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Masanori Takaoka Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

not as vs not than

The sales did not grow as much as we expected.
The sales did not grow more than we expected.

Could you tell me the difference with some examples?

Thank you.
  

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Masanori Takaoka The sales did not grow as much as we expected. ) The sales did not grow more than we expected . (The sales reached the expected level and then stopped growing )

— Ivanhr

  • Masanori Takaoka The sales did not grow as much as we expected.
  • ) The sales did not grow more than we expected .
  • (The sales reached the expected level and then stopped growing )
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Masanori TakaokaThe sales did not grow as much as we expected. (The sales didn't reach the level(s) we expected.)

The sales did not grow more than we expected. (The sales reached the expected level and then stopped growing)
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