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) 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. 4) She isn't anything like as snobbish as you said. a) She is less snobbish than you said. b) She isn't snobbish. 5) 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. 6) 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. 7) Carol's nowhere near as efficient as my last assistant, Becky. a) Carol is slightly less efficient than Becky. b) Carol is much less efficient than Becky. 8) In his new job, Gerhard is working like a slave! a) Gerhard is an actor in a film about ancient Rome. b) Gerhard has to work very hard.

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