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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as it was when" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a specific time or condition in the past, often in a comparative context.
Example: "The garden looked beautiful, as it was when we first moved in."
Alternatives: "as it appeared when" or "as it stood at the time when".
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It will still be as vulnerable to exploitation as it was when running undisguised.
As it was, when the jeans rode up, out popped the lip.
It's not as distinctive as it was when I graduated with my Ph.D. from Chicago.
As gorgeous as it was when I bought it, it could turn into an industrial site.
That suggestive formulation is as evocative today as it was when Wilder penned it in 1928.
It is not as straightforward a decision as it was when his father got into it.
The house remains as it was when her grandmother died 20 years ago.
"We want to show them Leo is as strong as it was when they were here".
Each stands frozen, just as it was when it was overrun.
Making friends in your 50s and beyond isn't nearly as easy as it was when you were young.
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11 Furthermore, neither case is in as strong a position today as it was when Bunger appealed.
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