He went out ( ) so much as saying goodbye to me.

(a) He is the greatest pianist that ever lived. (b) He is ( ) pianist as ever lived.

This book is as interesting as ( ) I have ever read.

I drink ( ) six cups of coffee a day.

as little as

In Japan, a beautiful city was built as ( ) as the eighth century.

Sometimes, a single photo can give you ( ) information on a war than a written description.

(a) She is not as happy as she used to be. (b) She is ( ) happy than she used to be.

Richard is ( ) of the two shop assistants in that store.

Here is a piece of advice for you: the harder you practice, ( ) you will have to become a great pianist.

Bill said that he loved her ( ) her faults.

He was so poor that he had ( ) than one hundred yen.

その飛行機には500人もの乗客が乗っていた。 On board the plane were ( ) ( ) than 500 passengers.

You can ( ) have the egg without the hen than you can have the hen without the egg.

You're not an expert at skiing ( ) than I am.

Many vegetarians believe that the lives of animals are ( ) important than those of humans.

The woman was none ( ) the singer the reporters had been looking for.

I know very little about chemistry, ( ) less physics.

Space travel is ( ) just a fantastic dream.

Some people prefer the politically correct term "mail carrier" ( ) "mailman."

After a brief conversation with Mary, John found he is ( ) to her by a year.

Her calculations are ( ) of all the staff in my office.

That is ( ) the worst movie I have ever seen.

This is the ( ) best wine I've ever tasted.

Yokohama is said to be ( ) city in Japan, with a population of over three million.

Boston is one of the ( ) and most historic cities in America.

This is the ( ) thing I have ever done.

At ( ) fifteen participants are required for the group tour.

No other sport in the United States is ( ) as football.

( ) is as important to a child as friendship.

At the art museum I visited yesterday, no other painting was ( ) impressive than Picasso's.

(a) That castle is the loveliest in the district. (b) That castle is lovelier than ( ) ( ) in the district.

(a) She said, "I will stay here until tomorrow." (b) She said that ( ) would stay there until the following day.

(a) He said to me, "Don't call me after ten." (b) He told me ( ) ( ) call ( ) after ten.

(a) He said to me, "Close the window, please." (b) He ( ) me ( ) ( ) the window.

(a) Professor Greene said to us, "Let's have a coffee break." (b) Professor Greene ( ) that we have a coffee break.

My friend said nothing when I asked him ( ) that morning.