Differences between ''so...as/as...as'' and ''a number of/a great deal of''

Could you tell me the differences between those?
so ... as / as ... as
a number of / a great deal of

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Originally Posted by lfthnLl

Could you tell me the differences between those?
so ... as / as ... as
a number of / a great deal of

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Please give some example sentences.