1) The prices on the menu aren’t nearly as expensive as I expected. a) Prices are a little cheaper than I expected. b) Prices are much cheaper than I expected. 2) It looks as if your new car isn’t any more reliable than the old one! a) Both cars are equally unreliable. b) The new car is slightly less reliable than the old one. 3) Of all the teams in the league, theirs is the least successful. a) Their team is the most unsuccessful. b) Their team is less successful than some of the others. 4) They said it was one of the most powerful earthquakes ever. a) No other earthquake was as powerful. b) There may have been more powerful earthquakes. 5) The new tax regulations are somewhat more rigorous than last year’s. a) The new regulations are much more rigorous than last year’s. b) Last year’s regulations were slightly less rigorous. 6) I have to say that the hotel wasn’t quite as luxurious as the brochure claimed. a) The hotel was much less luxurious than the brochure claimed. b) The hotel was slightly less luxurious than the brochure claimed. 7) This is by far the best seat in the plane. There’s loads of legroom. a) No seat in the plane is better. b) Other seats may be equally good. 8) She isn’t anything like as snobbish as you said. a) She is less snobbish than you said. b) She isn’t snobbish. 9) I’m afraid your figures are no more accurate than the ones Rachel gave me. a) Your figures are less accurate than Rachel’s. b) Your figures and Rachel’s figures are equally inaccurate. 10) As far as Daniel’s job is concerned, things are about as bad as they can be. a) Daniel’s job could get worse. b) Daniel’s job couldn’t be any worse than it is.

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