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1. The more A, C

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Meaning
The more A, C
JLPT level: N2 | Other grammar in 'Degree, Level, Amount':
Politeness: not marked (suggest) | Related meaning(s): ほど (similar) (add related)

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Construction
VE/47+V/7+ほど+:Result
い-adjective: ければ formA+い-adjectiveB+ほど+ResultC
な-adjectiveA+ならば+な-adjectiveB+な+ほど
NounA+であれば/なら+NounB+である+ほど+ResultC

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「外国語を喋れば喋るほど上手になる。」
The more you speak a foreign language the better you will become.
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「その歌手は初めて聞いた時余り好きじゃなかったけど曲を聞けば聞くほど気に入りました。」
The first time I heard that singer, I didn't like him very much, but the more I listen to the song, the more I like it.
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「そのことを考えれば考えるほど、私は益々いやになる。」
The more I think of it, the less I like it.
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mireille
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Na-adjective + なら (ば) + Na-adjective + な + ほど
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Added‾!
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fareastfurfaro Grammar mod.
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名詞なら or　名詞であれば + 名詞である + ほど is also a valid construction.
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Where does the なら fit in?
NならNであるほど?
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Yeah, like that.
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Tanooki
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I agree with fareastfurafaro about 'であればあるほど’ being another valid construction for 'na' adjectives with this structure. In the Intermediate Japanese textbook, it shows that as the main way to use this grammar with 'na' adjectives.

Would it be worth adding it to the construction examples?

Here is the exact example it gives:
説明はかんたんであればあるほどいい。
(Simpler explanations are better)

It doesn't even put anything in front of the second 'ある' in the sentence.
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darkje
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Verb: ~ば(Conditional)A+ばVerb: Dictionary Form   +ほど+Result

should be :

Verb: ~ば(Conditional)A+Verb: Dictionary Form   +ほど+Result

Since you will have a double ば otherwise.
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Thanks for catching the typo!
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