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As dogs get older, they become less aggressive. (the less)

The older dogs get, the less aggressive they become.

Simon had never seen anything like it. UNLIKE It was ______________before.

totally/quite unlike anything he had ever seen before.

Her dress is just as nice as mine. BIT Her dress is _______________mine.

every bit as nice as

The lecture was very boring. As a result, I fell asleep. (so....that)

The lecture was so boring that I fell asleep.

As it gets hotter, I drink more water. THE The ________________drink.

hotter it gets, the more water I

Their remarks were only slightly insulting, but they were extremely inaccurate. (not so much)

.......were not so much insulting as they were inaccurate.

Why are my findings different from yours? ODDS Why are my findings ____________yours.

at odds with

My son can't get a place at a kindergarten because he is too young. (enough)

My son isn't old enough to get a place at a kindergarten.

The wording of the document is very complicated. It is incomprehensible. (so......as to)

.....is so complicated as to be incomprehensible.

She's slightly angry but she's very disappointed. (than)

She's more disappointed than angry.

Buenos Aires is much hotter than London. NOWHERE London______________

is nowhere near as hot as Buenos Aires.

My friends claimed that the exhibition was interesting but I found it pretty dull. (exhibition) It wasn't.......

It wasn't as interesting an exhibition as my friends claimed.

The tickets sold out within days because the concert was so well publicised. (such....that)

It was such a well- publicised concert that the tickets sold out within days.

He is a much better swimmer than the others. STREETS As a swimmer, _________________others.

he is streets ahead of the

It's much easier than everyone makes out. NOTHING It's ______________as everyone makes out.

nothing like as easy as .......

I couldn't find my contact lens because it was very dark. (too)

It was too dark (for me) to find my contact lens.

His latest film is not nearly as good as his earlier ones. PATCH His latest film ______________ones.

is not a patch on his earlier

When you lose someone you love everything else seems pointless. PALES When you lose someone you love ____________________.

everything else pales in comparison

As students get closer to their exams they become more nervous. (the....more)

The closer students get to their exams, the more nervous they become.

Saying something is not the same as doing it. WORLD There _________________doing it.

is a world of difference between saying and