Example sentences of "too [adj] [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The drums had been too loud to hear the preliminary ripping , so when the tree suddenly crashed to the ground , no one moved . |
| 2 | If he had had the strength he would have broken the flute , but his left hand was too weak to apply the necessary force . |
| 3 | Metabolic activity of sulphate reducing bacteria was , however , well below values usually found in non-methanogenic subjects , and viable counts of sulphate reducing bacteria were too low to explain the marked drop in methanogenesis . |
| 4 | ‘ meticulous experiments have convinced me that this ratio ( 1:100 ) between the quantity of diluent and that of the medicine being dynamized is far too low to develop the medicinal substance properly and to a high degree with a large number of succussions unless force is used … |
| 5 | The environmental movement was too short-lived to ensure the rigid implementation of the 1970 Clean Air Act and this is one reason why the Clean Air Act was subsequently relaxed and weakened during the 1970s . |
| 6 | Now they were too high to see the great waves of the southern Atlantic carry the whales on their singing pilgrimages . |
| 7 | ‘ I rather think he wants me to marry him , and I 'm too old to have the necessary child . ’ |
| 8 | Christie 's critics had said that at 32 he was too old to beat the best sprinters in the world . |
| 9 | The rope seemed too slender to tow the forty-foot barge , piled high with coal or timber ; but it would glide by , scarcely breaking the still surface of the water . |
| 10 | Although in everyday professional speech the phrase the in-service training of teachers ( INSET ) is often used to denote formal courses operated collectively with groups of teachers , this view of INSET must be perceived as too limited to describe the many practices which are used in the professional development of teachers ( Gordon and Lawton 1978 , Becher and Maclure 1978 ) . |
| 11 | It is too early to test the political waters , nobody even knows for certain if the Communist Party has been dissolved or not . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Although it is too early to assess the full effects , some of the rich shellfish and oyster beds offshore are thought to be in some danger . |
| 14 | It 's too early to assess the full extent of the damage . |
| 15 | While stressing it is too early to predict the final outcome , the survey organiser , Jeremy Wilson , says in the latest issue of BTO News that ‘ significant results ’ have emerged from analysis of early findings . |
| 16 | Traders said it was too early to price the first contracts . |
| 17 | Such models are much too simple to describe the complex viscoelastic behaviour of a polymer , nor do they provide any real insight into the molecular mechanism of the process , but in certain instances they can prove useful in assisting the understanding of the viscoelastic process . |
| 18 | Having said all this , there were still those who wondered if it was not all too easy to confuse the eternal with the transitory . |
| 19 | It is all too easy to forget the sheer number of songs the man has written that have become pop standards , most of which were included in the two-hour show . |
| 20 | It is only too easy to isolate the hectic emotionalism and artificial situations in the Chandos novels at the expense of their considerable virtues as thrillers , ingeniously varied in scene and skilful in the use of pace and tension . |
| 21 | It is all too easy to emphasize the positive image , the tales of success . |
| 22 | It is too easy to follow the academic tradition and provide knowledge for its own sake . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | This problem arises because each grid cell can only have a single attribute value and because the chosen grid dimensions are too large to resolve the spatial detail required . |
| 25 | As the lower dome is too large to fill the square space it is cut off in vertical planes formed by the four walls of the square . |
| 26 | It may prove either impossible or too costly to acquire the adjoining land and the proposed scheme will therefore have to be aborted . |
| 27 | In Russia imperialism had developed alongside a semi-feudal agrarian structure and the bourgeoisie had proven too feeble to overthrow the absolute monarchy . |
| 28 | Anna , 23 , knew she would be too sick to attend the official ceremony to receive her BA ( hons ) in business administration . |
| 29 | They drove slowly along the main street , Juliet too tense to see the pretty shops selling antiques and gifts . |
| 30 | The skilful manipulation of space and light is particularly important for patients too ill to enjoy the open air . |