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[b7lake]

#1: (1)She is no less clever than her father.
(2)She is not less clever than her father.
Is there any difference in meaning of the two sentences?

#2: Nothing looks so peaceful as a country snow scene.
Is this sentence correct?

[myprofe]

#2 This is correct. You can use so...as or as...as.

#1 For me there is a slight difference in the meaning of the two sentences.
When we use "no + adjective (comparative form) + than" we imply that the two things in question are equal.

Example #1:
Speaker A: Riding a bike is more dangerous than riding a motorcycle.
Speaker B: Riding a bike is not more dangerous than riding a motorcycle.

It's possible to understand from this that speaker B probably thinks that riding a motorcycle is more dangerous than riding a bike.

Example #2:
Speaker A: Riding a bike is more dangerous than riding a motorcycle.
Speaker B: Riding a bike is no more dangerous than riding a motorcycle.

Here I think that speaker B is saying that they are equally dangerous.
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