Two-clause sentences

For sentences with the two clauses other two-part comparative subordinating conjunctions may be used:

1. as...as ("The house was as large as two put together.")
2. not so / not as ...as ("The coat of paint is not as [not so] fresh as it used to be.")
3. the same ... as ("The market square is just the same as I remember it to be.")
4. less / more ... than ("It cost me more than I had hoped.")