Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] great a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Dorothy Hardisty wrote in her journal , ‘ … such failures exist where so great an upheaval has taken place , and it was not to be expected that the Movement 's records should be free from shadows . ’ |
| 2 | This information should enable the investor to decide : ( a ) if the size of the workforce is to be reduced , at what cost , bearing in mind the notice periods , age and length of service of the employees ; ( b ) if the workforce is to be increased , at what cost ; ( c ) whether the existing terms of employment , benefits and so on are appropriate , or too great a burden for the target business ; ( d ) the importance of key individuals and whether any action should be taken to ensure their loyalty or protect the company 's position by , for example , keyman insurance ( particularly important in service industries ) ; and ( e ) action to be taken in respect of any share option arrangements , incentive schemes , or the funding ( or under-funding ) of pension schemes . |
| 3 | Birkenhead , who had written after the victory of 1924 of ‘ the tragedy that so great an Army should have so uninspiring a Commander in Chief ’ and was usually more sparing with his admiration than with his criticism , allowed some balancing increase of his own regard for Baldwin to occur . |
| 4 | It was his belief that too great a degree of inequality within a society would prevent a common will or common interest from developing , and that is surely correct . |
| 5 | In order that too great a burden does not shift from bookseller to rep , Penguin , like Faber , has recruited merchandisers to do much of the checking . |
| 6 | It was thought by some that too great a burden might be placed on principals in smaller firms or on sole practitioners if such a proposal were made mandatory , and that either the ‘ net ’ of suitable signatories should be widened to include assistant solicitors or Fellows of ILEX , or that the category of undertaking to which the ‘ rule ’ might apply should exclude those of a routine or non-financial nature . |
| 7 | Wide reading , and as great an experience as possible of the best imaginative literature , are essential to the full development of an ear for language , and to a full knowledge of the range of possible patterns of thought and feeling made accessible by the power and range of language . |
| 8 | There was too little time and too great a crisis . |
| 9 | If too great a reduction is required , go round again and start the descent further away ( careful ! ) , or lower . |
| 10 | If too great a volume is produced for the i.c. to handle it shuts down automatically but will come on again when correct conditions are restored . |
| 11 | An excess of meats and spices cause aggression while too great a consumption of dairy foods and those with a high fat content may bring about depressive tendencies and lethargy . |
| 12 | Such findings should perhaps not come as too great a surprise . |
| 13 | Stacks are not very suitable for small quantities , as too great an area is exposed to the air and a relatively high proportion of the crop wasted . |