as it was

The contest was as much about personalities as it was about politics.

竞赛比手段策略，也比个性。

The construction industry is no longer as depressed as it was.

建筑业不再像以往那样萧条了。

We grabbed it just as it was about to tip over.

我们在它就要翻倒时把它抓住了。

The guard dog was now in kennels as it was not aggressive.

这条看门狗不好斗，因此正在养狗场受训。

Britain is not enjoying such prosperity as it was in the mid-1980s.

英国现在已经不像20世纪80年代中期那么繁荣昌盛。

It isn't anything like as cold as it was yesterday.

今天全然不像昨天那么冷.

He leapt onto the train just as it was pulling away.

他在火车正要开动时跳了上去.

As soon as it was published, the book had a big circulation.

此书一经问世, 便不胫而走.

The hungry boy attacked his dinner as soon as it was served.

饭刚刚摆好,这个饥饿的男孩就狼吞虎咽地吃起来.

He would often rise as soon as it was light and go into the garden.

他经常天一亮就起床去花园。

Mo kept bringing me out refreshments and fanning me as it was that hot.

天气太热了，莫不停地给我拿饮料出来，还拿扇子给我扇风。

She told me she was not so much leaving her job as it was leaving her.

她告诉我，与其说是她辞了工作，不如说是工作辞了她。

I bought the coat as it was considerably reduced from its original price.

这件上衣大减价,因此我就把它买下了.

My stand on this is just the same as it was four years ago.

我对此事的立场与4年前的无异.

I took the liberty of going into Assunta's wardrobe, as it was open; I was looking for a towel.

阿孙塔的衣橱敞着，我便擅自在里面翻了一下。我想找一条毛巾。