Sentence examples for about as common from inspiring English sources

But trying to explain why it is so much better isn't easy -- especially on Capitol Hill, where fighter pilots and engineers are about as common as compromisers these days.

Sheriffs lobbying for inmates' rights are probably about as common as Boys' Night Out at the jail.

Dysthymia is about as common as major depression.

In the computer field, a suit is about as common as a manual typewriter.

Boxing features, however, are about as common as a sober British teenager in Magaluf.

It's about as common a ploy for laughs as a pie in the face.

In those days, joggers were about as common in West Texas as Martians.

In Iraq, drinking alcohol is about as common as brushing teeth.

Filipino restaurants on Long Island are about as common as Elvis sightings in Tibet.

Broken bats are about as common as stolen bases in National League games this season.

It's about as common-sense as anything our grandmothers told us: limit the sweets, get outside and play, eat fresh stuff.