so: · "Is the truck safe to drive now?" "I guess so."
to start to think something is a fact because of various things that happen, because of the way someone is behaving etc: get the impression/feeling/idea (that): · I got the impression she was actually quite nervous about it.· Walking down the main street, you get the feeling that nothing ever happens in this town.· I don't want you to get the idea that I don't like him.get this/that idea: · "He thinks you're angry with them." "Where on earth did he get that idea?"
spoken say this when you think that something is true, although you realize that you may not know all the facts: · As far as I know, Caroline's never been married.· Alaska doesn't have any drilling sites off the coast, as far as I know.
spoken say this when you think that something is likely to be true, although what you say is only based on your opinion: I imagine (that): · I imagine she's stuck in a traffic jam or something.I would imagine (that): · I would imagine that Libby could help you - she knows a lot about legal things.
spoken say this when you want to make it clear that there may be things you do not know about a situation: · As far as I am aware, Mr Cusner and his family are still living in Cleveland, Ohio.
formal spoken say this when you want to make it clear that you are not completely sure about the statement you are making: · To the best of my knowledge, this is the first time that anyone has translated these poems into English.
spoken say this when you think that something is true and you are asking someone else to tell you that you are right: I take it (that): · I take it that you're Rob's sister?· So can we take it that you'll be at the meeting?· You've made plans for the future, I take it?
what you say when giving your opinion
spoken say this when giving your opinion. I believe is more formal than I think: I think/believe (that): · I think it's a great idea.· I believe that we can do better than this.
use this especially in formal contexts: · In my opinion, most people learn best by doing, not by sitting in a classroom and reading about it.· She is, in my opinion, one of the foremost artists of our time.
especially spoken use this especially when you do not care if other people do not agree with your opinion: · He says he tried hard to make the relationship work, but it wasn't hard enough as far as I'm concerned.· I will not go on a plane. As far as I'm concerned, they're just accidents waiting to happen.
spoken say this especially when you are giving your opinion about a particular problem: · If you ask me, getting rid of the death tax is the best thing they could do.· All this stuff about poisons in the water supply is a load of hogwash, if you ask me.
spoken say this when giving your opinion: · To me, the system seemed too complicated for most people. · They call Ned Kelly a criminal, but to me he will always be a hero.
say this when giving your opinion: · As I see it, there are two alternatives. We can either stay with your parents or rent a place.· The way I see it, if you don't borrow money now, you'll lose the opportunity to expand the business.
spoken say this to emphasize that something is your opinion: · Personally, I think it's a crazy idea.· Personally, I don't care how it gets done, as long as it's done quickly.personally speaking: · Personally speaking, I think it's a great name for a cigarette.
in the same way as things usually happen
in the same way as things usually happen: · Sam was in a bad mood as usual.· There will be discounts available for students as usual.· As usual, there was far too much food.
British /like always American informal spoken use this to say that something is not surprising because it is what almost always happens: · Jim was the first to arrive, as always.· As ever, her work has been excellent this term.· When he arrived he stank of whiskey and tobacco, like always.
British spoken say this when you are annoyed because something bad that usually happens has just happened again: · I'm in trouble at work, as per usual.· She was three hours late as per usual.· He said he'd phone, but he won't. As per usual!
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 Please let me know your decision as soon as possible (=as soon as you can).
 His last album sold half a million copies and we hope this one will be just as (=equally) popular.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 They were exporting as far afield as Alexandria.
 The amount of crime is about half as much again (=the same in addition to half that amount) as it was in 1973.
 We’re acting as agents for Mr Watson.
 He’s almost as old as I am.
 Ms/Miss/Mrs/Mr Please delete as applicable.
 Mark box 1 or 2, as appropriate.
 Matthew arrived at 2 o'clock as arranged.
· The document will serve as a basis for negotiations.
· His sudden death came as a huge blow to us all.
 The whiteness of the arctic fox acts as camouflage, hiding it from its enemies.
(=compete for a position in an election)· Lee stated that he did not intend to stand as a candidate in the presidential elections.
(=suggest someone for election)· He allowed his name to be put forward as a candidate for governor.
 They hope his election will act as a catalyst for reform.
 The two brothers are as different as chalk and cheese.
(=very clean)· The place was clean as a whistle.
 We put up our home as collateral in order to raise the money to invest in the scheme.
 Rain, snow, and hail are collectively known as precipitation.
 The news will come as no surprise to his colleagues.
· When I said she’d lost weight, I meant it as a compliment.
(=be a consultant on a particular project)· He acted as a historical consultant on the film.
· We have 170 staff working as computer consultants to clients.
 She looks efficient and as cool as a cucumber.
(=describes someone or something as very good)· Critics hailed the film as a brilliant portrayal of American society at that time.
 In 1896 Nicholas was crowned as Tsar.
· The city was regarded as crucial to the area’s defence.
 She’s as daft as a brush (=extremely silly).
informal (=completely deaf)· He won’t hear you - he’s as deaf as a post.
 The party was derided as totally lacking in ideas.
 After the operation her condition was described as comfortable. The youth is described as being 18 to 19 years old.
 The small fines for this type of crime do not act as much of a deterrent.
also drunk as a skunk (=very drunk) He turned up one morning, drunk as a lord.
(=completely dry)· These plants need some water – they’re dry as a bone.
(=very easy)
 In 1768, John Wilkes was elected as their Member of Parliament.
· These measures are seen as essential for national security.
 I loved him every bit as much as she did.
(=use someone as a good example of something)· He was held up as an example to the younger athletes.
· She never complained or used her illness as an excuse.
(=in the way that was planned or thought likely to happen)· Tickets have not been selling as well as expected.
 Because of its high cost, a carpet is not an item that you change as the fancy takes you (=whenever you want).
 The plains stretched for as far as the eye could see (=all the distance you could see).
 We’ve kept the original features of the house as far as possible (=as much as possible).
 They had got as far as painting the kitchen.
 The first petrol-driven car was produced as far back as 1883.
 Johnny ran off as fast as his legs could carry him (=running as quickly as he could).
(=because you want to be kind, not because you have to)· She delivered the parcel as a favour to her sister.
 When his dad left, he felt as though his world had turned upside-down.
 My leg feels as if it’s broken.
 ‘Do you want chili sauce on it?’ ‘No, it’s fine as it is, thanks.’
 She’s over eighty now, but still as fit as a fiddle (=very fit).
 The countryside near there is flat as a pancake (=very flat).
(=in the same state or condition as other people or things) The new law puts women on an equal legal footing with men. Many of the old polytechnics are now on the same footing as universities.
 Kiribati, formerly known as the Gilbert Islands
 Despite his busy day he arrived looking as fresh as a daisy (=not tired and ready to do things).
(=this is what I believe to be true) She’s his niece, from what I can gather.
 I hate paperwork as a general rule.
 The ground was too hard to dig so I gave it up as a bad job (=stopped trying because success seemed unlikely).
 The concept is taken as a given in social studies.
 He was making the story up as he went along.
 Things will get easier as time goes by.
 As the weeks went by, I became more and more worried.
 A UN representative will act as a go-between for leaders of the two countries.
 The kids were as good as gold (=very good).
 Once the boat’s repaired, it’ll be as good as new (=in perfect condition).
 The summer’s as good as over.
 This carpet’s as good as ruined.
 Don’t take everything she says as gospel (=don’t believe everything she says).
(=people say you are a hero)· He was hailed a hero after saving the young girl’s life.
 Steve was as high as a kite (=strongly affected by drugs or alcohol).
 The school is held up as a model for others.
 They had a number of suggestions as to how the service could be improved.
(=be an incentive)· The chance of promotion acts as an incentive for many employees.
· Each student must be treated as an individual.
 Eva went straight to the hotel, as instructed (=as she had been told).
 Their offer was so low I took it as an insult (=thought it was meant to be an insult).
 Jackson acted as an intermediary between the two parties.
 Just as (=at the exact moment when) I opened the door, the telephone started to ring.
 She was new in the job and keen as mustard (=very keen).
 ‘I’m divorced, as you know,’ she said briefly.
 As far as I know, they’re arriving on Saturday (=used when you think something is true but are not sure).
 The museum outlines the development of the city as we know it today.
 Nitrous oxide is commonly known as laughing gas.
· The party is meeting to choose a new leader.
· He was elected leader of his country by a huge majority.
 She was as light as a feather (=very light) to carry.
spoken (=very probably) As likely as not, the meeting will take place in the village pub.
 My lawyer advised me to say as little as possible.
 I’ll never forget this for as long as I live.
 He owes money to a list of people as long as your arm (=a very long list).
 Try to keep going for as long as possible.
 You can stay for as long as you want.
 She tried to stay awake for as long as she could.
 The fruit should be left on the tree as long as possible.
(=it seems likely that) It looks as if it might rain later. It looks like they won’t be needing us anymore.
 He looked as if he hadn’t washed for a week.
(=a rude way of saying very angry)
(=completely crazy)
 As far as I can make out, he has never been married.
 I’ve given talks so many times that now I just make them up as I go along (=think of things to say as I am speaking).
 They say the people of Los Angeles speak 12 languages and teach just as many in the schools.
 A great trip! We visited five countries in as many days (=in five days).
 The company now employs four times as many women as men.
· As I mentioned earlier, it will cost a lot of money.
 This caused a few gasps, as well it might.
British English (=very miserable)
 ‘It’s going to be fine,’ replied David, with as much confidence as he could muster.
(=if or when something becomes necessary)· Team members move from job to job as the need arises.
(=used to emphasize that something happens very regularly)· John and Liz were late as normal.
 She’s nowhere near as pretty as you are.
 She’s nutty as a fruitcake (=completely crazy).
(=people have different opinions about it)· Opinion was divided as to whether the program will work.
 I’d had him pegged as a troublemaker.
· The number is expressed as a percentage of the total population of the country.
 I like her as a person, but not as a boss.
(=extremely drunk)
 The night was as black as pitch (=very dark).
(=very clear)
 The wedding was fine and everything went as planned (=happened the way it had been planned).
 With the Explorer pass, you can get on and off the bus as you please.
 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is popularly known as the Mormon Church.
 We shall be contributing as much as we possibly can to the campaign.
· Latin America was afraid that the invasion of Panama would be used as a precedent.
· I was given this book as a present.
(=because of moral beliefs about right and wrong)· As a matter of principle one should never yield to terrorism.
 She first came to prominence as an artist in 1989.
 He reappeared two hours later, as promised.
 a young wife whose husband used her as a punching bag
 Quick as a flash (=very quickly) she replied, ‘That’s not what I’ve heard!’
 I’ll be as quiet as a mouse (=very quiet).
 A military spokesman was quoted as saying that the border area is now safe.
 The nurses’ union was quoted as an example of a responsible trade union.
 Edith was widely regarded as (=considered by many people to be) eccentric.
British English (=be on an official list of a particular group)
 He phones us every Sunday at six, regular as clockwork (=always at the same time).
· The court's decision came as a huge relief to Microsoft.
(=be a reminder)· The photograph will serve as a lovely reminder of your visit.
(=look or seem rather like something)· The building resembled nothing so much as giant beehive.
(=as a sign of respect, especially for someone who has just died)· Flags were flown at half mast as a mark of respect for the dead seamen.
 I was, as you rightly said, the smallest boy in the class.
British English (=be completely safe) Your money will be as safe as houses.
(=in order to prevent accidents from happening, when this is possible but not very likely)· A fence was put around the lake as a safety precaution.
(=used to give someone’s opinion) As I see it, you don’t have any choice. The way I see it, we have two options.
 Oh, all right, seeing as it’s you (=used to agree humorously to someone’s request).
 Her death should serve as a warning to other young people.
(=be very unexpected)· The collapse of the company came as a shock to us all.
(=completely silent in a mysterious or uncomfortable way)
· Your writing is as bad as mine.
 We went along silently on tiptoe so as not to disturb anyone.
 The frame is as solid as a rock (=extremely solid).
 The news came as something of a surprise.
 Try and get the car fixed as soon as possible.
 I bought a model of the Eiffel Tower as a souvenir of Paris.
· Speaking as a medical man, I'd advise you to take some exercise every day.
· He died while working as a government spy.
· Anyone caught working with the Resistance was shot as a spy.
 We had soup as a starter, followed by steak.
 The next morning I was as stiff as a board (=very stiff).
 Strange as it may seem, I actually prefer cold weather.
 It struck me as odd that the man didn’t introduce himself before he spoke.
 Paul can be as stubborn as a mule (=very stubborn).
(=be said to be a possible or likely successor)· When Tizard was about to retire as chairman, Cockcroft was tipped as his successor.
 There is now a greater awareness of problems such as these.
 Birth is a natural process, and should be treated as such.
(=used to ask someone to give an example) ‘There are lots of useful things you could do.’ ‘Such as?’
 He lectured in such a way that many in the audience found him impossible to understand.
 We will look at the evidence, such as it is, for each of these theories.
(=be surprising)· The announcement came as a surprise to most people.
(=not be surprising)· It came as no surprise when Lester got the job.
(=assume that something is correct or certain, because you are sure that this is the case) It isn’t official yet, but you can take it as read that you’ve got the contract.
 The presence of dust clouds has been taken as evidence of recent star formation.
· One reason for the 49ers’ success is that they play as a team.
· You have to learn to work as a team.
(=very stupid)
(=very thin)
(=at present)· As things stand at the moment, I have no intention of becoming a candidate myself.
(=used to say what happened or was discovered in the end)· Obviously, there had to be some mistake. As things turned out, there was.
(=as time passes)· I understood him better as time went on.
(=very tough) He’s as tough as nails – a good man to have on the team.
(=not trust someone at all)
 They employ 90 people, twice as many as last year.
 Interest rates are twice as high as those of our competitors.
 Nick’s dog is as ugly as sin (=very ugly).
 The issue should be discussed as a matter of urgency.
 She ate twice as much as usual.
 the phenomena variously known as ‘mass culture’, ‘popular culture’, or the ‘public arts’
(=to write or talk about someone as though they are not responsible for their bad situation)· She was portrayed as the victim of a loveless marriage.
 You’ll be as warm as toast in that sleeping bag.
 I was feeling more tired as the night wore on.
 The question arose as to whether this behaviour was unlawful.
 Are you OK? You’re white as a sheet (=extremely pale).
(=used in formal situations to tell someone you will do what they want) ‘I’d like it to be ready by six.’ ‘Just as you wish, sir.’
 Without so much as a word of thanks, Ben turned and went back into the office (=he did not even say thank you as he should have done).
· He appeared as an expert witness at several government enquiries.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► as much/as many/the same again► as always► something is as American as apple pie
  • Ecumenically it is as important as anything.
  • The 9000 model cellular phone is made in Finland, but the technology inside is as American as apple pie.
  • Instead of hiring child care I traded it with other parents: I had a list as long as my arm.
  • Mr Linley stuck out a microphone as long as his arm, right up to those ragged jaws.
  • My record's as long as my arm - even longer.
► so/as far as I am aware
  • "Everyone knows it was your idea." "Be that as it may, we can present it together."
  • Be that as it may, all of us need order.
  • Be that as it may, blood-sharing in vampire bats seems to fit the Axelrod model well.
  • Be that as it may, Driesch concluded that Weismann was wrong, at least in part.
  • Be that as it may, his depiction was so convincingly done as to restore belief in the existence of centaurs!
  • Be that as it may, I shall attempt to explain the spiritual aspect in my own terms.
  • Be that as it may, terrible things clearly happened.
  • Be that as it may, the truth is plain: this is an exercise of arrogant power which stinks.
  • Be that as it may, Woolridge had his suspicions.
► red as a beet► being as
  • I'll deal with the problem as best I can.
  • I cleaned the car up as best I could, but it still looked a mess.
  • We'll have to manage as best we can without you.
  • And her reaction to her illness was, as best I can glean, fraught with fear, discouragement, and depression.
  • I would therefore be grateful if you could refer back to the letter I wrote and respond as best you can.
  • It is therefore necessary to locate as best we can the final resting place or incidence of the major types of taxes.
  • Only a proportion of them are successful and the rest must struggle as best they can to obtain mates.
  • Our culture has no Obon ready-made, but we are filling in as best we can.
  • Then you gently and gradually work the new feather on, positioning it to match the original plumage as best you can.
  • We must also imagine our way into myth, as best we can, like actors in a play.
  • You just have to wait and catch your moment or piece things together as best you can.
  • Barbara was every bit as good as she sounded.
  • Here, the Fund runs many family projects that are less well-known but doing work that is every bit as important.
  • It is for this reason that good balanced design is every bit as important as meticulous craftsmanship.
  • It takes no more than five minutes and tastes every bit as good at the oven-baked variety.
  • The explanation is every bit as important as the numbers!
  • The traffic was every bit as bad as had been predicted.
  • Things every bit as bad happen there, too.
  • To her horror it was every bit as bad as she'd feared, and possibly even a tiny bit worse.
► not be as black as you are painted
  • Didn't you see me coming? You must be as blind as a bat!
  • I'm as blind as a bat without my glasses.
  • Everyone is in the same boat today.
  • If marriage is a boat, then many of us are in the same boat!
  • So we are in the same boat with our ancestors!
  • We should all be in the same boat.
► make/be so bold (as to do something)
  • In April 1992 they persuaded Boris Yeltsin to put three industrialists into the government to act as a brake on the free-marketeers.
  • Post-war development of parachutes acting as brakes on jet aircraft are also covered in this rarely written about subject.
  • To what extent do girls act as brakes on, or motivators of, delinquent behaviour in masculine adolescent gang-culture, for example?
  • Unfortunately, widespread foot-dragging continues to act as a brake on debt relief.
  • She was as bright as a button.
  • Some of them are frail physically but are as bright as a button in their minds.
  • Despite the fire damage, it's business as usual at the barber shop.
  • Back in Los Angeles it was business as usual.
  • How could they proceed with business as usual?
  • It will soon be back to business as usual.
  • So it was business as usual.
  • The next day was business as usual.
  • This change has involved more than just mixing up kids and carrying on business as usual.
  • This is more than dictatorial business as usual.
  • We need to be clear that, if Bush defeats Al Gore, there will no longer be business as usual.
► as if I cared!
  • She ran to her mother as fast as her legs could carry her.
► as happy as a clam
  • Joe's directions are as clear as mud.
  • What this really means, of course, is still as clear as mud.
  • I'm not going to worry about it. I'll just take each day as it comes.
  • I always think the best way of approaching an interview is to take it as it comes.
  • If I were you, I'd just enjoy each day and take life as it comes.
  • The only way to manage when you have small kids is to take things as they come.
  • Ever since Cherith, I've vowed that I'd just take love as it comes - and as it goes.
  • Just take it as it comes.
  • So take it as it comes, for the moment.
  • That was the only way to treat the war: take it as it comes.
  • You can't change it, so you take it as it comes.
► as nice/as stupid etc as they come
  • And this might come as a surprise to our brethren in the popular national press - Thirty-eight.
  • Buller's Hill House came as a surprise.
  • Her answer came as a surprise.
  • It comes as a surprise to find him boasting of his prowess as a rioter.
  • Nevertheless, he said the sharp drop in the book-to-bill came as a surprise.
  • Nor should it come as a surprise that these rules frequently get S corporation owners into trouble.
  • So it comes as a surprise to discover that this is not always the case.
  • This should not come as a surprise to people who are free.
  • I said he was a workaholic, and he seemed to take it as a compliment.
  • After a bit she became used to being stared at, even taking it as a compliment.
  • After all, these services are free and we take it as a compliment if you ask.
  • But Marcel would no doubt take that as a compliment.
  • But the members of Greyhound Soul take it as a compliment, as it was meant to be taken.
  • But when she heard such things, Privet took it as a compliment.
  • He would only assume that she attached some importance to his opinion and take it as a compliment.
  • I did not quite know what they meant but I took it as a compliment.
  • I take that as a compliment.
  • As far as I'm concerned, this is the council's decision, not mine.
  • It's a good deal, as far as I'm concerned.
  • As far as bilingual education is concerned, the schools are not doing a good enough job.
  • Where taxes are concerned, savings bonds are better than certificates of deposit.
► as a consequence (of something)/in consequence (of something)
  • My house is ten miles from here as the crow flies.
  • The distance between the two towns is only 10 kilometres as the crow flies, but it can take up to 2 hours along the narrow coastal road.
  • Similarly a stone's throw, as the crow flies, etc.
  • The course should be five and a half miles as the crow flies.
  • The distance between Avonmouth, near Bristol, and Poole in Dorset is only 65 miles as the crow flies.
  • And, as if on cue, I did.
  • And, on cue, he heard the sound of hoofbeats ` on the wind.
  • Dead on cue the runner hurries over to Eli to answer his question.
  • Right on cue, a butterfly flew up to the plants we were looking at and landed!
  • She passed a couple of groundskeepers, who turned as if on cue for a second look.
  • She should have become angry with him for his persistence, on cue, but for some reason she didn't.
  • The boys slashed, jumped, and shouted with enthusiasm and on cue.
  • The sky, as if on cue, was overcast.
► take each day as it comes► as pretty/smart etc as the dickens
  • Entrepreneurial strategies - as distinct from their managerial implementation - centre on investment, marketing and the form of company organisation.
  • I have seldom felt the need to recognise these as distinct from rise-fall and fall-rise respectively.
  • I want it to go on because I've just recently begun to enjoy it as distinct from experiencing it.
  • Originally, chamber music meant secular music, or that of the court as distinct from that of the Church.
  • Piaget allows two years for the development of sensorimotor intelligence as distinct from conceptual intelligence.
  • The buffers and draw gear were spring type, as distinct from india rubber as used on some.
  • There were increasing demands for a national policy for the unemployed as distinct from central support of local efforts.
  • They are a major and fundamental component of the system of the unconscious, as distinct from the conscious and preconscious systems.
► as dull as ditchwater
  • I wrote back, Paz said, I told him, Dada dead as dodo eat your hat.
  • The campaign was as dead as a dodo.
  • If looks could kill, Dooley Barlowe would have dropped him right there, dead as a doornail.
  • She looked dead as a doornail.
  • There we were, messing around with his things, and all the time he was dead as a doornail in Paris.
► look as if you’ve been dragged through a hedge backwards► do duty as something
  • Families somehow survived, even as they were being torn apart by the war.
► as ever
  • The lads were as cheerful as ever but guarded, like the possessors of unwelcome news.
  • Barbara was every bit as good as she sounded.
  • Here, the Fund runs many family projects that are less well-known but doing work that is every bit as important.
  • If you looked through a microscope you could see that they had cheekbones every bit as good as Hope Steadman's.
  • In terms of predicting and controlling the social environment, high technology can quite clearly be every bit as important as brute force.
  • It is for this reason that good balanced design is every bit as important as meticulous craftsmanship.
  • It takes no more than five minutes and tastes every bit as good at the oven-baked variety.
  • The explanation is every bit as important as the numbers!
► it’s as easy as falling off a log
  • And fancies himself as a fisherman.
  • Any chick who fancies herself as a feminist ought to go and see Martha McGilchrist.
  • He fancied himself as a strategist.
  • He fancied himself as something of an impresario, and had some experience negotiating contracts with Hollywood studios.
  • He fancied himself in love with me, the silly boy, but that was absurd.
  • I fancy myself a famous writer.
  • Krause has always fancied himself a keen talent scout first.
  • Now he fancies himself as a great military strategist.
► go so far/as far as to do something► as/so far as I’m concerned► as/so far as something is concerned
  • Boatmen traded goods up the Missouri River as far as Yellowstone.
  • If Apollo would give it the matter was settled as far as he was concerned.
  • If you live right, death is a joke to you as far as fear is concerned.
  • In the fetal ovary the eggs progress as far as prophase I-and then they arrest.
  • Severely ill patients are given support in hospitals, their symptoms being relieved as far as possible, and most eventually recover.
  • That is encouraging as far as it goes.
  • The bomb which ripped apart bus No. 18 in the capital hurled bodies as far as 50 yards.
  • The principle that justice should, as far as possible, be open is central to our system of criminal justice.
  • Uncle Michael was the kind of man who believed he owned as far as he could see.
► as/so far as I know/I can remember/I can tell/I can see etc
  • What Kroll said was accurate, as far as it goes.
  • My country has adopted individual rights in principle, but as far as it goes, it means men, not women.
  • That's as far as it goes with me.
  • That is encouraging as far as it goes.
  • This self-defense strategy is fine as far as it goes, but it addresses only half of the prevention equation.
  • Virtually all of it is right as far as it goes.
  • We push it as far as it goes.
► in so far as/insofar as/in as far as
  • But if every worker made pins separately, the factory might make as few as 10 or at the most 200.
  • Infection can result from ingestion of as few as 10 cysts.
  • The number of bodies that will be left standing is unclear but could be as few as 10.
  • The winners in the color photography category are as follows: J. Robinson, D. Smith, R. Lewis.
  • A rather similar, and equally mistaken, line of thought which might appeal is as follows.
  • These targets may be analysed on the basis of buying process roles, as follows.
  • Using the terminology derived from holography, we can reinterpret these waves as follows.
  • More visionary railway schemes were got up in the inter-war years.
  • At 87, Juran is still able to give as good as he gets.
  • Don't you worry about Tim. He may be small but he gives as good as he gets!
  • It was a tough interview, but I thought the President gave as good as he got.
  • The youngest of three sons, Dave can give as good as he gets.
► take something as given► somebody sees the glass as half-empty/half-full
  • $40 a ticket isn't bad as football tickets go.
  • He's not bad, as politicians go.
► be as good as it gets
  • And, worse yet, not as good as himself just a few years back.
  • Are the Cowboys as good as they are going to get?
  • It was not of museum quality, but it was as good as it needed to be.
  • Montana may not be as good as it was 20 years ago.
  • Now she proved to be as good as, or even better than, her word!
  • Second, I am learned in letters, as good as any man.
  • Seen through 9-year-old eyes, that's as good as an invitation.
  • The bacon sandwiches are as good as ever, but Sokha's smile is missing.
► as good a time/place etc as any
  • The President promised to lower income taxes, and he's been as good as his word.
  • "When's the next bus coming?" "Your guess is as good as mine."
  • "Who do you think will win the World Cup?" "Your guess is as good as mine."
  • A TU154 weighs a third more and consumes half as much fuel again as its Western equivalent, the Boeing 727.
  • Even allowing for O'Donovan doing half as much business, this would mean 3000 tonnes of toxic waste leaving Ireland a year.
  • He will not worry about the quality if he does half as much on Saturday.
  • The fly therefore produces half as much sperm as normal.
  • The safety mattress also produced only half as much carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.
  • These kids only have half as much cerebral cortex as is normal.
  • They looked like equine stock, but they were half as big again as any horse that Rostov had ever encountered.
  • But cars are about half as much again as in Britain.
  • But Catherine, 31, and 56-year-old Fatal Attraction star Michael spent more than half as much again.
  • In school we are spending nearly half as much again, in real terms per pupil, as in 1979.
  • Social Progress Health spending is half as much again as it was in 1979, after taking account of inflation.
  • The Government is spending over half as much again more than Labour did when they were last in power.
  • The line shot out, half as much again.
  • They looked like equine stock, but they were half as big again as any horse that Rostov had ever encountered.
  • This is half as much again as last year.
► not half as/so good/interesting etc (as somebody/something)► I/you might as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb► as it happens/it just so happens
  • Hard as nails he may be but don't let anyone tell you Hank hasn't got a sense of humour.
  • Beautiful but hard as nails, she'd thought then.
  • Willie O'Connor is as hard as nails and Liam Simpson takes no prisoners.
► as soon as your head hits the pillow
  • I was as angry as hell.
  • Lucy was shy as hell, and Jay was sure and easy.
  • She washed spiders down the plughole, and felt guilty as hell about it.
  • Strong, dedicated, skilful, passionate, intelligent and as angry as hell.
  • The Jaguar is reported to have crashed in a distant country, mad as hell.
  • These people were mad as hell.
  • Whenever her family had been mentioned she looked as guilty as hell.
  • Alan, if I could get you out of there, I sure as hell would.
  • And they sure as hell don't understand any of us.
  • But it will sure as hell make him think twice before risking it.
  • Goddamn that tune, it sure as hell sounds familiar!
  • I as sure as hell don't want it.
  • I don't think I scare easily, but I sure as hell scared myself that weekend.
  • Not even that low humming sound which I knew sure as hell wasn't the thermostat on the fridge.
  • They sure as hell don't need your paper and even less journalists like Steven Wells with his repetitive, egotistical comments!
► (just) out of interest/as a matter of interest► as sober as a judge► as far as I can judge
  • And you men and half of Terminus as well are just as bad.
  • At home it was just as bad.
  • I would say the top teams are just as good, but the lesser teams have caught up a little bit.
  • It was just as good a place as any to get away from Julius for a while.
  • Now Allan Ahlberg has written two more stories about the same skeletons, and they're just as good.
  • Or something else, just as bad, could happen.
  • People accuse the whites of being prejudiced, but blacks can be just as bad.
  • Virginia says sending them to a sister training program it has established at nearby Mary Baldwin College is just as good.
  • I'd just as soon ride with you, if that's okay.
  • Absorbing Costs Self-defeating techniques yield consequences that most organizations would just as soon not deal with.
  • After all, he delivers oil to you and would just as soon keep doing it.
  • And a lot of them would just as soon not get this junk e-mail.
  • And they would just as soon I was not there.
  • Fiercely individualistic, Texas would just as soon give back the Alamo as institute a state tax.
  • The dismissal of such people would stir up controversy the president would just as soon avoid.
► it’s/that’s just as well► would you be kind enough to do something/be so kind as to do something► know somebody/something as something► it’s ... , Jim, but not as we know it
  • As large as life and death, both funny and sad - and not a little dangerous.
  • He had been standing large as life beside Lady Usk, and it was plain that he knew her identity.
  • I looked up - he was standing nearby, large as life.
  • Oh, Lee, you're as large as life.
  • There were the words, as large as life and often twice as sane.
  • Du Pont was seen walking from room to room in the house as late as midnight, officials said.
  • He could party as late as he wanted, come and go as he pleased.
  • Individuals accounted for more than three-quarters of trading as late as three years ago.
  • Installed in 1906, I saw the piping in full service as late as 1985.
  • It was as if they had left it as late as possible to take maximum advantage of credit.
  • Snow may linger as late as mid-July.
  • The cabinet was informed as late as possible; even ministers on the poll-tax review committee were not told what was coming.
  • The return of Communists to power seemed possible even as late as the presidential runoff between Zyuganov and Yeltsin in July.
► not be in the same league (as somebody/something)► without so much as a by your leave► as long as you like/as much as you like etc► as like as not/like enough► as little as £5/3 months/10 feet etc
  • As long as you're just sitting there, come help me with the groceries.
  • Pam stayed awake as long as she could.
  • You can go as long as you're home for dinner.
  • At the least, officials said, the move will postpone implementation of the program for as long as six months.
  • Fortunately Scott was reasonably obedient as long as some one kept a close watch over him.
  • His fame will remain undiminished as long as the game of cricket is played.
  • It's quite possible you won't even realise this, so long as you each mirror the same changes.
  • It is not a wasted experience as long as it can be purged of negative overtones.
  • This is three times as long as the Canon's heads, so I haven't included replacements in the page costs.
  • Wet wood can recover as long as it dries out relatively quickly.
  • Why did they not know that as long as they did not speak, he was all right?
  • Caldwell says she will continue lecturing as long as people want to listen.
  • Hongkongers will not complain as long as the Li family shares continue to benefit from it.
  • None of this is likely to change the dynamics of stadium-bidding, as long as the sports-league cartels distort the market.
  • Take it back to your hotel; keep it as long as you need.
  • The company believes it is at least twice as long as any private sector award so far.
  • The image which had been so preserved for, well for as long as anyone could remember, was suddenly shattered.
  • This took as long as running the neural network, just over two hours.
  • You have to let them do it their way as long as they are going in the right direction.
  • As luck would have it, it rained the next day and the game was canceled.
  • As luck would have it, there were two seats left on the last flight.
  • This was the first time I had ever seen a panda, and as luck would have it, I had my camera with me.
  • But, as luck would have it, for them anyway, no buses ran on Sunday.
  • But, as luck would have it, I didn't have an opportunity to follow up my intention at the time.
  • Somewhere in the Great Hall, as luck would have it, were two managing directors from Salomon Brothers.
  • This particular shoe, as luck would have it, is a flip-flop.
► there’s no (such thing as a) free lunch► like magic/as if by magic
  • Hardin made as if to rise from his seat.
  • Then he made as if to resume their embrace, but Polly raised a hand to stop him.
► live as man and wife
  • The crowd rise to their feet as one man.
  • The... whole North arose as one man...
  • Undaunted, Athletico played as one man.
  • A lofty and spacious carriage, the G slips from rough country into a more courtly role as if to the manner born.
  • Art dealers too left the city, and as many artists as could afford the fare.
  • Flocks of as many as one hundred wild turkeys, each weighing up to forty pounds, abounded in the woods.
  • He posted more than twice as many as Owens.
  • In fact let more pupils in, as many as you can.
  • In its submission to the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice, the association claimed as many as 700 prisoners could be innocent.
  • Judgement must be suspended and as many ideas as possible, nomatterhow fanciful, collected and recorded, from any source.
  • There was division among the Roman catholic episcopate as well and as many favoured the system as were against it.
  • We need to examine each sheet of adjectives and rework as many of the negatives into positives as we can.
  • A single neuron can communicate with as many as 50, 000 other nerve cells in this way.
  • Do not be surprised if you reject as many as 50 percent of the candidates at this stage.
  • During much of that time he lived and traveled incognito under perhaps as many as 50 assumed names.
  • Each of these may be scored for as many as 50 categories and repeated for say 30 individuals.
  • I have observed as many as 50 in a procession a metre or more in length.
  • More gregarious than most falcons and social breeding, as many as 50 birds sometimes hunting together.
  • Ravenstonedale area provided as many as 1000 pairs of stockings a week at the height of the stocking trade.
  • The children leave single-file, and Josh logs as many as 50 pats in a good minute.
  • Beauty mainly torments us, as a matter of fact.
  • Before the Act the courts had, as a matter of sentencing practice, isolated two different types of affray.
  • Ford executives are reluctant to say as matter of corporate policy.
  • Governors were kept informed but as a decision of the headteachers rather than as a matter of right.
  • He hit the deck, moulding himself into the shadow as a matter of conditioned reflex.
  • In the Court of Appeal the majority held that, as a matter of construction, the clause did not apply.
  • So, as a matter of fact, did Ted Tollner.
  • They have agreed to look into the pensioner's plight as a matter of urgency if Miss Early gets in touch.
► as a matter of interest
  • The level of crime in our town is unhealthy and must be eliminated as a matter of urgency.
  • Any essential communication should be sent in writing and all letters of acceptance should be sent in as a matter of urgency.
  • Close monitoring of disk usage, together with improved training in file management, must be introduced as a matter of urgency.
  • Fundamental constitutional reconstruction was called for as a matter of urgency.
  • Is there not now a good case for strengthening the frontier wire, as a matter of urgency?
  • Now the county council has backed a new drive to recruit more retained firefighters, as a matter of urgency.
  • Please could you look into it as a matter of urgency.
  • That procedure should be streamlined as a matter of urgency.
  • They have agreed to look into the pensioner's plight as a matter of urgency if Miss Early gets in touch.
  • Voters expected as a matter of course that candidates would not keep all their promises.
  • Blood samples should be taken to measure the client's electrolyte and urea levels as a matter of routine.
  • By May first, I was able to walk from ten to twelve yards as a matter of routine.
  • Enemy redoubts were strewn with booby traps as a matter of course.
  • If they meet as a matter of course throughout the year they can review and plan on a regular basis.
  • Search at the police station should not be undertaken as a matter of routine but only where justified under Lindley v. Rutter.
  • Their general health is better and they do not suffer repeated or unwanted pregnancies as a matter of course.
  • They are very learned about cooking in San Francisco-people seem to expect as a matter of course things which we consider luxurious.
  • As a matter of fact, I have the woman's name written down somewhere.
  • Well, as a matter of fact, I heard he's still going out with Julie.
  • And, as a matter of fact, the U. S. Golf Association was delighted.
  • I like almost all women, as a matter of fact.
  • It rained all weekend, as a matter of fact, and on the Monday morning I got a shock.
  • Saw her awhile back at the Community Theater, as a matter of fact.
  • The wife of a prominent banker, his own banker as a matter of fact, said the banker liked mashed potatoes.
  • We all were, as a matter of fact.
  • Yes, it seemed to, as a matter of fact.
  • You know as a matter of fact there is nothing as old as crookedness.
  • Be that as it may, all of us need order.
  • Be that as it may, blood-sharing in vampire bats seems to fit the Axelrod model well.
  • Be that as it may, Driesch concluded that Weismann was wrong, at least in part.
  • Be that as it may, his depiction was so convincingly done as to restore belief in the existence of centaurs!
  • Be that as it may, I shall attempt to explain the spiritual aspect in my own terms.
  • Be that as it may, terrible things clearly happened.
  • Be that as it may, the truth is plain: this is an exercise of arrogant power which stinks.
  • Be that as it may, Woolridge had his suspicions.
  • Since we're just sitting here, we may as well have a drink.
  • You may as well not turn it on, Cooper, until after the game.
  • I may as well explain here why he did this much-criticized and desperate deed of daring...
  • I may as well have not bothered.
  • I may as well stick it out to the end.
  • If Klepner's gonna get his job he may as well do the spiel.
  • In the end the mission controllers took the very pragmatic view that they may as well continue the mission to the Moon.
  • That may as well be a word from a foreign language.
  • You may as well get used to it, Oakland.
  • You may as well play when you are in a scoring mode.
► as old as Methuselah
  • And if you have to plough the field anyway, you might as well plant it at the same time.
  • But what is unavoidable may still be undesirable, and one might as well say so.
  • D.W. had come in over ocean and flown low as a drug smuggler over what might as well be called treetops.
  • He might as well have gotten down on his hands and knees and begged for it.
  • He said we might as well go before his sister arrived, because once she came, it would be impossible.
  • I might as well have been a convert, a Gentile.
  • I thought I might just as well come down to the point.
  • You might as well go to a branch.
► much as► not so much ... as ...
  • Based on one of Aesop's fables, it was as much like a limerick as one of Shakespeare's sonnets.
  • For at school, the young man would be surrounded by men much like him-self.
  • The space inside looked as much like a junkyard as the space outside.
  • They like their bikes to be as much like cars as possible.
  • What he wanted, of course, was for me to write as much like he did as I possibly could.
  • Archaeological analyses say as much about the interpreters as about the extinct cultures.
  • Even the defense attorneys who went up against him said as much.
  • He felt convinced that Aeneas was the son-in-law Faunus had predicted, and he said as much to the envoys.
  • He said as much to Katherine on their second evening together.
  • He said as much when he finally let things loose.
  • Kennedy said as much in the summer of 1961, when he met Khrushchev in Vienna.
  • The women stood in silence, glad of each other's presence and without the need to say as much.
  • They will do and say as much as they dare, to get the client's money.
► it was as much as somebody could do to do something
  • I never received so much as a reply.
  • The car survived the accident without so much as a dent.
  • He had never had a day of sickness, not so much as a cold.
  • How could we have put their bag into ours without so much as a single check?
  • I, who had traveled all that long day on that train without so much as a cheese in my pocket?
  • It is a matter of tone, not so much as content.
  • So far in Rajasthan, I had not so much as nodded to another female.
  • That he had dumped her without a word, without so much as a goodbye.
  • We got our six appearances, and not so much as one drop-by or mix-and-mingle extra.
  • When they go straight to bed without so much as ordering a toasted sandwich or spending money at the bar.
  • But Catherine, 31, and 56-year-old Fatal Attraction star Michael spent more than half as much again.
  • But they want to raise at least as much again for work on related disorders.
  • In school we are spending nearly half as much again, in real terms per pupil, as in 1979.
  • Social Progress Health spending is half as much again as it was in 1979, after taking account of inflation.
  • That could be nearly as much again.
  • The Government is spending over half as much again more than Labour did when they were last in power.
  • The line shot out, half as much again.
  • This is half as much again as last year.
► as much
  • Analysts say Athens accounted for as much as 10 per cent of investment by emerging market funds.
  • It plans to slash as much as 10 percent of its payroll.
  • Led by Microsoft, the Nasdaq Composite Index rose as much as 10. 63 to 1017. 87.
  • The biggest of beetles, the hercules, reaches the same sort of size and weighs as much as 100 grams.
  • The bonus portion alone has amounted to as much as 100 percent or more of base earnings.
  • The difference between these two - the full spread - can be as much as 10 or 11 percent.
  • The Nasdaq Composite Index fell for a third day, dropping as much as 10. 53 to 988. 29.
  • These segments remain attached while they mature, eventually forming a chain that may be as much as 10 metres long.
► as common as muck
  • Although they hail from Quebec, the hurdy-gurdy of this ensemble is sure to pass muster with the average colonial.
  • And Mel Gibson does pass muster as a filthy freedom fighter with a talent for decapitation.
  • As pitchforks they certainly pass muster.
  • Critically surveying her reflection, she told herself she would pass muster.
  • It is based on a true story so outrageous that it would never in a million years have passed muster as fiction.
  • It may pass muster as television commentary but on the page its studied neutrality rings false.
  • The schools might not have been able to offer courses that would pass muster.
  • When it came to the physical attributes that Fred plainly valued, Lou Spooner passed muster.
► mutton dressed as lamb
  • Willie O'Connor is as hard as nails and Liam Simpson takes no prisoners.
► (as) near as damn it
  • I do everything for him, and he's never so much as made me a cup of coffee.
  • Clarisa had never so much as dusted his butt with baby powder.
  • He never so much as twitched.
  • Naturally he had never so much as whispered this phrase to a living soul.
  • Tesla was told firmly that he must never so much as mention the subject of alternating current.
  • They passed a hundred yards away and never so much as changed course to take a closer look.
► like new/as good as new
  • After a while, everybody will have the technology to make a movie look as cool as the next person.
  • All you need to know about Flaubert to know as much as the next person!
  • Now Glover himself was as female as the next man, keeping an eagle eye on boys.
  • She figured the guys could see for themselves then that he could be as vulnerable as the next man.
  • The girl she spoke to was as nice as pie.
► a nod’s as good as a wink
  • Hits us below the belt as often as not.
  • In fact, as often as not, customers were more interested in the software than the hardware.
  • In the small coal communities, the pit was as often as not the sole source of wage-earning incomes.
  • Instead, I follow my country's football progress as often as not alone.
  • It's the men now, as often as not, who hear the biological clock ticking loudest.
  • Lies, as often as not.
  • The farm worker has himself contributed, though as often as not by leaving the industry rather than by joining a trade union.
  • Young people do not want to live in them, when as often as not work means agriculture or nothing.
  • The whole team stood up as one and marched out of the room.
► operate as something
  • The tax system favors the very rich as opposed to ordinary working people.
  • Analysts believe that the healthy results can be attributed to an increase in trade as opposed to interest rate fluctuations.
  • Another point is to give the medication on a scheduled as opposed to an as-needed basis.
  • It stumbled commercially, reaching only No. 28, as opposed to the No. 2 peak of the first album.
  • Let the stretch the absolute from your leg as opposed to being your leg.
  • Melville uses the eyes of the whale to suggest something of the duality of nature as opposed to the Singularity of man.
  • The mindset is to go after the person complaining, as opposed to the issue.
  • The squarish wings, as opposed to the swept, triangular variety, suggests A-10s or 37 fighter-trainers.
  • Global warming is otherwise known as the greenhouse effect.
  • Area 17, for example, is otherwise known as the primary visual area.
  • During that pilgrimage, they lived in tents and booths, otherwise known as sukkot.
  • It is otherwise known as delegated legislation.
  • It was a control on monetary hanky-panky, otherwise known as inflation.
  • The best explanation for this is the so-called rebound effect, otherwise known as acute tolerance.
► as if/as though/like you own the place
  • It's just old-fashioned racism parading as scientific research.
  • The agents managed to pass themselves off as wealthy businessmen.
  • They tried to pass the crystals off as diamonds.
  • Anyone trying to pass these absurdities off as fiction would have been laughed out of Hollywood.
  • As a childless wife can only suffer, there would be no point in passing an intersexual off as a woman.
  • But what more could you expect from the bunch of monkeys trying to pass themselves off as judges?
  • Equally, it is an offence for a private company to pass itself off as being a public company and viceversa.
  • I wonder how many years unqualified people could pass themselves off as consultant thoracic surgeons, for example, without detection.
  • This is the kind of thing a man who passes himself off as a fashion consultant can be expected to know.
  • Though the doubt is really an expression of not-being-committed, it passes itself off as an excuse for not-committing.
  • We could go in and pass ourselves off as invited guests by being brazen.
► pawn somebody/something ↔ off as something► as per something
  • Besides which, you've missed the point as per usual: to speak is to admit existence.
  • Same old jolly camp-fire life went on as per usual.
► as plain as a pikestaff► bold/calm/cool etc as you please
  • Liberals are portrayed by the group as sensitive and caring.
  • Many fairy tales portray women as victims.
  • Cox posed as a doctor to gain entrance to the day care center.
► as soon as poss
  • A condition to be rectified as quickly as possible if she didn't want to be labelled a freak, or worse.
  • Archibol was committed to relieving himself of the distraction of Isaac as quickly as possible.
  • Experts do recommend that parents also put their babies in other positions as much as possible while awake.
  • Preston avoided travelling by tube as much as possible, but sometimes it was forced upon him.
  • Smokers, stop as quickly as possible and do not smoke in the presence of others.
  • The food is freshly cooked using produce from the kitchen garden and local produce as much as possible.
  • The Super Bowl was an outgrowth of the desire to take advantage of the merger as quickly as possible.
  • Francesca was as pretty as a picture and apparently glowing with health.
  • Property: Not quite as pretty as a picture A house committed to canvas is a house that's easy to sell.
  • Rachel looked as pretty as a picture, her lovely body warmly covered by a grey riding cloak lined with miniver fur.
  • She looked surprised, and threw up her hands, pretty as a picture, then began to set the chessmen afresh.
► as pleased as Punch
  • He's as pleased as punch about the baby.
  • He had landed a contract as pleased as Punch, and I made a feast for his friends.
  • He was a strong, healthy lad and as pleased as punch to be working with Dad.
► be as pure as the driven snow
  • Said he was as stiff as a ramrod and would get nowhere, but he's pretty hard on people anyway.
► read something as/for something
  • Let us take it as read that Hawkwind started quite a few trends in their time.
  • Let us take it as read that Hawkwind started quite a few trends in their time.
► be/go on (the) record as saying (that)► as regards something
  • Graf will be remembered as one of the best women's tennis players.
  • James Dickey is best remembered for his 1972 novel "Deliverance."
  • Above all, Marianella will be remembered as a very brave and very determined woman.
  • Clinton is in good company, but I think he wants to be remembered for more than that.
  • Copenhagen is remembered for its mermaid.
  • Firstly, a widowed grandmother may be remembered as moving into the family home.
  • I want to be remembered for my skill as a stills photographer.
  • Servetus is remembered for his description of the lesser, pulmonary, circulation of the blood.
  • Some of these will be remembered for years to come, not only in Halling but where ever the cement barges called.
  • Will he be remembered as a statesman in his final days, or just another bought-and-paid-for hunk of political meat?
  • It was as solid as rock.
  • It was simply not admissible that something as blatantly solid as a rock could have come from the heavens.
  • Peter was as steady as a rock, keeping the ball on the fairway and hitting nearly every green in regulation.
  • Skipper Alan Kernaghan again led by example, with Nicky Mohan solid as a rock alongside him.
  • The door was solid as rock.
► When in Rome (, do as the Romans do)
  • It does not seem to have had the same connotations as the contemporary concept of adolescence.
  • It should be pointed out that different neural net-work architectures will generate different output results for the same problem.
  • She and Vivian laughed at the same jokes and ridiculed the same conventions.
  • The deadline for comments on the document, which should be sent to the same address, is 6 November.
  • The most helpful sources of support are more likely to be the parents of other children who have experienced the same trauma.
  • They shared the same solidness, that same truculence, above all, the same dislike.
  • This often happens when independent organizations seek to make sense of different providers offering the same service.
  • Two weeks ago, the same survey showed Dole with a 49 percent to 48 percent lead over Clinton.
  • He works hard, same as you.
  • But she was not the same as them, she could not pretend to be.
  • Earnings were A $ 423. 4 million, about the same as the year before.
  • Obviously, self-respect was not the same as disrespect.
  • San Francisco Registrar Germaine Wong said turnout in the city was about the same as the statewide average.
  • The benchmark 30-year Treasury bond yielded 5. 97 percent, the same as yesterday.
  • The height of the casing limits the L range to three horizontal full-length 16-bit slots, the same as its predecessor.
  • This is the same as saying information delivered in a particular form is more useful in certain applications than in others.
  • And seeing as it was my brainchild, would you not say it was possibly the best commercial of all time?
  • But, seeing as you won't tell me anything, I have to use other sources.
  • I just slipped that in seeing as how you congratulated me on my history.
  • I thought you might like that, seeing as you're so keen on birds and that.
  • That seems believable, too, seeing as how he no longer can take out his frustrations on Sundays.
  • The D-32 is very Martin D-28 in character - not surprising, seeing as that's what it basically is.
  • This struck them as strange, seeing as how it was only just after four in the morning.
  • Well, seeing as how you just lost one of your men, you might think about hiring some one to replace him.
  • After all, she was the one who'd set herself up as Jett's little helper.
  • Everyone thinks he can set himself up as a dramatic critic.
  • He set himself up as a one-man cult.
  • It's not that he wishes to set himself up as a leader.
  • Roads and Traffic in Urban Areas has, by its own proclamation, set itself up as the Bible for traffic planners.
  • She was too young to be setting herself up as the devoted handmaiden to the great man.
  • Why do they set themselves up as tradesmen if that's all they're going to do?
► sick as a parrot► as miserable/ugly/guilty as sin► be not so much ... as ...
  • So far in Rajasthan, I had not so much as nodded to another female.
  • He had never had a day of sickness, not so much as a cold.
  • How could we have put their bag into ours without so much as a single check?
  • I, who had traveled all that long day on that train without so much as a cheese in my pocket?
  • It is a matter of tone, not so much as content.
  • That he had dumped her without a word, without so much as a goodbye.
  • We got our six appearances, and not so much as one drop-by or mix-and-mingle extra.
  • When they go straight to bed without so much as ordering a toasted sandwich or spending money at the bar.
► not so ... as ...
  • The little boy ran off so as not to be caught.
  • Now it has just been seen that the laws of physics are efficiently ordered so as to produce highly desirable states.
  • The regional economy has been reorganized so as to distribute tasks and responsibilities equitably.
  • The spouts are placed so as to ensure no seed drops down the deep furrows immediately behind the subsoiler legs.
  • Their identities are not revealed so as to prevent reprisals against their families.
  • They immediately crossed the river and fired several houses in the village of DeSoto, so as to illuminate the river.
  • Winsocks should be written so as to be accessible from either 32-bit or 16-bit workspace.
► (just) as ..., so ...
  • Absorbing Costs Self-defeating techniques yield consequences that most organizations would just as soon not deal with.
  • After all, he delivers oil to you and would just as soon keep doing it.
  • And a lot of them would just as soon not get this junk e-mail.
  • And they would just as soon I was not there.
  • Fiercely individualistic, Texas would just as soon give back the Alamo as institute a state tax.
  • He would as soon not go.
  • The dismissal of such people would stir up controversy the president would just as soon avoid.
  • I came as soon as I heard the news.
  • He reappeared as soon as the battlefield situation improved.
  • I can't see any way out but a subscription list, to be organised as soon as possible.
  • She had three husbands, the first with political aspirations whom the Democrats dumped as soon as she did.
  • The hospitals rush these lower-paid workers on the hospital floor as soon as possible.
  • The index then rose steadily during the recession itself, but fell as soon as the recovery got under way.
  • There are still a few more places available if you are interested please send to the Office as soon as possible.
  • We can arpeggio kids to bored distraction, and they will give up the instrument as soon as they can.
  • Yet sentiments such as this were inevitable, as soon as politicians had agreed to make the monster Dome a public project.
► when/as the spirit moves you
  • His arguments struck us as completely ridiculous.
  • Mr. West struck me as a very good businessman.
  • Alan and I used to fight - but that was just little boys striking out.
  • It all struck Tish as an exciting ride.
  • It did strike me as somewhat odd that Ellen would wait so long in life to discover her true orientation.
  • Jocasta struck him as a typical Hollywood brat, neglected, indulged, selfish and forced to grow up too fast.
  • She struck me as being a horror in the play.
  • Surely these folks were great pals but that strikes me as a strange way to show it.
  • They hoped that the very talk of a general strike would act as a restraining influence on militarism.
  • Thus the strike came as no surprise to those involved.
► not (...) as such
  • Cartoon characters such as Mickey Mouse and Snoopy are still popular with youngsters.
  • It is difficult to get even basic foods such as sugar and bread.
  • People's ability to do the tests is influenced by factors such as age, sex, and ethnic background.
  • The homeless shelter needs $1,000 a month for supplies such as toilet articles, coffee, and bedding.
  • Categorical outcomes, such as prevalence rates, were initially compared by 2 with Yates' correction.
  • Conditions considered as triggers for events, such as infections, anaemia, and biochemical disturbances, were excluded or treated.
  • Hollington Architects Inc., specializes in institutional design, such as schools and churches.
  • Later he specialized in war photography for magazines such as Life, Time, and Newsweek, winning a number of awards.
  • Meanwhile, new technologies such as personal communications services -- a new generation of cellular phone -- also will spur demand.
  • Some passages are contradictory such as the two versions of the flood in Genesis.
  • The big firms can also spread overheads such as marketing more broadly.
  • The program does not teach computation, but it does cover concepts such as shape and size.
  • He says there's no such thing as a citizens arrest.
  • Raymond runs the exclusive Manoir aux Quat Saisons in Wheatley, where there's no such thing as a free lunch.
  • To the professionals who work with troubled couples, however, there's no such thing as the wronged spouse.
  • I'm sure as hell not gonna do it.
  • Alan, if I could get you out of there, I sure as hell would.
  • And they sure as hell don't understand any of us.
  • But it will sure as hell make him think twice before risking it.
  • Goddamn that tune, it sure as hell sounds familiar!
  • I as sure as hell don't want it.
  • I don't think I scare easily, but I sure as hell scared myself that weekend.
  • Not even that low humming sound which I knew sure as hell wasn't the thermostat on the fridge.
  • They sure as hell don't need your paper and even less journalists like Steven Wells with his repetitive, egotistical comments!
  • All among the trees, the birds are thick as thieves and noisy as conventioneers.
  • Then they'd be as thick as thieves again.
  • "Andy failed his driving test." "I thought as much when I saw his face."
  • I must confess I felt a trifle guilty about your lonely watch: nothing to report? I thought as much.
  • Bill looked as though he wanted to say something.
  • But by mid-August it looked as though the tests really would take place in the next couple of weeks.
  • Either way, it looks as though 103 Dalmatians may now be out of the question.
  • Icy cold yes, there was something cold about all of her, as though she always pushed heat away.
  • Now it looks as though its indifference may turn to acceptance.
  • Smitty jumped as though he had been struck.
  • This Condition requires that the Insured acts with the same degree of care as though he was not insured.
  • Whlist I was asleep I suddenly felt as though I wanted to see a woman.
► somebody’s time in/at/as something
  • The kerosene stove kept the room warm as toast.
  • And probably the truth is, as usual, double.
  • He'd be for the high jump, as usual.
  • It was what the shearmen in the woollen manufacture, who did not work at home, regarded as usual.
  • It will soon be back to business as usual.
  • Maisha and Tiger meet us outside baggage claim, and Maisha is looking terrific as usual.
  • Otherwise, it was life as usual, and I was being a dutiful daughter and a good sister.
  • The big beasts of medical ethics have been locking horns, the rationalists against the religious as usual.
  • The children, as usual, stayed behind.
  • Alicia was late, as per usual.
  • He said he'd phone, but he won't. As per usual!
  • I'm in trouble at work, as per usual.
  • She was three hours late as per usual.
  • Same old jolly camp-fire life went on as per usual.
  • And if you have to plough the field anyway, you might as well plant it at the same time.
  • And we might as well get used to it and resolve to cope.
  • Besides, they cost so much, you might as well get some fun out of them.
  • I thought I might just as well come down to the point.
  • If the traveler expects the high way to be safe and well-graded, he might as well stay at home.
  • It might as well be now.
  • She might as well see how the enemy behaved themselves in a place like this.
  • While she was there, they might as well have added the charge of breaching the Trades Description Act.
  • Marilyn looked guilty when she saw me, as well she might.
  • And a deviant and mentally diseased species as well.
  • Microscopes caught the imagination, as well they might.
  • As well as being a community worker, he's a fully qualified nurse.
  • Did Joe go as well?
  • Our vacation was a disaster: not only was the food terrible, the weather was awful as well.
  • While you're at the store, could you get a few things for me as well?
  • A dietary questionnaire or frequency determination is often useful in individual counseling, as well as in nutrition education and community programs.
  • C., as well as laundering proceeds from drug deals.
  • It was the right thing to do as well as good, sensible politics.
  • Java applets are capable of handling a wide variety of graphic formats as well as creating graphics on the fly.
  • Large numbers of turbines create noise as well as electricity, so there's often resistance to wind farms from local residents.
  • Qualitative considerations Qualitative as well as quantitative factors come into play in the lease or buy decision.
  • They must somehow sense that they have a tongue, as well as where it is located and how to control it.
  • This takes time, and calls for contributions from different parts of the Office, as well as elsewhere in Whitehall.
  • It's just as well I took the train today - I heard the traffic was really bad.
  • Perhaps it is just as well.
► it might/would be as well
  • The U.S. population, as a whole, is very mobile compared to other countries.
  • But the divide on issues between Bush and the people as a whole remains spectacular.
  • Capitalists were forced to concede the wage rises which for the system as a whole were needed to sustain accumulation.
  • I do not see it like that, and I am sure that the nation as a whole would not either.
  • I hope that this allocation reflects the wishes of the House as a whole.
  • They interact as wholes, not as bits.
  • We should also think about the problems of the world as a whole, which cause mass migration in the first place.
  • As was his wont, Churchill drank scotch with water, but no ice.
  • Organic causes were ruled out so, as is his wont, he sat down and talked to her.
► for all the world as if/as though/like
  • As yet, no starting date has been set.
  • As of yet, we don't believe it was a drive-by shooting.
  • Local election results have not as yet been announced.
  • There are no details available as of yet.
  • But, as yet, the food hasn't reached Save because there are no lorries to transport it.
  • However as yet they are untried in the context of insider dealing, and are likely to prove difficult to sustain.
  • No one seems to agree how consumers will respond to this long-delayed format that, as yet, can not record.
  • There is no necessity as yet.
  • There wasn't as yet that co-operation and warmth between them, although no doubt being on the road would bring that.
  • They had a fair daughter as yet unmarried.
  • Vic and Emelia split up and now Sarah has dumped Julia for an as yet unnamed new man.
  • Victorine Meurent lived in another system of reference, in a narrative as yet unformulated and uncodified, but not uninhabited.
1used when you are comparing two people, things, situations etcas ... as Tom’s not as old as you, is he? an old woman with hair as white as snow Some of the doctors are paid almost twice as much as the nurses. We work as hard as any other team in England. Please let me know your decision as soon as possible (=as soon as you can). His last album sold half a million copies and we hope this one will be just as (=equally) popular.2used to say what job, duty, use, or appearance someone or something has:  As a parent, I feel that more should be done to protect our children. A flat stone was used as a table. Dad dressed up as Santa Claus.3used to say what someone thinks or says a person or thing is:  The problem is regarded as serious. The result of last week’s election will be seen as a victory for the right-wing government. He’s described as being in his late teens, tall, and of slim build.4when someone was in a particular age group:  As a young man, Eliot had studied art in Paris. I’ll take you to all the places I loved as a girl. → such as at such(2), → as one at one2(15)USAGE: As, like, as if/though• Use as in comparisons in the expression as ... as, with an adjective or adverb in between:· Basketball is as popular as football here.· He can’t sing as well as his brother.• As is also used after be the same (age/size etc):· He is the same age as me.• Do not use as on its own before a noun or pronoun in comparisons. Use like:· A movie is not like a book.· Like other people, he values his privacy. ✗ Don't say: A movie is not as a book. | As other people, he values his privacy.• Use as if/as though before a clause describing an imaginary situation:· He talked to them as if they were children.• Some people also use like in this way, although this is often considered to be incorrect: · They act like they own the place.• Do not use as if/as though directly before a noun. You say:· You treat him as if he were your servant. ✗ Don't say: You treat him as if your servant.
as1 preposition, adverbas2 conjunction
asas2 ●●● S1 W1 conjunction Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • As I said earlier, this research has just started.
  • As smart as Jake is, he doesn't know how to manage people well.
  • As soon as I pulled in, the engine went dead.
  • As we were leaving, Carole and her friends arrived.
  • Be patient with your puppy as he adjusts to his new home.
  • He ran into the road just as a car was coming.
  • I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.
  • James decided not to go out as he was still really tired.
  • Leave things as they are until the police arrive.
  • The phone rang just as he stepped out of the shower.
  • The sensor uses an infrared beam to "read" a vehicle's exhaust emissions as it drives past.
  • There was a shocked silence as he spoke.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
conjunction used when giving the reason for something: · I went home because I was tired.· The streets were flooded because of all the rain.
preposition used to give the reason why something has happened. Due to and owing to are more formal than because: · The delay was due to a problem with the ship’s engines.· The parade had to be cancelled owing to bad weather.
preposition because of something. Through is used especially when saying why someone succeeded or failed to do something: · They won the game, more through luck than skill.· You failed that test through carelessness.
preposition used when explaining that something good has happened because of someone’s efforts, or because something exists: · Thanks to modern medicine, the disease can now be cured.
conjunction used when giving the reason why someone decides to do something or decides that something is true: · We decided to go to the beach since it was a nice day.· I thought Kevin was out as his car wasn’t there.
preposition because of a particular feeling or quality: · He started reading the book out of curiosity.· I only asked out of politeness.
Longman Language Activatorhappening now, but likely to change
for a short time, but not permanently - use this about a temporary arrangement or way of dealing with a situation: · Leave the groceries there for now - I'll put them away later.· For the time being he can stay here, but I want that dog out of here by the end of the week.
especially spoken use this to say that something is true or happening now, but may change soon: · For the moment the city seems quiet, but the fighting could start again at any time.· "How's your apartment?" "It's fine for the moment, but I'd rather live nearer town."· Assuming for the moment that you did get the job, where would you live?
American use this to say that something is true or happening now, but will probably change in the future: · As of now, there is no cure for multiple sclerosis.· My plan, as of now, is to graduate in May then start looking for a job in the fall.
formal · It is assumed, for the present, that the meeting will go ahead.· A reduction in interest rates seems highly unlikely for the present.
between now and some time in the future, for example until a situation changes: · Payday is not until next week, but if you need any money in the meanwhile, let me know.· You probably won't receive the contract until Thursday but I can fax you a copy in the meantime.meanwhile: · The flight will be announced soon. Meanwhile, please remain seated.
the same in amount or number
· Both stores are charging the same price for CD players.the same height/age/price etc as · Her sister is the same age as me.· For much the same price as a flat in London, you can buy a luxury home in Barnsley.exactly the same height/age/price etc · We're both exactly the same height.
to be the same age, length etc as someone or something else: · At 14, Richard was already as tall as his father.be as old/long/strong etc as: · The loss of a pet can be just as upsetting as the death of a member of the family.
two or more amounts, totals, levels etc that are equal are the same as each other: · You should spend an equal amount of time on each question in the test.equal to: · A pint is equal to about half a litre.of equal power/strength/weight etc: · Choose two stones of roughly equal weight and size.
to the same degree: · Both schools seem equally good.· Club bosses and doormen are equally concerned about the situation.
when a situation affects what happens or what you do
use this to say that you think something should happen because of the situation now: · Normally I would have gone straight home, but under the circumstances I thought I should check on my mother.· Under the circumstances, I think the only thing you can do is apologize.· In the circumstances, it might be better if I gave the lecture rather than you.
use this when you think that something is not surprising if you consider the situation it happened in: · They tried to contact everyone and given the circumstances, I think they did very well.· Given the situation, the police officer's reaction is understandable.
use this when you are saying that something is necessary, impossible, difficult etc because of the present situation, which is not very good: · The way things are, we hardly ever manage to go out together except at the weekend.· The way things are at work, I'm surprised more people haven't quit.
use this when the situation now is different from the situation you expected or needed: · We were hoping to finish by 5 o'clock, but as it is, we'll be lucky to finish by 8!· Why start an argument? You're in enough trouble as it is!
use this when something happens, is true, or must be done because of the way the situation is now, although the situation may change in the future: · People talk about the British constitution, but as things stand there is no real constitution.· We may get a few more applicants, but the way things stand Mr. Davis looks like the best candidate.
especially British if something happens by force of circumstances , it happens differently from the way you expect or intend because the situation has changed: · By force of circumstances, I found myself having to share an office with my previous manager.· Force of circumstances compelled the senator to retire in 1934.
while something else is happening
also whilst British during the same period of time that something is happening: · I bought a magazine while I was waiting for the train.· Did you get a lot of work done whilst the kids were out?· I'll just make a phone call while you finish the dishes.· He was afraid he'd have another fit whilst he was driving.
while something else is happening: · Leave the vegetables to simmer, and meanwhile bring a large pot of water to a boil.· Three helicopters scanned the area; the soldiers meanwhile were looking into back gardens, dustbins, and under hedgerows.
if something happens as something else is happening, it happens at the same time: · As we were leaving, Carole and her friends arrived.· There was a shocked silence as he spoke.· The sensor uses an infrared beam to "read" a vehicle's exhaust emissions as it drives past.just as (=at exactly the same time as): · He ran into the road just as a car was coming.· The phone rang just as he stepped out of the shower.as soon as: · As soon as I pulled in, the engine went dead.· I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.
in the same way as things usually happen
in the same way as things usually happen: · Sam was in a bad mood as usual.· There will be discounts available for students as usual.· As usual, there was far too much food.
British /like always American informal spoken use this to say that something is not surprising because it is what almost always happens: · Jim was the first to arrive, as always.· As ever, her work has been excellent this term.· When he arrived he stank of whiskey and tobacco, like always.
British spoken say this when you are annoyed because something bad that usually happens has just happened again: · I'm in trouble at work, as per usual.· She was three hours late as per usual.· He said he'd phone, but he won't. As per usual!
done in a particular way
· She was looking at me in a very strange way.· The wedding ceremony was conducted in quite a formal manner.
formal if you do something in a particular fashion , you do it in a particular way: · There's no reason why we can't behave in a civilized fashion even though we're getting divorced.
: with enthusiasm/care/envy/delight etc enthusiastically, carefully etc: · A sign warned motorists to drive with care.· He has borne his illness with great courage.· They set about tackling the problem with a great deal of enthusiasm.· "My daughter's been selected for the Olympic team," she said, with understandable pride.
in a particular way: like this/that: · You mustn't talk to people like that - it's very rude.· They were all waving their arms around, like this.like somebody (=in the same way as someone): · He stood bolt upright, like a soldier.· He moves and talks just like his father.
done or made in a way that is typical of a place, group of people etc - use this after another noun or adjective: · Although he was educated in India, he went to an English-style boarding school.· They live in a beautiful little country-style house on the edge of town.· He wore his gun at the hip, cowboy-style.
if something is done along particular lines , it is done in a way that is similar to the way you have mentioned: along socialist/military/institutional etc lines: · The school was run along almost military lines.along the same/similar lines: · We must have been thinking along the same lines, because we both said together, "Let's get out of here!"
in a way that seems to show that something has happened, something is true etc, even though this might not always be what has happened, what is true etc: · Dreen looked as if he'd seen a ghost.· She moved her legs slowly, as though in pain.
formal in a particular way - used in literature: · The affair had been conducted with an air of mystery which he disliked.· Lila came out into the yard with an air of happy confidence.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 Roberta was late as usual (=in the way that she usually was).
spoken informal He asked if I’d go out with him. As if (=it is extremely unlikely that I would go out with him)!
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 They were exporting as far afield as Alexandria.
 The amount of crime is about half as much again (=the same in addition to half that amount) as it was in 1973.
 We’re acting as agents for Mr Watson.
 He’s almost as old as I am.
 Ms/Miss/Mrs/Mr Please delete as applicable.
 Mark box 1 or 2, as appropriate.
 Matthew arrived at 2 o'clock as arranged.
· The document will serve as a basis for negotiations.
· His sudden death came as a huge blow to us all.
 The whiteness of the arctic fox acts as camouflage, hiding it from its enemies.
(=compete for a position in an election)· Lee stated that he did not intend to stand as a candidate in the presidential elections.
(=suggest someone for election)· He allowed his name to be put forward as a candidate for governor.
 They hope his election will act as a catalyst for reform.
 The two brothers are as different as chalk and cheese.
(=very clean)· The place was clean as a whistle.
 We put up our home as collateral in order to raise the money to invest in the scheme.
 Rain, snow, and hail are collectively known as precipitation.
 The news will come as no surprise to his colleagues.
· When I said she’d lost weight, I meant it as a compliment.
(=be a consultant on a particular project)· He acted as a historical consultant on the film.
· We have 170 staff working as computer consultants to clients.
 She looks efficient and as cool as a cucumber.
(=describes someone or something as very good)· Critics hailed the film as a brilliant portrayal of American society at that time.
 In 1896 Nicholas was crowned as Tsar.
· The city was regarded as crucial to the area’s defence.
 She’s as daft as a brush (=extremely silly).
informal (=completely deaf)· He won’t hear you - he’s as deaf as a post.
 The party was derided as totally lacking in ideas.
 After the operation her condition was described as comfortable. The youth is described as being 18 to 19 years old.
 The small fines for this type of crime do not act as much of a deterrent.
also drunk as a skunk (=very drunk) He turned up one morning, drunk as a lord.
(=completely dry)· These plants need some water – they’re dry as a bone.
(=very easy)
 In 1768, John Wilkes was elected as their Member of Parliament.
· These measures are seen as essential for national security.
 I loved him every bit as much as she did.
(=use someone as a good example of something)· He was held up as an example to the younger athletes.
· She never complained or used her illness as an excuse.
(=in the way that was planned or thought likely to happen)· Tickets have not been selling as well as expected.
 Because of its high cost, a carpet is not an item that you change as the fancy takes you (=whenever you want).
 The plains stretched for as far as the eye could see (=all the distance you could see).
 We’ve kept the original features of the house as far as possible (=as much as possible).
 They had got as far as painting the kitchen.
 The first petrol-driven car was produced as far back as 1883.
 Johnny ran off as fast as his legs could carry him (=running as quickly as he could).
(=because you want to be kind, not because you have to)· She delivered the parcel as a favour to her sister.
 When his dad left, he felt as though his world had turned upside-down.
 My leg feels as if it’s broken.
 ‘Do you want chili sauce on it?’ ‘No, it’s fine as it is, thanks.’
 She’s over eighty now, but still as fit as a fiddle (=very fit).
 The countryside near there is flat as a pancake (=very flat).
(=in the same state or condition as other people or things) The new law puts women on an equal legal footing with men. Many of the old polytechnics are now on the same footing as universities.
 Kiribati, formerly known as the Gilbert Islands
 Despite his busy day he arrived looking as fresh as a daisy (=not tired and ready to do things).
(=this is what I believe to be true) She’s his niece, from what I can gather.
 I hate paperwork as a general rule.
 The ground was too hard to dig so I gave it up as a bad job (=stopped trying because success seemed unlikely).
 The concept is taken as a given in social studies.
 He was making the story up as he went along.
 Things will get easier as time goes by.
 As the weeks went by, I became more and more worried.
 A UN representative will act as a go-between for leaders of the two countries.
 The kids were as good as gold (=very good).
 Once the boat’s repaired, it’ll be as good as new (=in perfect condition).
 The summer’s as good as over.
 This carpet’s as good as ruined.
 Don’t take everything she says as gospel (=don’t believe everything she says).
(=people say you are a hero)· He was hailed a hero after saving the young girl’s life.
 Steve was as high as a kite (=strongly affected by drugs or alcohol).
 The school is held up as a model for others.
 They had a number of suggestions as to how the service could be improved.
(=be an incentive)· The chance of promotion acts as an incentive for many employees.
· Each student must be treated as an individual.
 Eva went straight to the hotel, as instructed (=as she had been told).
 Their offer was so low I took it as an insult (=thought it was meant to be an insult).
 Jackson acted as an intermediary between the two parties.
 Just as (=at the exact moment when) I opened the door, the telephone started to ring.
 She was new in the job and keen as mustard (=very keen).
 ‘I’m divorced, as you know,’ she said briefly.
 As far as I know, they’re arriving on Saturday (=used when you think something is true but are not sure).
 The museum outlines the development of the city as we know it today.
 Nitrous oxide is commonly known as laughing gas.
· The party is meeting to choose a new leader.
· He was elected leader of his country by a huge majority.
 She was as light as a feather (=very light) to carry.
spoken (=very probably) As likely as not, the meeting will take place in the village pub.
 My lawyer advised me to say as little as possible.
 I’ll never forget this for as long as I live.
 He owes money to a list of people as long as your arm (=a very long list).
 Try to keep going for as long as possible.
 You can stay for as long as you want.
 She tried to stay awake for as long as she could.
 The fruit should be left on the tree as long as possible.
(=it seems likely that) It looks as if it might rain later. It looks like they won’t be needing us anymore.
 He looked as if he hadn’t washed for a week.
(=a rude way of saying very angry)
(=completely crazy)
 As far as I can make out, he has never been married.
 I’ve given talks so many times that now I just make them up as I go along (=think of things to say as I am speaking).
 They say the people of Los Angeles speak 12 languages and teach just as many in the schools.
 A great trip! We visited five countries in as many days (=in five days).
 The company now employs four times as many women as men.
· As I mentioned earlier, it will cost a lot of money.
 This caused a few gasps, as well it might.
British English (=very miserable)
 ‘It’s going to be fine,’ replied David, with as much confidence as he could muster.
(=if or when something becomes necessary)· Team members move from job to job as the need arises.
(=used to emphasize that something happens very regularly)· John and Liz were late as normal.
 She’s nowhere near as pretty as you are.
 She’s nutty as a fruitcake (=completely crazy).
(=people have different opinions about it)· Opinion was divided as to whether the program will work.
 I’d had him pegged as a troublemaker.
· The number is expressed as a percentage of the total population of the country.
 I like her as a person, but not as a boss.
(=extremely drunk)
 The night was as black as pitch (=very dark).
(=very clear)
 The wedding was fine and everything went as planned (=happened the way it had been planned).
 With the Explorer pass, you can get on and off the bus as you please.
 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is popularly known as the Mormon Church.
 We shall be contributing as much as we possibly can to the campaign.
· Latin America was afraid that the invasion of Panama would be used as a precedent.
· I was given this book as a present.
(=because of moral beliefs about right and wrong)· As a matter of principle one should never yield to terrorism.
 She first came to prominence as an artist in 1989.
 He reappeared two hours later, as promised.
 a young wife whose husband used her as a punching bag
 Quick as a flash (=very quickly) she replied, ‘That’s not what I’ve heard!’
 I’ll be as quiet as a mouse (=very quiet).
 A military spokesman was quoted as saying that the border area is now safe.
 The nurses’ union was quoted as an example of a responsible trade union.
 Edith was widely regarded as (=considered by many people to be) eccentric.
British English (=be on an official list of a particular group)
 He phones us every Sunday at six, regular as clockwork (=always at the same time).
· The court's decision came as a huge relief to Microsoft.
(=be a reminder)· The photograph will serve as a lovely reminder of your visit.
(=look or seem rather like something)· The building resembled nothing so much as giant beehive.
(=as a sign of respect, especially for someone who has just died)· Flags were flown at half mast as a mark of respect for the dead seamen.
 I was, as you rightly said, the smallest boy in the class.
British English (=be completely safe) Your money will be as safe as houses.
(=in order to prevent accidents from happening, when this is possible but not very likely)· A fence was put around the lake as a safety precaution.
(=used to give someone’s opinion) As I see it, you don’t have any choice. The way I see it, we have two options.
 Oh, all right, seeing as it’s you (=used to agree humorously to someone’s request).
 Her death should serve as a warning to other young people.
(=be very unexpected)· The collapse of the company came as a shock to us all.
(=completely silent in a mysterious or uncomfortable way)
· Your writing is as bad as mine.
 We went along silently on tiptoe so as not to disturb anyone.
 The frame is as solid as a rock (=extremely solid).
 The news came as something of a surprise.
 Try and get the car fixed as soon as possible.
 I bought a model of the Eiffel Tower as a souvenir of Paris.
· Speaking as a medical man, I'd advise you to take some exercise every day.
· He died while working as a government spy.
· Anyone caught working with the Resistance was shot as a spy.
 We had soup as a starter, followed by steak.
 The next morning I was as stiff as a board (=very stiff).
 Strange as it may seem, I actually prefer cold weather.
 It struck me as odd that the man didn’t introduce himself before he spoke.
 Paul can be as stubborn as a mule (=very stubborn).
(=be said to be a possible or likely successor)· When Tizard was about to retire as chairman, Cockcroft was tipped as his successor.
 There is now a greater awareness of problems such as these.
 Birth is a natural process, and should be treated as such.
(=used to ask someone to give an example) ‘There are lots of useful things you could do.’ ‘Such as?’
 He lectured in such a way that many in the audience found him impossible to understand.
 We will look at the evidence, such as it is, for each of these theories.
(=be surprising)· The announcement came as a surprise to most people.
(=not be surprising)· It came as no surprise when Lester got the job.
(=assume that something is correct or certain, because you are sure that this is the case) It isn’t official yet, but you can take it as read that you’ve got the contract.
 The presence of dust clouds has been taken as evidence of recent star formation.
· One reason for the 49ers’ success is that they play as a team.
· You have to learn to work as a team.
(=very stupid)
(=very thin)
(=at present)· As things stand at the moment, I have no intention of becoming a candidate myself.
(=used to say what happened or was discovered in the end)· Obviously, there had to be some mistake. As things turned out, there was.
(=as time passes)· I understood him better as time went on.
(=very tough) He’s as tough as nails – a good man to have on the team.
(=not trust someone at all)
 They employ 90 people, twice as many as last year.
 Interest rates are twice as high as those of our competitors.
 Nick’s dog is as ugly as sin (=very ugly).
 The issue should be discussed as a matter of urgency.
 She ate twice as much as usual.
 the phenomena variously known as ‘mass culture’, ‘popular culture’, or the ‘public arts’
(=to write or talk about someone as though they are not responsible for their bad situation)· She was portrayed as the victim of a loveless marriage.
 You’ll be as warm as toast in that sleeping bag.
 I was feeling more tired as the night wore on.
 The question arose as to whether this behaviour was unlawful.
 Are you OK? You’re white as a sheet (=extremely pale).
(=used in formal situations to tell someone you will do what they want) ‘I’d like it to be ready by six.’ ‘Just as you wish, sir.’
 Without so much as a word of thanks, Ben turned and went back into the office (=he did not even say thank you as he should have done).
· He appeared as an expert witness at several government enquiries.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • None of them had as yet discovered a deep, rewarding love.
  • Problems of language and skills will place them at a disadvantage.There was, however, no evidence of worry as yet.
  • The as yet unnamed car will have a four litre V10 engine and will cost £95,000.
  • The revelations will deeply embarrass the security services and lead to further accusations of incompetence as yet another operative tells his story.
  • There was no idea as yet of the radiant gods of Olympus who would have loathed the hateful sacrifice.
  • They had a fair daughter as yet unmarried.
  • They had been married four years and were as yet childless.
  • Why is it that we have, as yet, achieved so little?
  • Brian shook his head as if to say "don't trust her."
  • It sounds as though she's been really sick.
  • Joe always sounds as if he's drunk.
  • Mandy felt as if they were all against her.
  • You look as if you're having a good time.
  • You make it seem as if you're being overworked.
  • All of them stared at him intently, as though trying to understand something.
  • Blank-faced, she looked as though she had been drained of all sensation.
  • Everyone's looking as though it's wonderful but it's a din!
  • He worked to dispel his doubts about his friend as though to pass another test, like his ordeal in the park.
  • I felt as though I were plunging into something new and quite abnormal.
  • It was as though some one had burgled my heart and taken away something that meant a great deal to me.
  • It was as though there were only seven loaves and seven fishes.
  • She cried then, and went on crying for a week, mourning Fanshawe as though he were dead.
  • And it's not as if I've gone off it within myself.
  • It's not as if I have a sister or brother to worry about.
  • It's not as if I haven't got any.
  • It's not as if I worked for a large network news show.
  • It's not as if there was a stash of notes that he could extort from Stone and take away with him.
  • It's not as if we're like bus drivers or air traffic controllers.
  • Plus, it's not as if the Barn Burners, Helm's current band, is a household name.
  • Just keep quiet - you're in enough trouble as it is.
  • We were hoping to finish by 5 o'clock, but as it is, we'll be lucky to finish by 8!
  • We were saving money to go to Hawaii, but as it is we can only afford to go on a camping trip.
  • Why start an argument? You're in enough trouble as it is!
  • About as hot in Washington as it is in Managua this morning.
  • Faxing the stuff, may prove awkward as it is on 2 large A3 sheets.
  • For the historian it is equally illegitimate to overlook what they had in common as it is to neglect the differences.
  • It lives in large family groups and is said to be as shy as it is fearsome-looking.
  • Quota sampling is widely used in market research as it is cost-effective.
  • She is not looking for the divided subject but seeking to understand why the unified subject we have is as it is.
  • Some of them are barely surviving as it is.
  • The middle-class in the center of concern in these novels, as it is in sentimental comedy.
► as from/of something
  • Profits this year are $2.5 million as against $4 million last year.
  • The President asked for opinions as to the likelihood of war.
  • He became famous, as it were , for never having a hit record.
  • He cornered the market in heroes, as it were.
  • He was there, as it were, in reflection.
  • Maps to particular places allow one to penetrate the maze, by appointment as it were.
  • That made me, by birth as it were, a member of the Strauss family.
  • The basic chords, as it were, are there.
  • The basic signals are the same but each area has, as it were, its own dialect of calls.
  • Um, the computer guru, uh, the wizards as it were, is going to be there for emergency calls.
  • We do not have to try to remember ourselves in a vacuum, as it were.
  • And as is the way of things in nature, given sufficient heat and hammering, the result is forged steel.
  • For his contemporaries, Gloucester clearly filled a double role, as is illustrated by his dealings with the city of York.
  • In fact, as is clearly illustrated by this data, inequalities are relatively consistent throughout childhood.
  • It is as unique in its way as was the original White Paper.
  • It was a small, intimate gathering that was assembled, as was the custom among nice Atchison families.
  • Now he desires, as is but right, that my dowry should be returned with me.
  • The classic Sinatra phrasing remains intact, as does that easy-breeze delivery.
  • The human was now seen as a biomechanical machine, as was the entire universe.
► as you do
  • As for racism, much progress has been made, but there is still much to do.
  • As for you, young man, you're grounded.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► as much/as many/the same again► as always► something is as American as apple pie
  • Ecumenically it is as important as anything.
  • The 9000 model cellular phone is made in Finland, but the technology inside is as American as apple pie.
  • Instead of hiring child care I traded it with other parents: I had a list as long as my arm.
  • Mr Linley stuck out a microphone as long as his arm, right up to those ragged jaws.
  • My record's as long as my arm - even longer.
► so/as far as I am aware
  • "Everyone knows it was your idea." "Be that as it may, we can present it together."
  • Be that as it may, all of us need order.
  • Be that as it may, blood-sharing in vampire bats seems to fit the Axelrod model well.
  • Be that as it may, Driesch concluded that Weismann was wrong, at least in part.
  • Be that as it may, his depiction was so convincingly done as to restore belief in the existence of centaurs!
  • Be that as it may, I shall attempt to explain the spiritual aspect in my own terms.
  • Be that as it may, terrible things clearly happened.
  • Be that as it may, the truth is plain: this is an exercise of arrogant power which stinks.
  • Be that as it may, Woolridge had his suspicions.
► red as a beet► being as
  • I'll deal with the problem as best I can.
  • I cleaned the car up as best I could, but it still looked a mess.
  • We'll have to manage as best we can without you.
  • And her reaction to her illness was, as best I can glean, fraught with fear, discouragement, and depression.
  • I would therefore be grateful if you could refer back to the letter I wrote and respond as best you can.
  • It is therefore necessary to locate as best we can the final resting place or incidence of the major types of taxes.
  • Only a proportion of them are successful and the rest must struggle as best they can to obtain mates.
  • Our culture has no Obon ready-made, but we are filling in as best we can.
  • Then you gently and gradually work the new feather on, positioning it to match the original plumage as best you can.
  • We must also imagine our way into myth, as best we can, like actors in a play.
  • You just have to wait and catch your moment or piece things together as best you can.
  • Barbara was every bit as good as she sounded.
  • Here, the Fund runs many family projects that are less well-known but doing work that is every bit as important.
  • It is for this reason that good balanced design is every bit as important as meticulous craftsmanship.
  • It takes no more than five minutes and tastes every bit as good at the oven-baked variety.
  • The explanation is every bit as important as the numbers!
  • The traffic was every bit as bad as had been predicted.
  • Things every bit as bad happen there, too.
  • To her horror it was every bit as bad as she'd feared, and possibly even a tiny bit worse.
► not be as black as you are painted
  • Didn't you see me coming? You must be as blind as a bat!
  • I'm as blind as a bat without my glasses.
  • Everyone is in the same boat today.
  • If marriage is a boat, then many of us are in the same boat!
  • So we are in the same boat with our ancestors!
  • We should all be in the same boat.
► make/be so bold (as to do something)
  • In April 1992 they persuaded Boris Yeltsin to put three industrialists into the government to act as a brake on the free-marketeers.
  • Post-war development of parachutes acting as brakes on jet aircraft are also covered in this rarely written about subject.
  • To what extent do girls act as brakes on, or motivators of, delinquent behaviour in masculine adolescent gang-culture, for example?
  • Unfortunately, widespread foot-dragging continues to act as a brake on debt relief.
  • She was as bright as a button.
  • Some of them are frail physically but are as bright as a button in their minds.
  • Despite the fire damage, it's business as usual at the barber shop.
  • Back in Los Angeles it was business as usual.
  • How could they proceed with business as usual?
  • It will soon be back to business as usual.
  • So it was business as usual.
  • The next day was business as usual.
  • This change has involved more than just mixing up kids and carrying on business as usual.
  • This is more than dictatorial business as usual.
  • We need to be clear that, if Bush defeats Al Gore, there will no longer be business as usual.
► as if I cared!
  • She ran to her mother as fast as her legs could carry her.
► as happy as a clam
  • Joe's directions are as clear as mud.
  • What this really means, of course, is still as clear as mud.
  • I'm not going to worry about it. I'll just take each day as it comes.
  • I always think the best way of approaching an interview is to take it as it comes.
  • If I were you, I'd just enjoy each day and take life as it comes.
  • The only way to manage when you have small kids is to take things as they come.
  • Ever since Cherith, I've vowed that I'd just take love as it comes - and as it goes.
  • Just take it as it comes.
  • So take it as it comes, for the moment.
  • That was the only way to treat the war: take it as it comes.
  • You can't change it, so you take it as it comes.
► as nice/as stupid etc as they come
  • And this might come as a surprise to our brethren in the popular national press - Thirty-eight.
  • Buller's Hill House came as a surprise.
  • Her answer came as a surprise.
  • It comes as a surprise to find him boasting of his prowess as a rioter.
  • Nevertheless, he said the sharp drop in the book-to-bill came as a surprise.
  • Nor should it come as a surprise that these rules frequently get S corporation owners into trouble.
  • So it comes as a surprise to discover that this is not always the case.
  • This should not come as a surprise to people who are free.
  • I said he was a workaholic, and he seemed to take it as a compliment.
  • After a bit she became used to being stared at, even taking it as a compliment.
  • After all, these services are free and we take it as a compliment if you ask.
  • But Marcel would no doubt take that as a compliment.
  • But the members of Greyhound Soul take it as a compliment, as it was meant to be taken.
  • But when she heard such things, Privet took it as a compliment.
  • He would only assume that she attached some importance to his opinion and take it as a compliment.
  • I did not quite know what they meant but I took it as a compliment.
  • I take that as a compliment.
  • As far as I'm concerned, this is the council's decision, not mine.
  • It's a good deal, as far as I'm concerned.
  • As far as bilingual education is concerned, the schools are not doing a good enough job.
  • Where taxes are concerned, savings bonds are better than certificates of deposit.
► as a consequence (of something)/in consequence (of something)
  • My house is ten miles from here as the crow flies.
  • The distance between the two towns is only 10 kilometres as the crow flies, but it can take up to 2 hours along the narrow coastal road.
  • Similarly a stone's throw, as the crow flies, etc.
  • The course should be five and a half miles as the crow flies.
  • The distance between Avonmouth, near Bristol, and Poole in Dorset is only 65 miles as the crow flies.
  • And, as if on cue, I did.
  • And, on cue, he heard the sound of hoofbeats ` on the wind.
  • Dead on cue the runner hurries over to Eli to answer his question.
  • Right on cue, a butterfly flew up to the plants we were looking at and landed!
  • She passed a couple of groundskeepers, who turned as if on cue for a second look.
  • She should have become angry with him for his persistence, on cue, but for some reason she didn't.
  • The boys slashed, jumped, and shouted with enthusiasm and on cue.
  • The sky, as if on cue, was overcast.
► take each day as it comes► as pretty/smart etc as the dickens
  • Entrepreneurial strategies - as distinct from their managerial implementation - centre on investment, marketing and the form of company organisation.
  • I have seldom felt the need to recognise these as distinct from rise-fall and fall-rise respectively.
  • I want it to go on because I've just recently begun to enjoy it as distinct from experiencing it.
  • Originally, chamber music meant secular music, or that of the court as distinct from that of the Church.
  • Piaget allows two years for the development of sensorimotor intelligence as distinct from conceptual intelligence.
  • The buffers and draw gear were spring type, as distinct from india rubber as used on some.
  • There were increasing demands for a national policy for the unemployed as distinct from central support of local efforts.
  • They are a major and fundamental component of the system of the unconscious, as distinct from the conscious and preconscious systems.
► as dull as ditchwater
  • I wrote back, Paz said, I told him, Dada dead as dodo eat your hat.
  • The campaign was as dead as a dodo.
  • If looks could kill, Dooley Barlowe would have dropped him right there, dead as a doornail.
  • She looked dead as a doornail.
  • There we were, messing around with his things, and all the time he was dead as a doornail in Paris.
► look as if you’ve been dragged through a hedge backwards► do duty as something
  • Families somehow survived, even as they were being torn apart by the war.
► as ever
  • The lads were as cheerful as ever but guarded, like the possessors of unwelcome news.
  • Barbara was every bit as good as she sounded.
  • Here, the Fund runs many family projects that are less well-known but doing work that is every bit as important.
  • If you looked through a microscope you could see that they had cheekbones every bit as good as Hope Steadman's.
  • In terms of predicting and controlling the social environment, high technology can quite clearly be every bit as important as brute force.
  • It is for this reason that good balanced design is every bit as important as meticulous craftsmanship.
  • It takes no more than five minutes and tastes every bit as good at the oven-baked variety.
  • The explanation is every bit as important as the numbers!
► it’s as easy as falling off a log
  • And fancies himself as a fisherman.
  • Any chick who fancies herself as a feminist ought to go and see Martha McGilchrist.
  • He fancied himself as a strategist.
  • He fancied himself as something of an impresario, and had some experience negotiating contracts with Hollywood studios.
  • He fancied himself in love with me, the silly boy, but that was absurd.
  • I fancy myself a famous writer.
  • Krause has always fancied himself a keen talent scout first.
  • Now he fancies himself as a great military strategist.
► go so far/as far as to do something► as/so far as I’m concerned► as/so far as something is concerned
  • Boatmen traded goods up the Missouri River as far as Yellowstone.
  • If Apollo would give it the matter was settled as far as he was concerned.
  • If you live right, death is a joke to you as far as fear is concerned.
  • In the fetal ovary the eggs progress as far as prophase I-and then they arrest.
  • Severely ill patients are given support in hospitals, their symptoms being relieved as far as possible, and most eventually recover.
  • That is encouraging as far as it goes.
  • The bomb which ripped apart bus No. 18 in the capital hurled bodies as far as 50 yards.
  • The principle that justice should, as far as possible, be open is central to our system of criminal justice.
  • Uncle Michael was the kind of man who believed he owned as far as he could see.
► as/so far as I know/I can remember/I can tell/I can see etc
  • What Kroll said was accurate, as far as it goes.
  • My country has adopted individual rights in principle, but as far as it goes, it means men, not women.
  • That's as far as it goes with me.
  • That is encouraging as far as it goes.
  • This self-defense strategy is fine as far as it goes, but it addresses only half of the prevention equation.
  • Virtually all of it is right as far as it goes.
  • We push it as far as it goes.
► in so far as/insofar as/in as far as
  • But if every worker made pins separately, the factory might make as few as 10 or at the most 200.
  • Infection can result from ingestion of as few as 10 cysts.
  • The number of bodies that will be left standing is unclear but could be as few as 10.
  • The winners in the color photography category are as follows: J. Robinson, D. Smith, R. Lewis.
  • A rather similar, and equally mistaken, line of thought which might appeal is as follows.
  • These targets may be analysed on the basis of buying process roles, as follows.
  • Using the terminology derived from holography, we can reinterpret these waves as follows.
  • More visionary railway schemes were got up in the inter-war years.
  • At 87, Juran is still able to give as good as he gets.
  • Don't you worry about Tim. He may be small but he gives as good as he gets!
  • It was a tough interview, but I thought the President gave as good as he got.
  • The youngest of three sons, Dave can give as good as he gets.
► take something as given► somebody sees the glass as half-empty/half-full
  • $40 a ticket isn't bad as football tickets go.
  • He's not bad, as politicians go.
► be as good as it gets
  • And, worse yet, not as good as himself just a few years back.
  • Are the Cowboys as good as they are going to get?
  • It was not of museum quality, but it was as good as it needed to be.
  • Montana may not be as good as it was 20 years ago.
  • Now she proved to be as good as, or even better than, her word!
  • Second, I am learned in letters, as good as any man.
  • Seen through 9-year-old eyes, that's as good as an invitation.
  • The bacon sandwiches are as good as ever, but Sokha's smile is missing.
► as good a time/place etc as any
  • The President promised to lower income taxes, and he's been as good as his word.
  • "When's the next bus coming?" "Your guess is as good as mine."
  • "Who do you think will win the World Cup?" "Your guess is as good as mine."
  • A TU154 weighs a third more and consumes half as much fuel again as its Western equivalent, the Boeing 727.
  • Even allowing for O'Donovan doing half as much business, this would mean 3000 tonnes of toxic waste leaving Ireland a year.
  • He will not worry about the quality if he does half as much on Saturday.
  • The fly therefore produces half as much sperm as normal.
  • The safety mattress also produced only half as much carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.
  • These kids only have half as much cerebral cortex as is normal.
  • They looked like equine stock, but they were half as big again as any horse that Rostov had ever encountered.
  • But cars are about half as much again as in Britain.
  • But Catherine, 31, and 56-year-old Fatal Attraction star Michael spent more than half as much again.
  • In school we are spending nearly half as much again, in real terms per pupil, as in 1979.
  • Social Progress Health spending is half as much again as it was in 1979, after taking account of inflation.
  • The Government is spending over half as much again more than Labour did when they were last in power.
  • The line shot out, half as much again.
  • They looked like equine stock, but they were half as big again as any horse that Rostov had ever encountered.
  • This is half as much again as last year.
► not half as/so good/interesting etc (as somebody/something)► I/you might as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb► as it happens/it just so happens
  • Hard as nails he may be but don't let anyone tell you Hank hasn't got a sense of humour.
  • Beautiful but hard as nails, she'd thought then.
  • Willie O'Connor is as hard as nails and Liam Simpson takes no prisoners.
► as soon as your head hits the pillow
  • I was as angry as hell.
  • Lucy was shy as hell, and Jay was sure and easy.
  • She washed spiders down the plughole, and felt guilty as hell about it.
  • Strong, dedicated, skilful, passionate, intelligent and as angry as hell.
  • The Jaguar is reported to have crashed in a distant country, mad as hell.
  • These people were mad as hell.
  • Whenever her family had been mentioned she looked as guilty as hell.
  • Alan, if I could get you out of there, I sure as hell would.
  • And they sure as hell don't understand any of us.
  • But it will sure as hell make him think twice before risking it.
  • Goddamn that tune, it sure as hell sounds familiar!
  • I as sure as hell don't want it.
  • I don't think I scare easily, but I sure as hell scared myself that weekend.
  • Not even that low humming sound which I knew sure as hell wasn't the thermostat on the fridge.
  • They sure as hell don't need your paper and even less journalists like Steven Wells with his repetitive, egotistical comments!
► (just) out of interest/as a matter of interest► as sober as a judge► as far as I can judge
  • And you men and half of Terminus as well are just as bad.
  • At home it was just as bad.
  • I would say the top teams are just as good, but the lesser teams have caught up a little bit.
  • It was just as good a place as any to get away from Julius for a while.
  • Now Allan Ahlberg has written two more stories about the same skeletons, and they're just as good.
  • Or something else, just as bad, could happen.
  • People accuse the whites of being prejudiced, but blacks can be just as bad.
  • Virginia says sending them to a sister training program it has established at nearby Mary Baldwin College is just as good.
  • I'd just as soon ride with you, if that's okay.
  • Absorbing Costs Self-defeating techniques yield consequences that most organizations would just as soon not deal with.
  • After all, he delivers oil to you and would just as soon keep doing it.
  • And a lot of them would just as soon not get this junk e-mail.
  • And they would just as soon I was not there.
  • Fiercely individualistic, Texas would just as soon give back the Alamo as institute a state tax.
  • The dismissal of such people would stir up controversy the president would just as soon avoid.
► it’s/that’s just as well► would you be kind enough to do something/be so kind as to do something► know somebody/something as something► it’s ... , Jim, but not as we know it
  • As large as life and death, both funny and sad - and not a little dangerous.
  • He had been standing large as life beside Lady Usk, and it was plain that he knew her identity.
  • I looked up - he was standing nearby, large as life.
  • Oh, Lee, you're as large as life.
  • There were the words, as large as life and often twice as sane.
  • Du Pont was seen walking from room to room in the house as late as midnight, officials said.
  • He could party as late as he wanted, come and go as he pleased.
  • Individuals accounted for more than three-quarters of trading as late as three years ago.
  • Installed in 1906, I saw the piping in full service as late as 1985.
  • It was as if they had left it as late as possible to take maximum advantage of credit.
  • Snow may linger as late as mid-July.
  • The cabinet was informed as late as possible; even ministers on the poll-tax review committee were not told what was coming.
  • The return of Communists to power seemed possible even as late as the presidential runoff between Zyuganov and Yeltsin in July.
► not be in the same league (as somebody/something)► without so much as a by your leave► as long as you like/as much as you like etc► as like as not/like enough► as little as £5/3 months/10 feet etc
  • As long as you're just sitting there, come help me with the groceries.
  • Pam stayed awake as long as she could.
  • You can go as long as you're home for dinner.
  • At the least, officials said, the move will postpone implementation of the program for as long as six months.
  • Fortunately Scott was reasonably obedient as long as some one kept a close watch over him.
  • His fame will remain undiminished as long as the game of cricket is played.
  • It's quite possible you won't even realise this, so long as you each mirror the same changes.
  • It is not a wasted experience as long as it can be purged of negative overtones.
  • This is three times as long as the Canon's heads, so I haven't included replacements in the page costs.
  • Wet wood can recover as long as it dries out relatively quickly.
  • Why did they not know that as long as they did not speak, he was all right?
  • Caldwell says she will continue lecturing as long as people want to listen.
  • Hongkongers will not complain as long as the Li family shares continue to benefit from it.
  • None of this is likely to change the dynamics of stadium-bidding, as long as the sports-league cartels distort the market.
  • Take it back to your hotel; keep it as long as you need.
  • The company believes it is at least twice as long as any private sector award so far.
  • The image which had been so preserved for, well for as long as anyone could remember, was suddenly shattered.
  • This took as long as running the neural network, just over two hours.
  • You have to let them do it their way as long as they are going in the right direction.
  • As luck would have it, it rained the next day and the game was canceled.
  • As luck would have it, there were two seats left on the last flight.
  • This was the first time I had ever seen a panda, and as luck would have it, I had my camera with me.
  • But, as luck would have it, for them anyway, no buses ran on Sunday.
  • But, as luck would have it, I didn't have an opportunity to follow up my intention at the time.
  • Somewhere in the Great Hall, as luck would have it, were two managing directors from Salomon Brothers.
  • This particular shoe, as luck would have it, is a flip-flop.
► there’s no (such thing as a) free lunch► like magic/as if by magic
  • Hardin made as if to rise from his seat.
  • Then he made as if to resume their embrace, but Polly raised a hand to stop him.
► live as man and wife
  • The crowd rise to their feet as one man.
  • The... whole North arose as one man...
  • Undaunted, Athletico played as one man.
  • A lofty and spacious carriage, the G slips from rough country into a more courtly role as if to the manner born.
  • Art dealers too left the city, and as many artists as could afford the fare.
  • Flocks of as many as one hundred wild turkeys, each weighing up to forty pounds, abounded in the woods.
  • He posted more than twice as many as Owens.
  • In fact let more pupils in, as many as you can.
  • In its submission to the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice, the association claimed as many as 700 prisoners could be innocent.
  • Judgement must be suspended and as many ideas as possible, nomatterhow fanciful, collected and recorded, from any source.
  • There was division among the Roman catholic episcopate as well and as many favoured the system as were against it.
  • We need to examine each sheet of adjectives and rework as many of the negatives into positives as we can.
  • A single neuron can communicate with as many as 50, 000 other nerve cells in this way.
  • Do not be surprised if you reject as many as 50 percent of the candidates at this stage.
  • During much of that time he lived and traveled incognito under perhaps as many as 50 assumed names.
  • Each of these may be scored for as many as 50 categories and repeated for say 30 individuals.
  • I have observed as many as 50 in a procession a metre or more in length.
  • More gregarious than most falcons and social breeding, as many as 50 birds sometimes hunting together.
  • Ravenstonedale area provided as many as 1000 pairs of stockings a week at the height of the stocking trade.
  • The children leave single-file, and Josh logs as many as 50 pats in a good minute.
  • Beauty mainly torments us, as a matter of fact.
  • Before the Act the courts had, as a matter of sentencing practice, isolated two different types of affray.
  • Ford executives are reluctant to say as matter of corporate policy.
  • Governors were kept informed but as a decision of the headteachers rather than as a matter of right.
  • He hit the deck, moulding himself into the shadow as a matter of conditioned reflex.
  • In the Court of Appeal the majority held that, as a matter of construction, the clause did not apply.
  • So, as a matter of fact, did Ted Tollner.
  • They have agreed to look into the pensioner's plight as a matter of urgency if Miss Early gets in touch.
► as a matter of interest
  • The level of crime in our town is unhealthy and must be eliminated as a matter of urgency.
  • Any essential communication should be sent in writing and all letters of acceptance should be sent in as a matter of urgency.
  • Close monitoring of disk usage, together with improved training in file management, must be introduced as a matter of urgency.
  • Fundamental constitutional reconstruction was called for as a matter of urgency.
  • Is there not now a good case for strengthening the frontier wire, as a matter of urgency?
  • Now the county council has backed a new drive to recruit more retained firefighters, as a matter of urgency.
  • Please could you look into it as a matter of urgency.
  • That procedure should be streamlined as a matter of urgency.
  • They have agreed to look into the pensioner's plight as a matter of urgency if Miss Early gets in touch.
  • Voters expected as a matter of course that candidates would not keep all their promises.
  • Blood samples should be taken to measure the client's electrolyte and urea levels as a matter of routine.
  • By May first, I was able to walk from ten to twelve yards as a matter of routine.
  • Enemy redoubts were strewn with booby traps as a matter of course.
  • If they meet as a matter of course throughout the year they can review and plan on a regular basis.
  • Search at the police station should not be undertaken as a matter of routine but only where justified under Lindley v. Rutter.
  • Their general health is better and they do not suffer repeated or unwanted pregnancies as a matter of course.
  • They are very learned about cooking in San Francisco-people seem to expect as a matter of course things which we consider luxurious.
  • As a matter of fact, I have the woman's name written down somewhere.
  • Well, as a matter of fact, I heard he's still going out with Julie.
  • And, as a matter of fact, the U. S. Golf Association was delighted.
  • I like almost all women, as a matter of fact.
  • It rained all weekend, as a matter of fact, and on the Monday morning I got a shock.
  • Saw her awhile back at the Community Theater, as a matter of fact.
  • The wife of a prominent banker, his own banker as a matter of fact, said the banker liked mashed potatoes.
  • We all were, as a matter of fact.
  • Yes, it seemed to, as a matter of fact.
  • You know as a matter of fact there is nothing as old as crookedness.
  • Be that as it may, all of us need order.
  • Be that as it may, blood-sharing in vampire bats seems to fit the Axelrod model well.
  • Be that as it may, Driesch concluded that Weismann was wrong, at least in part.
  • Be that as it may, his depiction was so convincingly done as to restore belief in the existence of centaurs!
  • Be that as it may, I shall attempt to explain the spiritual aspect in my own terms.
  • Be that as it may, terrible things clearly happened.
  • Be that as it may, the truth is plain: this is an exercise of arrogant power which stinks.
  • Be that as it may, Woolridge had his suspicions.
  • Since we're just sitting here, we may as well have a drink.
  • You may as well not turn it on, Cooper, until after the game.
  • I may as well explain here why he did this much-criticized and desperate deed of daring...
  • I may as well have not bothered.
  • I may as well stick it out to the end.
  • If Klepner's gonna get his job he may as well do the spiel.
  • In the end the mission controllers took the very pragmatic view that they may as well continue the mission to the Moon.
  • That may as well be a word from a foreign language.
  • You may as well get used to it, Oakland.
  • You may as well play when you are in a scoring mode.
► as old as Methuselah
  • And if you have to plough the field anyway, you might as well plant it at the same time.
  • But what is unavoidable may still be undesirable, and one might as well say so.
  • D.W. had come in over ocean and flown low as a drug smuggler over what might as well be called treetops.
  • He might as well have gotten down on his hands and knees and begged for it.
  • He said we might as well go before his sister arrived, because once she came, it would be impossible.
  • I might as well have been a convert, a Gentile.
  • I thought I might just as well come down to the point.
  • You might as well go to a branch.
► much as► not so much ... as ...
  • Based on one of Aesop's fables, it was as much like a limerick as one of Shakespeare's sonnets.
  • For at school, the young man would be surrounded by men much like him-self.
  • The space inside looked as much like a junkyard as the space outside.
  • They like their bikes to be as much like cars as possible.
  • What he wanted, of course, was for me to write as much like he did as I possibly could.
  • Archaeological analyses say as much about the interpreters as about the extinct cultures.
  • Even the defense attorneys who went up against him said as much.
  • He felt convinced that Aeneas was the son-in-law Faunus had predicted, and he said as much to the envoys.
  • He said as much to Katherine on their second evening together.
  • He said as much when he finally let things loose.
  • Kennedy said as much in the summer of 1961, when he met Khrushchev in Vienna.
  • The women stood in silence, glad of each other's presence and without the need to say as much.
  • They will do and say as much as they dare, to get the client's money.
► it was as much as somebody could do to do something
  • I never received so much as a reply.
  • The car survived the accident without so much as a dent.
  • He had never had a day of sickness, not so much as a cold.
  • How could we have put their bag into ours without so much as a single check?
  • I, who had traveled all that long day on that train without so much as a cheese in my pocket?
  • It is a matter of tone, not so much as content.
  • So far in Rajasthan, I had not so much as nodded to another female.
  • That he had dumped her without a word, without so much as a goodbye.
  • We got our six appearances, and not so much as one drop-by or mix-and-mingle extra.
  • When they go straight to bed without so much as ordering a toasted sandwich or spending money at the bar.
  • But Catherine, 31, and 56-year-old Fatal Attraction star Michael spent more than half as much again.
  • But they want to raise at least as much again for work on related disorders.
  • In school we are spending nearly half as much again, in real terms per pupil, as in 1979.
  • Social Progress Health spending is half as much again as it was in 1979, after taking account of inflation.
  • That could be nearly as much again.
  • The Government is spending over half as much again more than Labour did when they were last in power.
  • The line shot out, half as much again.
  • This is half as much again as last year.
► as much
  • Analysts say Athens accounted for as much as 10 per cent of investment by emerging market funds.
  • It plans to slash as much as 10 percent of its payroll.
  • Led by Microsoft, the Nasdaq Composite Index rose as much as 10. 63 to 1017. 87.
  • The biggest of beetles, the hercules, reaches the same sort of size and weighs as much as 100 grams.
  • The bonus portion alone has amounted to as much as 100 percent or more of base earnings.
  • The difference between these two - the full spread - can be as much as 10 or 11 percent.
  • The Nasdaq Composite Index fell for a third day, dropping as much as 10. 53 to 988. 29.
  • These segments remain attached while they mature, eventually forming a chain that may be as much as 10 metres long.
► as common as muck
  • Although they hail from Quebec, the hurdy-gurdy of this ensemble is sure to pass muster with the average colonial.
  • And Mel Gibson does pass muster as a filthy freedom fighter with a talent for decapitation.
  • As pitchforks they certainly pass muster.
  • Critically surveying her reflection, she told herself she would pass muster.
  • It is based on a true story so outrageous that it would never in a million years have passed muster as fiction.
  • It may pass muster as television commentary but on the page its studied neutrality rings false.
  • The schools might not have been able to offer courses that would pass muster.
  • When it came to the physical attributes that Fred plainly valued, Lou Spooner passed muster.
► mutton dressed as lamb
  • Willie O'Connor is as hard as nails and Liam Simpson takes no prisoners.
► (as) near as damn it
  • I do everything for him, and he's never so much as made me a cup of coffee.
  • Clarisa had never so much as dusted his butt with baby powder.
  • He never so much as twitched.
  • Naturally he had never so much as whispered this phrase to a living soul.
  • Tesla was told firmly that he must never so much as mention the subject of alternating current.
  • They passed a hundred yards away and never so much as changed course to take a closer look.
► like new/as good as new
  • After a while, everybody will have the technology to make a movie look as cool as the next person.
  • All you need to know about Flaubert to know as much as the next person!
  • Now Glover himself was as female as the next man, keeping an eagle eye on boys.
  • She figured the guys could see for themselves then that he could be as vulnerable as the next man.
  • The girl she spoke to was as nice as pie.
► a nod’s as good as a wink
  • Hits us below the belt as often as not.
  • In fact, as often as not, customers were more interested in the software than the hardware.
  • In the small coal communities, the pit was as often as not the sole source of wage-earning incomes.
  • Instead, I follow my country's football progress as often as not alone.
  • It's the men now, as often as not, who hear the biological clock ticking loudest.
  • Lies, as often as not.
  • The farm worker has himself contributed, though as often as not by leaving the industry rather than by joining a trade union.
  • Young people do not want to live in them, when as often as not work means agriculture or nothing.
  • The whole team stood up as one and marched out of the room.
► operate as something
  • The tax system favors the very rich as opposed to ordinary working people.
  • Analysts believe that the healthy results can be attributed to an increase in trade as opposed to interest rate fluctuations.
  • Another point is to give the medication on a scheduled as opposed to an as-needed basis.
  • It stumbled commercially, reaching only No. 28, as opposed to the No. 2 peak of the first album.
  • Let the stretch the absolute from your leg as opposed to being your leg.
  • Melville uses the eyes of the whale to suggest something of the duality of nature as opposed to the Singularity of man.
  • The mindset is to go after the person complaining, as opposed to the issue.
  • The squarish wings, as opposed to the swept, triangular variety, suggests A-10s or 37 fighter-trainers.
  • Global warming is otherwise known as the greenhouse effect.
  • Area 17, for example, is otherwise known as the primary visual area.
  • During that pilgrimage, they lived in tents and booths, otherwise known as sukkot.
  • It is otherwise known as delegated legislation.
  • It was a control on monetary hanky-panky, otherwise known as inflation.
  • The best explanation for this is the so-called rebound effect, otherwise known as acute tolerance.
► as if/as though/like you own the place
  • It's just old-fashioned racism parading as scientific research.
  • The agents managed to pass themselves off as wealthy businessmen.
  • They tried to pass the crystals off as diamonds.
  • Anyone trying to pass these absurdities off as fiction would have been laughed out of Hollywood.
  • As a childless wife can only suffer, there would be no point in passing an intersexual off as a woman.
  • But what more could you expect from the bunch of monkeys trying to pass themselves off as judges?
  • Equally, it is an offence for a private company to pass itself off as being a public company and viceversa.
  • I wonder how many years unqualified people could pass themselves off as consultant thoracic surgeons, for example, without detection.
  • This is the kind of thing a man who passes himself off as a fashion consultant can be expected to know.
  • Though the doubt is really an expression of not-being-committed, it passes itself off as an excuse for not-committing.
  • We could go in and pass ourselves off as invited guests by being brazen.
► pawn somebody/something ↔ off as something► as per something
  • Besides which, you've missed the point as per usual: to speak is to admit existence.
  • Same old jolly camp-fire life went on as per usual.
► as plain as a pikestaff► bold/calm/cool etc as you please
  • Liberals are portrayed by the group as sensitive and caring.
  • Many fairy tales portray women as victims.
  • Cox posed as a doctor to gain entrance to the day care center.
► as soon as poss
  • A condition to be rectified as quickly as possible if she didn't want to be labelled a freak, or worse.
  • Archibol was committed to relieving himself of the distraction of Isaac as quickly as possible.
  • Experts do recommend that parents also put their babies in other positions as much as possible while awake.
  • Preston avoided travelling by tube as much as possible, but sometimes it was forced upon him.
  • Smokers, stop as quickly as possible and do not smoke in the presence of others.
  • The food is freshly cooked using produce from the kitchen garden and local produce as much as possible.
  • The Super Bowl was an outgrowth of the desire to take advantage of the merger as quickly as possible.
  • Francesca was as pretty as a picture and apparently glowing with health.
  • Property: Not quite as pretty as a picture A house committed to canvas is a house that's easy to sell.
  • Rachel looked as pretty as a picture, her lovely body warmly covered by a grey riding cloak lined with miniver fur.
  • She looked surprised, and threw up her hands, pretty as a picture, then began to set the chessmen afresh.
► as pleased as Punch
  • He's as pleased as punch about the baby.
  • He had landed a contract as pleased as Punch, and I made a feast for his friends.
  • He was a strong, healthy lad and as pleased as punch to be working with Dad.
► be as pure as the driven snow
  • Said he was as stiff as a ramrod and would get nowhere, but he's pretty hard on people anyway.
► read something as/for something
  • Let us take it as read that Hawkwind started quite a few trends in their time.
  • Let us take it as read that Hawkwind started quite a few trends in their time.
► be/go on (the) record as saying (that)► as regards something
  • Graf will be remembered as one of the best women's tennis players.
  • James Dickey is best remembered for his 1972 novel "Deliverance."
  • Above all, Marianella will be remembered as a very brave and very determined woman.
  • Clinton is in good company, but I think he wants to be remembered for more than that.
  • Copenhagen is remembered for its mermaid.
  • Firstly, a widowed grandmother may be remembered as moving into the family home.
  • I want to be remembered for my skill as a stills photographer.
  • Servetus is remembered for his description of the lesser, pulmonary, circulation of the blood.
  • Some of these will be remembered for years to come, not only in Halling but where ever the cement barges called.
  • Will he be remembered as a statesman in his final days, or just another bought-and-paid-for hunk of political meat?
  • It was as solid as rock.
  • It was simply not admissible that something as blatantly solid as a rock could have come from the heavens.
  • Peter was as steady as a rock, keeping the ball on the fairway and hitting nearly every green in regulation.
  • Skipper Alan Kernaghan again led by example, with Nicky Mohan solid as a rock alongside him.
  • The door was solid as rock.
► When in Rome (, do as the Romans do)
  • It does not seem to have had the same connotations as the contemporary concept of adolescence.
  • It should be pointed out that different neural net-work architectures will generate different output results for the same problem.
  • She and Vivian laughed at the same jokes and ridiculed the same conventions.
  • The deadline for comments on the document, which should be sent to the same address, is 6 November.
  • The most helpful sources of support are more likely to be the parents of other children who have experienced the same trauma.
  • They shared the same solidness, that same truculence, above all, the same dislike.
  • This often happens when independent organizations seek to make sense of different providers offering the same service.
  • Two weeks ago, the same survey showed Dole with a 49 percent to 48 percent lead over Clinton.
  • He works hard, same as you.
  • But she was not the same as them, she could not pretend to be.
  • Earnings were A $ 423. 4 million, about the same as the year before.
  • Obviously, self-respect was not the same as disrespect.
  • San Francisco Registrar Germaine Wong said turnout in the city was about the same as the statewide average.
  • The benchmark 30-year Treasury bond yielded 5. 97 percent, the same as yesterday.
  • The height of the casing limits the L range to three horizontal full-length 16-bit slots, the same as its predecessor.
  • This is the same as saying information delivered in a particular form is more useful in certain applications than in others.
  • And seeing as it was my brainchild, would you not say it was possibly the best commercial of all time?
  • But, seeing as you won't tell me anything, I have to use other sources.
  • I just slipped that in seeing as how you congratulated me on my history.
  • I thought you might like that, seeing as you're so keen on birds and that.
  • That seems believable, too, seeing as how he no longer can take out his frustrations on Sundays.
  • The D-32 is very Martin D-28 in character - not surprising, seeing as that's what it basically is.
  • This struck them as strange, seeing as how it was only just after four in the morning.
  • Well, seeing as how you just lost one of your men, you might think about hiring some one to replace him.
  • After all, she was the one who'd set herself up as Jett's little helper.
  • Everyone thinks he can set himself up as a dramatic critic.
  • He set himself up as a one-man cult.
  • It's not that he wishes to set himself up as a leader.
  • Roads and Traffic in Urban Areas has, by its own proclamation, set itself up as the Bible for traffic planners.
  • She was too young to be setting herself up as the devoted handmaiden to the great man.
  • Why do they set themselves up as tradesmen if that's all they're going to do?
► sick as a parrot► as miserable/ugly/guilty as sin► be not so much ... as ...
  • So far in Rajasthan, I had not so much as nodded to another female.
  • He had never had a day of sickness, not so much as a cold.
  • How could we have put their bag into ours without so much as a single check?
  • I, who had traveled all that long day on that train without so much as a cheese in my pocket?
  • It is a matter of tone, not so much as content.
  • That he had dumped her without a word, without so much as a goodbye.
  • We got our six appearances, and not so much as one drop-by or mix-and-mingle extra.
  • When they go straight to bed without so much as ordering a toasted sandwich or spending money at the bar.
► not so ... as ...
  • The little boy ran off so as not to be caught.
  • Now it has just been seen that the laws of physics are efficiently ordered so as to produce highly desirable states.
  • The regional economy has been reorganized so as to distribute tasks and responsibilities equitably.
  • The spouts are placed so as to ensure no seed drops down the deep furrows immediately behind the subsoiler legs.
  • Their identities are not revealed so as to prevent reprisals against their families.
  • They immediately crossed the river and fired several houses in the village of DeSoto, so as to illuminate the river.
  • Winsocks should be written so as to be accessible from either 32-bit or 16-bit workspace.
► (just) as ..., so ...
  • Absorbing Costs Self-defeating techniques yield consequences that most organizations would just as soon not deal with.
  • After all, he delivers oil to you and would just as soon keep doing it.
  • And a lot of them would just as soon not get this junk e-mail.
  • And they would just as soon I was not there.
  • Fiercely individualistic, Texas would just as soon give back the Alamo as institute a state tax.
  • He would as soon not go.
  • The dismissal of such people would stir up controversy the president would just as soon avoid.
  • I came as soon as I heard the news.
  • He reappeared as soon as the battlefield situation improved.
  • I can't see any way out but a subscription list, to be organised as soon as possible.
  • She had three husbands, the first with political aspirations whom the Democrats dumped as soon as she did.
  • The hospitals rush these lower-paid workers on the hospital floor as soon as possible.
  • The index then rose steadily during the recession itself, but fell as soon as the recovery got under way.
  • There are still a few more places available if you are interested please send to the Office as soon as possible.
  • We can arpeggio kids to bored distraction, and they will give up the instrument as soon as they can.
  • Yet sentiments such as this were inevitable, as soon as politicians had agreed to make the monster Dome a public project.
► when/as the spirit moves you
  • His arguments struck us as completely ridiculous.
  • Mr. West struck me as a very good businessman.
  • Alan and I used to fight - but that was just little boys striking out.
  • It all struck Tish as an exciting ride.
  • It did strike me as somewhat odd that Ellen would wait so long in life to discover her true orientation.
  • Jocasta struck him as a typical Hollywood brat, neglected, indulged, selfish and forced to grow up too fast.
  • She struck me as being a horror in the play.
  • Surely these folks were great pals but that strikes me as a strange way to show it.
  • They hoped that the very talk of a general strike would act as a restraining influence on militarism.
  • Thus the strike came as no surprise to those involved.
► not (...) as such
  • Cartoon characters such as Mickey Mouse and Snoopy are still popular with youngsters.
  • It is difficult to get even basic foods such as sugar and bread.
  • People's ability to do the tests is influenced by factors such as age, sex, and ethnic background.
  • The homeless shelter needs $1,000 a month for supplies such as toilet articles, coffee, and bedding.
  • Categorical outcomes, such as prevalence rates, were initially compared by 2 with Yates' correction.
  • Conditions considered as triggers for events, such as infections, anaemia, and biochemical disturbances, were excluded or treated.
  • Hollington Architects Inc., specializes in institutional design, such as schools and churches.
  • Later he specialized in war photography for magazines such as Life, Time, and Newsweek, winning a number of awards.
  • Meanwhile, new technologies such as personal communications services -- a new generation of cellular phone -- also will spur demand.
  • Some passages are contradictory such as the two versions of the flood in Genesis.
  • The big firms can also spread overheads such as marketing more broadly.
  • The program does not teach computation, but it does cover concepts such as shape and size.
  • He says there's no such thing as a citizens arrest.
  • Raymond runs the exclusive Manoir aux Quat Saisons in Wheatley, where there's no such thing as a free lunch.
  • To the professionals who work with troubled couples, however, there's no such thing as the wronged spouse.
  • I'm sure as hell not gonna do it.
  • Alan, if I could get you out of there, I sure as hell would.
  • And they sure as hell don't understand any of us.
  • But it will sure as hell make him think twice before risking it.
  • Goddamn that tune, it sure as hell sounds familiar!
  • I as sure as hell don't want it.
  • I don't think I scare easily, but I sure as hell scared myself that weekend.
  • Not even that low humming sound which I knew sure as hell wasn't the thermostat on the fridge.
  • They sure as hell don't need your paper and even less journalists like Steven Wells with his repetitive, egotistical comments!
  • All among the trees, the birds are thick as thieves and noisy as conventioneers.
  • Then they'd be as thick as thieves again.
  • "Andy failed his driving test." "I thought as much when I saw his face."
  • I must confess I felt a trifle guilty about your lonely watch: nothing to report? I thought as much.
  • Bill looked as though he wanted to say something.
  • But by mid-August it looked as though the tests really would take place in the next couple of weeks.
  • Either way, it looks as though 103 Dalmatians may now be out of the question.
  • Icy cold yes, there was something cold about all of her, as though she always pushed heat away.
  • Now it looks as though its indifference may turn to acceptance.
  • Smitty jumped as though he had been struck.
  • This Condition requires that the Insured acts with the same degree of care as though he was not insured.
  • Whlist I was asleep I suddenly felt as though I wanted to see a woman.
► somebody’s time in/at/as something
  • The kerosene stove kept the room warm as toast.
  • And probably the truth is, as usual, double.
  • He'd be for the high jump, as usual.
  • It was what the shearmen in the woollen manufacture, who did not work at home, regarded as usual.
  • It will soon be back to business as usual.
  • Maisha and Tiger meet us outside baggage claim, and Maisha is looking terrific as usual.
  • Otherwise, it was life as usual, and I was being a dutiful daughter and a good sister.
  • The big beasts of medical ethics have been locking horns, the rationalists against the religious as usual.
  • The children, as usual, stayed behind.
  • Alicia was late, as per usual.
  • He said he'd phone, but he won't. As per usual!
  • I'm in trouble at work, as per usual.
  • She was three hours late as per usual.
  • Same old jolly camp-fire life went on as per usual.
  • And if you have to plough the field anyway, you might as well plant it at the same time.
  • And we might as well get used to it and resolve to cope.
  • Besides, they cost so much, you might as well get some fun out of them.
  • I thought I might just as well come down to the point.
  • If the traveler expects the high way to be safe and well-graded, he might as well stay at home.
  • It might as well be now.
  • She might as well see how the enemy behaved themselves in a place like this.
  • While she was there, they might as well have added the charge of breaching the Trades Description Act.
  • Marilyn looked guilty when she saw me, as well she might.
  • And a deviant and mentally diseased species as well.
  • Microscopes caught the imagination, as well they might.
  • As well as being a community worker, he's a fully qualified nurse.
  • Did Joe go as well?
  • Our vacation was a disaster: not only was the food terrible, the weather was awful as well.
  • While you're at the store, could you get a few things for me as well?
  • A dietary questionnaire or frequency determination is often useful in individual counseling, as well as in nutrition education and community programs.
  • C., as well as laundering proceeds from drug deals.
  • It was the right thing to do as well as good, sensible politics.
  • Java applets are capable of handling a wide variety of graphic formats as well as creating graphics on the fly.
  • Large numbers of turbines create noise as well as electricity, so there's often resistance to wind farms from local residents.
  • Qualitative considerations Qualitative as well as quantitative factors come into play in the lease or buy decision.
  • They must somehow sense that they have a tongue, as well as where it is located and how to control it.
  • This takes time, and calls for contributions from different parts of the Office, as well as elsewhere in Whitehall.
  • It's just as well I took the train today - I heard the traffic was really bad.
  • Perhaps it is just as well.
► it might/would be as well
  • The U.S. population, as a whole, is very mobile compared to other countries.
  • But the divide on issues between Bush and the people as a whole remains spectacular.
  • Capitalists were forced to concede the wage rises which for the system as a whole were needed to sustain accumulation.
  • I do not see it like that, and I am sure that the nation as a whole would not either.
  • I hope that this allocation reflects the wishes of the House as a whole.
  • They interact as wholes, not as bits.
  • We should also think about the problems of the world as a whole, which cause mass migration in the first place.
  • As was his wont, Churchill drank scotch with water, but no ice.
  • Organic causes were ruled out so, as is his wont, he sat down and talked to her.
► for all the world as if/as though/like
  • As yet, no starting date has been set.
  • As of yet, we don't believe it was a drive-by shooting.
  • Local election results have not as yet been announced.
  • There are no details available as of yet.
  • But, as yet, the food hasn't reached Save because there are no lorries to transport it.
  • However as yet they are untried in the context of insider dealing, and are likely to prove difficult to sustain.
  • No one seems to agree how consumers will respond to this long-delayed format that, as yet, can not record.
  • There is no necessity as yet.
  • There wasn't as yet that co-operation and warmth between them, although no doubt being on the road would bring that.
  • They had a fair daughter as yet unmarried.
  • Vic and Emelia split up and now Sarah has dumped Julia for an as yet unnamed new man.
  • Victorine Meurent lived in another system of reference, in a narrative as yet unformulated and uncodified, but not uninhabited.
1used in comparisonsas ... as They want peace as much as we do. Helen comes to visit me as often as she can. I can’t run as fast as I used to.2in the way that someone says or that something happens, or in the condition something is in:  Do as I say! We’d better leave things as they are until the police arrive. The money was repaid, as promised. He did not need to keep moving house, as his father had. Roberta was late as usual (=in the way that she usually was).3used to say that what you are saying is already known or has been stated before:  David, as you know, has not been well lately. As I explained on the phone, your request will be considered at the next meeting. As Napoleon once said, attack is the best method of defence.4while or when:  I saw Peter as I was getting off the bus. As time passed, things seemed to get worse. Just as the two men were leaving, a message arrived.5used to state why a particular situation exists or why someone does something:  As it was getting late, I turned around to start for home. We asked Philip to come with us, as he knew the road.► see thesaurus at because6though:  Unlikely as it might seem, I’m tired too. Try as she might, Sue couldn’t get the door open. As popular as he is, the president hasn’t always managed to have his own way.7as for somebody/something used when you are starting to talk about someone or something new that is connected with what you were talking about before:  Kitty’s got so thin. And as for Carl, he always seems to be ill. You can ask the others, but as for myself, I’ll be busy in the office.8as yet [used in negatives] until and including the present time – used to say that something has not happened although it may happen in the future:  We’ve had no word from Colin as yet.9as if .../as though ... a)in a way that makes it seem that something is true or that something is happening:  It sounds as though she’s been really ill. Gary was behaving as though nothing had happened. Mrs Crump looked as if she was going to explode. Beckworth shook his head as if to say ‘Don’t trust her’. b)used to emphasize that something is not true or will not happen:  She said she’d never speak to me again. As if I cared (=I do not care at all). ‘Don’t try any funny business, now.’ ‘As if I would.’As if! spoken informal He asked if I’d go out with him. As if (=it is extremely unlikely that I would go out with him)!10it’s not as if used to say that something cannot be the explanation for a situation or someone’s behaviour because it is not true:  Why do they never go on holiday? I mean it’s not as if they’re poor is it? I don’t know why you’re so frightened of her, it’s not as if she’s got any power over you.11as it is a)because of the situation that actually exists – used when that situation is different from what you expected or needed:  They hoped to finish the kitchen by Friday, but as it is they’ll probably have to come back next week. b)already:  Just keep quiet – you’re in enough trouble as it is.12as from/of something starting from a particular time or date and continuing:  As from today, you are in charge of the office. As of now, there will be no more paid overtime.13as against something in comparison with something:  Profits this year are $2.5 million as against $4 million last year.14as to something a)concerning something:  Frank was very uncertain as to whether it was the right job for him. advice as to which suppliers to approach He kept his rivals guessing as to his real intentions. b)formal used when you are starting to talk about something new that is connected with what you were talking about before:  As to our future plans, I think I need only say that the company intends to expand at a steady rate.15as it were used when describing someone or something in a way that is not quite exact:  Jim Radcliffe became our idol, as it were, the man we all wanted to be.16as is/was/does etc formal used to add that what you have said is also true of someone or something else:  Eve’s very tall, as was her mother. I voted Labour, as did my wife.17as you do British English spoken in the way that people usually do something or how they normally behave – often used humorously by people after they have mentioned doing something strange or unusual:  We talked, exchanged email addresses and phone numbers, as you do on planes. I was driving a Ferrari through town yesterday – as you do – when I saw an old school friend outside the cinema. → not as such at such(8), → as well at well1(5), → as well as at well1(6), → might (just) as well at might1(9), → so as to do something at so2(3)
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