Example sentences of "too [adj] to allow [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although chalk is a very pure limestone it is mechanically too weak to allow the development of large underground cavities . |
| 2 | The absence of any authentic Spanish or Portuguese text of any of the Hague Conventions militates against their acceptance in Latin America ( and is responsible in part for the limited number of South American states which are members of the Hague Conference ) , and the Latin American attachment to the Letters Rogatory procedure proved too strong to allow a more broadly-based solution in that region . |
| 3 | In contradistinction to the indolent paupers who sponged off the Poor Rate and exploited pay make-up , and the hard-working landless town dweller who also suffered , he further cited the most respectable portion of the peasantry who were prevented from rising above the nominal low price of hire , so that the wage level ‘ must soon fall too low to allow the most abstemious worker to maintain himself . |
| 4 | Cusick 's original construction drawing had the midriff too narrow to allow the skirt flats to meet smoothly and so the midriff was widened . |
| 5 | It recently boycotted a visit by a South African diplomat to Darlington , saying it was too early to allow the economic barriers erected against the country 's apartheid policies to be brought down . |
| 6 | The bonds were too tight to allow the muscular body any movement , but the bird crossly jerked its head and opened its pointed beak to hiss at Joseph 's fingers . |
| 7 | She wanted to cry out in protest against his charge , but her throat was too tight to allow the words to escape . |
| 8 | The duration of such responses would , however , be too great to allow the rapid succession of contractions needed to maintain the high frequency of the wing beat in many efficient flyers . |
| 9 | My mother will , of course , succeed , being a very determined person ; this day is far too important to allow the caterers or hoteliers to dictate the proceedings . |
| 10 | We must conclude that , despite its initial attractions , the proposal that pragmatics be based on a notion of appropriateness should be discarded : language usage is too elastic to allow a pragmatic theory to be based on such a concept . |
| 11 | Finally , the reasons for moving ministers frequently have little to do with ability and the time spent in any particular office is often too short to allow the minister to master the subject and the department . |
| 12 | Out with the toolkit , some minor surgery and the cable now connects perfectly although it 's still too short to allow the tablet to go anywhere other than on the right or directly behind the Spectrum . |
| 13 | If this picture is correct , it spells bad news for would-be space travelers : the extra dimensions would be far too small to allow a spaceship through . |