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The phrase "much as it was" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is used to indicate that something remains unchanged despite certain conditions or circumstances. Example: "Despite the passage of time, the old house looked much as it was when I visited it as a child." Here, "much as it was" is used to show that the appearance of the old house has not changed significantly even though time has passed.
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The neighborhood is much as it was.
Sometimes it is too much, as it was at Spa.
"It's pretty much as it was," he said.
Essentially the monarchy is much as it was pre-Diana.
It charged airlines as much as it was allowed to by a sleepy regulator.
Investors reckon Gazprom is worth only a third as much as it was in 2008.
This was high-definition style as much as it was a cross-cultural mix.
Too long, but ours hadn't been a relationship as much as it was Tolstoy.
"It was a human-resources move as much as it was philanthropic".
And oil is worth half as much as it was a year ago.
The water was not rising, residents said, so much as it was spreading, quietly.
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