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10 Newspapers .
The names of newspapers usually have the.
The Times — The Washington Post
Most names of magazines do not have the.
Punch New Scientist

11 Special styles
We leave out articles in some special ways of writing.
newspaper headlines MAN KILLED ON MOUNTAIN
notices, posters etc SUPER CINEMA, RITZ HOTEL
telegrams WIFE ILL MUST CANCEL HOLIDAY
instructions Open packet at other end
dictionary entries palm inner surface of hand between
wrist and fingers
lists take car to garage, buy buttons;
pay phone bill
notes J. thinks company needs new office
For the use of articles with abbreviations (NATO, the USA), see 1.
For the use of the in double comparatives (the more, the better), see 85.4.
For awith few and little, see 129.
For awith hundred, thousand etc, see 227.8.

46 aS ...as...

as + adjective + as
+ noun/pronoun/clause
as + adverb + as + P

Weuse as ... aS ... to say that two things are the same in some way.
She’s as tall as her brother.
Can aman run as fast as a horse?
It's not as good as | expected.

We can use object pronouns (me, him etc) after as, especially in an
informal style. (See 331.4.)
She doesn't sing as well as me.
In a formal style, we use subject + verb.
She doesn't sing as well as I do.

After not, we canuseas ... aS... Orso... as...
She's not as/so pretty as her sister.