used to show surprise that the number of people or things involved is so large :
There were as many as 200 people at the lecture.
used to show surprise that the number of people or things involved is so large :
There were as many as 200 people at the lecture.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005