Sentence examples for be as thick as from inspiring English sources

The thickness of films could be as thick as 1000 nm, which were much thicker than usual cases and the cylinders came from the directional coalescence of the spheres, thus any pre-treatments of the substrates were not required for perpendicular orientation.

The resuspended lipid was subjected to 5 sequential freeze-thaw cycles in liquid nitrogen, followed by 21 extrusions through polycarbonate filters with 100 nm pore size (Avanti Polar Lipids); 100 nm liposomes were selected for the study because larger sizes (e.g. 200 or 400 nm diameter) would likely be as thick as or thicker than typical ice thicknesses in the cryo-EM samples.

The finished sauce should be as thick as ketchup; thin with water as needed.

It used to be as thick as a phone book seven or eight years ago.

Special Oscar supplements used to be as thick as small telephone books.

When ready, the liquor will be as thick as double cream and, stirred up, the whole should be somewhat porridgy.

It was as thick as ever overhead.

The air was as thick as mud.

It was as thick as mud, and unbelievably good.

The bonhomie was as thick as David Tua's neck.

Overhead, the airplanes were as thick as North River sea gulls.