Example sentences of "[verb] too [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He also seems to this reviewer to accept too readily the authenticity of certain pieces ( most notably no. 27 , Imitator of Desiderio da Settignano , Virgin and Child ) , and a maddening feature is his habit of quoting inventory numbers rather than published sources for comparable pieces in other museums , which gives the impression that these comparanda have not been published . |
| 2 | The first is whether we tend to accept too readily the veracity and accuracy of media reports . |
| 3 | I was n't keeping too close a watch , ’ she confessed . |
| 4 | If the process is carried too far the material will however be weakened and eventually broken . |
| 5 | Greg was panicked into opening too baldly the subject closest to his heart . |
| 6 | Mr Justice Simon Brown , the High Court judge , had expected too high a standard of care and expertise in the firm 's performance of its duties towards the Luxmoore-Mays . |
| 7 | It 's not satire exactly , since Hayworth has too kindly an eye for the human condition . |
| 8 | To the joy of jewellers visible light has too low a frequency to excite an electron in a perfect diamond . |
| 9 | The valuation is important : if you put too high a price on the property the market will reject it and you will not sell . |
| 10 | Of course , if we put too low a price on the asset we are selling , perhaps because we want large queues of buyers for this asset so we can claim how popular it is , we make a loss on the sale and you make a profit . |
| 11 | But on the other there were the usual fears that the United States might overreact or give too high a priority to the Far East at the expense of Europe . |
| 12 | If the excitation changes are made too quickly the motor is unable to move the motor to the new demanded position and consequently there is a permanent error in the actual load position compared to the position expected by the controller . |
| 13 | The problem is that Weller , ever earnest , has internalized too thoroughly the edict Rock is Dead . |
| 14 | The key is turned to the left for maximum output , but if turned too far the integral cleaning needle engages and may snuff out the flame — you need to be really careful . |
| 15 | Is there not a danger that modern cases go on too long and cover too wide an area ? |
| 16 | To me ‘ positive'/ ‘ negative ’ seemed too sharp a distinction , for which I should have preferred the category ‘ included'/ ‘ excluded ’ . |
| 17 | To set too high a standard tends to discourage a student unduly ; too lenient a standard , particularly if accompanied by few comments , may give a student a false idea of his/her examination prospects . |
| 18 | It 's a pity the recommended individual commanded too high a price . |
| 19 | She criticizes John for having accepted too readily the standards of the day and for having adapted too easily to the social and literary context in which he found himself : |
| 20 | A proposed visit to Cuba by Khrushchev was cancelled , probably as a result of a combination of the following factors : ( 1 ) pressure from Khrushchev 's political opponents at home ; ( 2 ) fears ( both Soviet and Cuban ) of inciting Washington ; and ( 3 ) Castro 's own worries about according too high a profile to the relationship with Moscow . |
| 21 | If a buyer has access to a seller 's cost structure then he is in a powerful position to negotiate a cheaper price , or at least avoid paying too high a price . |
| 22 | Wall ( 1986 ) argues that some historians have drawn too sharp a distinction between the ‘ family economy ’ and the ‘ family wage economy ’ and that , in circumstances which offered possibilities for both , family production coexisted with waged work . |
| 23 | Anomalously , proposals for Private Member 's bills are emanating increasingly from governments ; a government wishes to see a particular measure enacted but either wishes not to devote government time to it , or wishes to avoid too close an association with its controversial subject-matter , or both . |
| 24 | It has got too far the imtimidation from the young people has got too bad to put up with |
| 25 | It has got too far the imtimidation from the young people has got too bad to put up with |
| 26 | You can , but Keira 's got too long a hair . |
| 27 | If Leslie had been going too fast the others would have told him to slow down . |
| 28 | The bus is going too slow the bear 's still going grrr , aargh ! |
| 29 | Other firms risk going too far the other way , imposing a too-narrow management — sometimes from outside the profession — and so alienating partners . |
| 30 | But we must beware of going too far the other way . |