Usage of "as" before an adjective
I found following sentence from one of books. What I cannot understand is the usage of "as" in the following sentence. Furthermore, it is possible to replace "as" with "such" in the following sentence?
His professional success was enormous, but his personal life wasn't as successful.
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His professional success was enormous, but his personal life wasn't as successful. His professional success was enormous, but his personal life wasn't wasn't successful to the same degree. Consider this simpler example.
- His professional success was enormous, but his personal life wasn't as successful.
- His professional success was enormous, but his personal life wasn't wasn't successful to the same degree.
- Consider this simpler example.
- Mary is 160 cms tall.
- Betty is 136 cms tall.
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His professional success was enormous, but his personal life wasn't as successful.
His professional success was enormous, but his personal life wasn't wasn't successful to the same degree.
Consider this simpler example.
Mary is 160 cms tall. Betty is 136 cms tall. Jane is 160 cms tall.
Mary is tall.
Betty isn't
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