The phrase "as much ideal" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be an attempt to express a comparison or degree of idealness, but it lacks clarity and proper structure.
Example: "The solution is not as much ideal as it is practical for our needs."
Alternatives: "not as ideal" or "less than ideal".
Zeitgeist, formed in 1977, is as much an ideal and model as it is a quartet; with none of its founding members remaining, it has maintained an unusual but flexible mix of piano and woodwinds and two percussionists.
She suggests that the Parthenon is ultimately as much an ideal of classicism as it is an actual building, and she relishes the story of the German scholar who went to Athens early in the twentieth century but couldn't bear to visit the Parthenon, in case it didn't live up to his expectations.
When brands hire celebrity endorsers and attractive models, marketers typically refer to the advertisements as aspirational, meaning that consumers do not see themselves reflected in the ad as much as an ideal to which they aspire.
Indeed, throughout history, male sopranos, whether in sacred music, opera or pop, have been prized as much for an ideal of angelic purity as for romantic heroism.
The viscosities of the [C6mim][NTf2]/G4 mixtures decrease with increasing G4 concentration, though not as much as an ideal mixing model would predict.
Nearly every exhibition in the series said as much about the ideals, ambitions and leadership of the museum or school that organized it as it did about architecture and urbanism in Los Angeles.
Ideal As much as it pains me to say it, the ideal matchup would be Pat Patriot against Swoop of the Philadelphia Eagles.
"This was not comparing us against the ideal, as much as it was comparing us against everybody else," he said.
They think they know Springsteen because, these days, he's as much an idea, an ideal, as a person.
