The committee did not think that Mike was quite as qualified for the scholarship as the successful candidate was.
（委員会の考えではマイクはその受賞者ほど奨学金の資格に達していなかった）


as - as の間って形容詞か副詞の原級が来るはずなのに動詞とか入ってるんだけどなぜ？