Example sentences of "is too [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rabbis had a saying : ‘ Where there is too much , there is something missing . ’ |
| 2 | I make no excuse for quoting at some length from the Chatrier newsletter ‘ I have always said that the biggest problem we face in tennis is that there is too much money around . |
| 3 | Consensus is too much to expect in the present state of English Studies , but I detect a convergence of ideas among those whose starting-points and ideological assumptions are very different . |
| 4 | Perhaps it is too much to hope that the Court of Appeal ( in their forthcoming judgment in the Sutcliffe case ) will give definitive guidance on what should be included in the judge 's summing up in a libel trial . |
| 5 | But it is too much . |
| 6 | Like the Golf , whose floorpan and front-suspension layout the Corrado shares , getting off the line is no problem , but there is too much space between second and third ratios , allowing the close-ratio Calibra to take the honours . |
| 7 | No doubt there is too much red tape and lawyering in the nuclear business — as in so much of American life . |
| 8 | All those jealousies and demands and pressures — the stress is too much . |
| 9 | Leo , you must tell her that it is Doctor 's Orders that she must not look after her father any more — that it is too much for her — that she need not even see her father until she is quite well enough , and the doctor has himself offered to find a suitable place , so that she will know her father will be well looked after . |
| 10 | Maybe the 5.30 thing every week is too much . |
| 11 | I mean , I think there is too much media pressure on us , and I do n't think we should all be a size 10 , but on the other hand , everyone feels better if they feel they look good ; it 's natural . |
| 12 | It is too much to say that ‘ ministers , uncertain about everything else , had at times found a refuge in social righteousness ’ and that ‘ Bunyan … might have said that social righteousness was his old village of Morality transformed , like Manchester , to a town , by the industrial revolution ’ . |
| 13 | They were short of ideas , the passing was appalling , and the game provided ideal ammunition for the Scottish critics who claim a 44-match Premier Division season is too much to ask of supporters . |
| 14 | FINALLY : Those who feel there is too much cricket would have winced at the suggestion made by the Australian authorities , who proposed that series against England be expanded from five Tests to seven to assist the finances of their domestic game . |
| 15 | So do I. To anyone capable of seeing beyond a county bank balance , it has been clear for a number of years that there is too much limited-overs cricket played by the counties and that the present mix of three and four-day Championship games is not only confusing , especially now that they start on different days of the week , but also unnecessarily exhausting for all involved . |
| 16 | To charges that this is too much of a good thing , the BBC say they have always given the World Championship around 70 hours and the audience figures remain high . |
| 17 | Determining how much is too much is debatable but authoritative ( if somewhat tough ) guidelines have been set by Alcohol Concern in consultation with the Health Education Council and the medical professions ( Alcohol Concern , 1986 , p. 5 ) . |
| 18 | There is too much emphasis on the tasks ( agendas ) of managing and not enough on the processes ( networks ) . |
| 19 | Within these great defensive rings , particularly the outer ones , there is too Much to see in one go ; as with all cities Milan can comfortably fill almost any amount of the inquisitive visitor 's time . |
| 20 | There is too much busyness in schools , staff need ‘ dream time ’ too and also the security to try out ideas without becoming nervous about making mistakes or being afraid of failing . |
| 21 | Buildings are connected to pipes and cables in the ground that will break if there is too much movement . |
| 22 | Here there is too much noise , as you see one ca n't even open the window . |
| 23 | The latter action bears directly on Robbins 's statement of purpose within the novel : ‘ In times such as ours … when there is too much order , too much management , too much programming and control , it becomes the duty of superior men and women to fling their favorite monkey wrenches into the machinery ’ ( Robbins 1977 : 229 ) . |
| 24 | So , if waving goodbye to those treasured old shoes is too much , or if you 're biding your time to see what 's hot in the annual shoe guide which will appear in next month 's RUNNING magazine , just think cobblers . |
| 25 | But there is still controversy over whether this is too much of a compromise , and the church continues to deteriorate . |
| 26 | I feel , even now , there is too much prejudice and politics in diving . |
| 27 | It is too much to expect musicians to deliberately cast aside the fringe benefits of success . |
| 28 | I 'm saying that in my experience there is too much argument and not enough discussion in processes of government generally , and I believe we would make more progress by a more discursive approach . |
| 29 | There really is too much mystique attached to carp fishing , most it promoted by anglers who would like you to think that carp are much more difficult to catch than they actually are . |
| 30 | The other three more closely fit the latter than the former model : Mrs Mitchell 's daughter wanted her mother admitted permanently to the local psychiatric hospital ( knowing that she would not be eligible for residential care because of the severity of her condition ) ; but she also added — ‘ not that I do n't want her at home too — I love my mother — it 's just that the strain is too much for me ’ . |