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with
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(not) as much as, (not) so much as
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彼の言う「自由」とは、わがままのことだ。
What he calls "freedom" is actually selfishness.
こんなに早くプロジェクトが終わるとは思わなかった。
I didn't think the project would finish this quickly.
「持続可能な開発」とは、環境と経済のバランスを保つことだ。
"Sustainable development" means maintaining a balance between the environment and the economy.
まさか彼が犯人だったとは、夢にも思わなかった。
I never would have dreamed that he was the culprit.
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