1.   After full heat treatment, the alloy proved to be five times as strong as the pure aluminium.

2.   But it is not as strong as gravity on the Earth - because the Moon is smaller and lighter.

3.   For example, the gravity field on the lunar surface is about one seventh as strong as on Earth.

4.   His memories of Sarah were as strong as ever, but he thought of her with mixed emotions.

5.   It was about as strong as stale hard cheese.

6.   She was the tallest of the girls, and in some ways she was as strong as a man.

7.   Social class inequalities, however, remain as strong as ever despite the enormous growth in education provision and expenditure.

8.   The job-chain career provided strength, but it was only as strong as each individual link.

9.   The nation was once more as strong as the other major powers in Europe.

10.   They are about as strong as dried clods of mud.