Example sentences of "is [not/n't] [adv] much [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not too much to say that we entered the conference in the law and atmosphere of the 17th century and we came out with a fair prospect of 20th century conditions . ' |
| 2 | John Paris , in his biography of Davy published in 1825 , wrote : ‘ I have been able to present to the world a complete history of those proceedings which have so happily led to discovery of which it is not too much to say that it is at once the pride of science , the triumph of humanity and the glory of the age in which we live . ’ |
| 3 | Indeed it is not too much to say that the Inklings were preoccupied with them . |
| 4 | Her life had been full of pain and perplexity ; it is not too much to say that her emotional needs had been fastened on a man whom she never properly understood , and that he in turn was baffled and then enraged by her insistent and neurotic demands upon him . |
| 5 | Indeed , it is not too much to say that this is probably the single thing that " everyone know about Athenian democracy . |
| 6 | It is not too much to say that the quoted argument has the strength of this : We say it is probable that the spoon is under the napkin ; the relation of " being under " is therefore a relation of probability . |
| 7 | It is not too much to say that the probabilistic analyses must revise this into a belief that many effects are not made to happen . |
| 8 | In Billie Holiday 's 1936 recording of ‘ These Foolish Things ’ it is not too much to say that the melody is recomposed . |
| 9 | It is not too much to say that , throughout the last three critical years in China , it is to Dr Morrison that the British public has looked from day to day for the earliest and most accurate intelligence concerning events in which the interests of this country have been so largely involved . ’ |
| 10 | It is not too much to say that this interpretation of what appears the plain meaning of section 4 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act , 1974 , would make a farce out of the children 's hearing system . |
| 11 | But there is not too much to cheer about . |
| 12 | Well , er we 're not saying they do n't , er , you , we , we went there to protest nuclear testing , we knew that er you know , we , that that , that protest would be opposed , but now that those people have been seized , er surely the very least they can do is inform us that they 're safe and well , and where they are and what is being intended ; that , that is not , er that is not too much to ask . |
| 13 | One place in a team is not too much to give up in return for new ideas and expertise . ’ |
| 14 | Most current AF systems are both accurate and fast in finding and holding focus on moving subjects , and although there are a number of different types of system , there is not too much to choose between them in practice . |
| 15 | As I have already infiltrated into the picture in so many ways , there is not too much to add . |
| 16 | The Lord Chancellor says that Green Form advice can be abolished for all those above the income support level because the average Green Form bill — £82 — is not too much to afford . |
| 17 | If it is to be felt by the participants then it is not too much to suggest that it should be understood by the teacher . |
| 18 | This style of politics is common in Europe : it is not too much to expect Brian Wilson and others to accept this responsibility . |
| 19 | The analysts want to feel confident that information has been prepared consistently , which is not too much to expect from any financial statement . |
| 20 | So £10,000 is not very much to spend on research . ’ |
| 21 | Most recent models of 6mm collet routers now produce around twice the power of this model ; this is not so much to speed the work , but more to improve the quality and variety of profiles made by cutters . |
| 22 | The primary function of the teacher is not so much to impart information as to help the student to assimilate the course of reading and lesson notes and to stimulate the questioning attitude of mind by every means at his/her disposal . |
| 23 | Their role is not so much to perform on their own as to lead and embellish the chants . |
| 24 | The idea is not so much to seek causes and explanations , as is often the case with survey-style research , but rather to ‘ tell it like it is , . |
| 25 | The problem here is not so much to prevent partners leaving before reaching retirement age ( any such general prohibition would be unrealistically restrictive in all but a few firms ) as to ensure that as little damage is done to the firm as possible when they do . |
| 26 | Their aim is not so much to alleviate the horrors of war as to make war so horrific that potential aggressors will fear to resort to it at all . |
| 27 | The purpose of such an exercise is not so much to remove dirt ( mulm in a healthy filter is quite inert ) , so much as to restore the even filtering capacity of the media . |
| 28 | The aim of this approach is not so much to offer care and protection , but to help people to reach their ‘ full potential ’ . |
| 29 | The temptation for rural labourer poets is not so much to write prospect poems , as to treat their own labour in terms of the pastoral . |
| 30 | Moreover , there is not so much to smell when you are flying high up and away from the scents and aromas that cling to the Earth — or even if , like man , your nose stands at a height of five or six feet , rarely bending towards the ground . |