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  • The hard you train for a marathon, the more likely you are to be able to finish
    the harder
  • Her sportscar is almost as expensive as my house (same) | My house is worth ...
    My house is worth nearly the same as her sportscar
  • I’ve never seen so an amazing stadium; it was huge – I bet it cost billions of dollars to build
    such an
  • When I started to learn golf, I bought least expensive set of clubs I could find
    the least
  • doing yoga / just / relaxing / doing pilates
    ... is just as relaxing as ...
  • There weren’t as many fans at the match as I had expected so the atmosphere wasn’t as well
    as good
  • Olympic Games / much / old / World Cup
    ... is much older than ...
  • I'm much shorter than my brother (far) | My brother ...
    My brother is far taller than me
  • The others aren't nearly as good as this one (by far) | This one ...
    This one is the best by far / This one is by far the best
  • The more competitive you are, the best you’re likely to be at a sport
    the better
  • Let’s see who can score highest in the test; first prize is no homework for a week
    the highest
  • Andy Murray isn’t a good a player as Novak Djokovic, but he’s still one of the best in the world
    as good
  • Apple is slightly more popular than Samsung (not quite) | Samsung ...
    Samsung isn't quite as popular as Apple
  • football / easily / popular / cricket
    ... is easily more popular than ...
  • going to the gym / slightly / good / for you / walking
    ... is slightly better for you than ...
  • watching a football match with friends / far / enjoyable / watching a football match alone
    ... is far more enjoyable than ...
  • watching cricket / far / less / interesting / watching golf
    ... is far less interesting than ...
  • This is easily the worse they’ve ever played – I blame the coach
    the worst
  • skiing / not / difficult / snowboarding
    isn't as difficult as ...
  • Amanda is easily the best player in the team (not nearly) | The other players ...
    The other players aren't nearly as good as Amanda