The Yankees, Wells said, are "not as stellar as they were from '96 to '99".
Though their predictions are closely watched, their track records are not exactly as stellar as Secretariat's or Seabiscuit's.
The Path is not as stellar as either of those, but it does have its good qualities.
Though Tyson's defense was not as stellar as it should have been for major competition, his offense was superb.
But the vice-president's long résumé from the region is not as stellar as he likes to brag.
His international career was not as stellar as it looked as if it might be when he first lit up the scene in the early noughties.
Though not as stellar as Saji's or even Yanai's rise, 24 others among the 40 wealthiest gained.
Although that's an impressive turnaround, the profit growth is not quite as stellar as it looks when the year-ago quarter is put in context.
Even someone as stellar as Carl Lewis (nine golds) can, by that basic rationale, only pale in comparison - which is why we must dig a little deeper.
For investors, it's revenue that matters, and that will make it tough on Dell Computer 's stock today, following the PC maker's confession that its fiscal 2002 revenue won't be as stellar as it thought.
It's Amazon Prime Day, and the website's deals on travel goods are as stellar as any others.
