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The phrase "about as sparse as" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to compare the thinness or lack of density of something to another object or situation that is also sparse.
Example: "The information provided in the report was about as sparse as the details in the previous version."
Alternatives: "just as sparse as" or "comparable in sparseness to".
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It's about as sparse as a recording can be: just Ms. Wagner singing and picking her acoustic guitar, though a few organ notes may be lurking in the background of a song called "Red".
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Current knowledge about the role of MMP-2 in the healthy versus glaucomatous retina is as sparse as our knowledge about its expression.
"I like to have things as sparse as possible," she told me.
The process can make H B as sparse as possible.
Hence, the resulting residuals are not as sparse as desired.
It wasn't powered up, they weren't letting people touch it, and details were as sparse as can be.
How about as far as humor?
They seem about as endangered as mosquitoes.
About as much as a strawberry.
(About as hard as it sounds).
"About as loud as I remember".
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