Example sentences of "is too [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like Mr Nicholson , I have been commuting for more than ten years from Fife , but hardly ever by car , which I find is too nerve-wracking and frustrating an experience and almost as bad as commuting by bus . |
| 2 | From a plan , lately begun by another person who wished to assist Mr. Green , he hopes he shall not be injured in the public opinion , as the difference between a plan made from an actual survey , with accurate instruments , and conducted upon principles true in theory ( which will be explained to every scientific enquirer ) and one made by striding , is too palpable to escape observations . ’ |
| 3 | Brightness is too famous to be free |
| 4 | The old Microsoft Disk Operating System — MS DOS — now used by some 80 million PCs , is too limited for the complex tasks demanded of computers today . |
| 5 | However , this financial help is too limited in relation to actual expenditure . |
| 6 | It may be extremely difficult to discern when a decision-maker has ‘ commenced ’ his inquiry , and to prevent the courts from ever looking beyond the formal invocation of the finding ‘ furnished tenancy ’ is too limited . |
| 7 | We are forced to conclude that our present knowledge is too limited to cope with these complexities . |
| 8 | In view of the widespread concern about the standards of consumer service , which is reflected in the large number of complaints , consensus on the need to strengthen consumer representation , a demand that we create ombudsmen , and widespread pressure to take action on excess profits and on privatised boardroom salary excesses , the Bill offers too little , is too limited and is too long delayed . |
| 9 | Prefers full sun and will not colour well in autumn if the soil is too rich . |
| 10 | He is too rich to trust . |
| 11 | But this here hot pot , ’ he winked knowingly , ‘ this is too rich for your humans , even for an Emperor . ’ |
| 12 | Professor James believes that the average British diet is too rich in fat , saturated fat , sugar and salt , contains too few starchy foods , such as cereals and bread , and not enough fruit and vegetables . |
| 13 | Listen to this from County NatWest : ‘ M & S is still a core holding long-term , but even quality has its price : The rating is too rich short-term and we would continue to take profits down to 300p . ’ |
| 14 | If a record is terrible , then a minute is too long ! |
| 15 | Follow the workshop manual as the procedure is too long to explain here . |
| 16 | If I was writing it now I would change it , it is too long for a start , there are about four different sections to it . ’ |
| 17 | If the boom is too long it will be difficult to uphaul . |
| 18 | At other times they lack the skills of assertion ( see Assertiveness on page 8 ) and sometimes the gestation period is too long and the moment has passed . |
| 19 | Life gets more complicated when the typeset text is too long or too short to fill the space allocated on the page . |
| 20 | If the delay is too long , people will not walk through smoke to an emergency exit . |
| 21 | I must agree with T. Hewitt that the timescale for the introduction of a BS5750 based quality management system as proposed by East Hampshire District Council is too long . |
| 22 | Children do occasionally comment on the length of dresses though , and have to solve the problem of the dress that is too long for them to walk in , or the jacket which is too small . |
| 23 | If that car is too long to go in that garage , try to find a smaller one . |
| 24 | But then what happens when three minutes is too long ? |
| 25 | She went on : ‘ Three months is too long for them to understand when he 'll be back . |
| 26 | No , make that one second , a minute is too long . |
| 27 | B/G electronics , Nav-sat , VHF , etc. etc. the list is too long to mention . |
| 28 | If the word is too long ( i.e. longer than some upper bound ) then do not attempt correction , in which case the word might be sent back to the user to be re-written . |
| 29 | Do n't be tempted to get a boot several sizes larger than you normally need to get the correct width fitting ; a boot that is too long will not be comfortable , and after some use you will find that the leather will stretch and your foot will not be properly supported . |
| 30 | As for the corruption now disgusting Italy 's voters , its cause , arguably , is too long tenure of office , not the electoral system . |