Example sentences of "take too [adj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this point in the debate a public bunfight has arisen between , on the one hand the authors of the Coopers & Lybrand report on Tuesday that warned of a ‘ fiscal reality gap ’ and a public sector borrowing requirement soaring way above Tory and Labour projections ( about which this column warned last week ) and those who believe this takes too gloomy a view of prospects . |
| 2 | Sometimes research itself takes too narrow a view of social changes , and their impact on family relationships . |
| 3 | Professor Hirst ( 1973 ) none the less feels that Stenhouse takes too narrow a view of what is meant by " outcomes " , arising from the " engineering approach " which he finds is encouraged by writers such as Tyler , for many years the key author in the field . |
| 4 | We must also avoid taking too simple a view of the encoding and decoding processes . |
| 5 | Paheri accused Surere of taking too soft a line ; but I also heard that he 'd found Surere in bed with a stable boy . |
| 6 | He was Housemaster of Arden , and though forbidden by an old war wound from taking too boisterous a part in the sporting events of the House , yet he followed their activities closely and gave appropriate advice and encouragement . |
| 7 | Aim for smaller success to start off with , rather than taking too large a leap which might result in disappointment and reduction in confidence . |
| 8 | The commission says : ‘ Advice in total is taking too large a proportion of the effort , around three times as much as is spent on inspection . ’ |
| 9 | Recognizing the all-too familiar symptoms , Manville fought against the gathering depression before it took too firm a hold on him . |
| 10 | ‘ In the past we have taken too miserable a view of food , now we must say there is a glorious array of foreign cuisines which are associated with amazingly low risks to health . |
| 11 | ‘ Investors often take too short-term a view of unit trusts ’ |
| 12 | He says : ‘ Investors often take too short-term a view of unit trusts , so if exit charges encourage longer term holdings it would be in the consumer 's interest . ’ |
| 13 | BELVILLE : I have no reason to be ashamed of that duel you refer to since it was to save a friend , but suffer not your tongue to take too great a liberty with my Pamela . |
| 14 | Mr. Gardiner submitted that this case was neutral in relation to the Woolwich principle but I think that is to take too favourable a view of it . |
| 15 | The Americans were also worried by the British tendency to take too mild a view of Soviet intentions , an attitude which they feared might give rise to false hopes among the public in the West , and lessen support for the build-up of Nato . |
| 16 | I know how you feel , Daddy , but maybe it is better not to take too strong a stand . |
| 17 | It is not an advantage to a woman , and fatal to society , if women are allowed to take too important a role . |