Sentence examples of "as often as not" in English
You have to open the envelope carefully so as not to damage the cheque.
Tienes que abrir el sobre con cuidado para no romper el cheque.
She wrote down that person's name so as not to forget it.
Ella escribió el nombre de esa persona para no olvidarlo.
I have three alarm clocks so as not to oversleep.
Tengo tres despertadores para no quedarme dormido.
The people all praised the emperor's clothes without telling him the truth so as not to seem stupid, until a little boy said, "The emperor is naked!"
Toda la gente alabó al traje del emperador sin verlo para no parecer estúpida, hasta que un niño dijo: “¡Pero el rey va desnudo!”
She turned out the light so as not to waste electricity.
Ella apagó la luz para no desperdiciar electricidad.
More often than not, students prefer club activities to academic classes.
Usualmente los estudiantes prefieren las actividades de club a las clases académicas.
More often than not, famine is accompanied by plague.
Muy a menudo la hambruna es acompañada por la plaga.
As is often the case with young men, he does not pay much attention to his health.
Como es frecuente en los hombres jóvenes, él no presta mucha atención a su salud.
Nothing can take an American by surprise. It has often been said that the word "impossible" was not a French one. People have obviously looked in the wrong dictionary. In America, all is easy, all is simple and mechanical difficulties are overcome before they arise.
Nada puede pillar por sorpresa a un estadounidense. A menudo se ha dicho que la palabra "imposible" no era francesa. Obviamente, la gente miró en el diccionario equivocado. En Estados Unidos, todo es fácil, todo es simple y las dificultades mecánicas se solucionan antes de surgir.
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