just as if

The party has democratic procedures in place for such an eventuality, just as if a candidate dies before being nominated.

In fact, the heaps of fly ash waste produced by coal-processing power plants are often just as — if not more radioactive — than nuclear waste sites.

“You have this brittle star with every single piece in its original place, just as if it washed up on the beach a day ago,” Dr. Thuy said.

Here, they concluded that flow-mediated interactions between neighbors are, in effect, spring-like forces that hold each member in place -- just as if the cars of a train were connected by springs.

And that outcome is perhaps just as, if not more, likely if he were to be defeated by President Biden.