Example sentences of "was too [adj] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The local RCM committees followed up in the wake of evacuation , but this was too late for orthodox children arriving at their billets on the evening of Friday , 1 September . |
| 2 | Only later , when she was in love with him and it was too late for common sense to qualify her feelings , did she learn more about him . |
| 3 | Her work was too unconventional for immediate popular acceptance , but Cameron could tell how good she was , and was supportive even when she was discouraged . |
| 4 | Indeed , when the film came out in 1971 , it was preceded by a clever advertising campaign suggesting that release had been delayed because the makers felt the movie was too dangerous for general viewing . |
| 5 | Forrestal was a believer in the theory that it was too dangerous for atomic weapons to be manufactured and stored in the United Kingdom , where they could be overrun in a Soviet invasion of Western Europe . |
| 6 | Although the Central Committee could be the centre for major political decisions ( as when Khrushchev ousted his rivals ) , it usually met too infrequently and was too unwieldy for major decision-making . |
| 7 | The Canon Row building was too small , and East India House , in the City , which had been rebuilt by Holland in 1800 and extended by Wilkins in 1829 , was too remote for proper governmental control . |
| 8 | Well stirred by seals , Amos Lake was too murky for direct productivity comparisons with the other lakes . |
| 9 | Only four patients were given a combination of ursodeoxycholic acid plus chenodeyxholic acid : this group was too small for statistical scrutiny . |
| 10 | The release of information by the assistant was too fast for normal ears to follow , but the Sechem were trained to understand and to interpret for one another . |
| 11 | She felt that , even by Nora 's standards , Constance was too headstrong for romantic liaisons . |
| 12 | It was concluded that the reason for this was that the prospect of litigation against a trade union was too formidable for individual members . |
| 13 | It was thought that the fastest look-up would be achieved using a 26-way tree , so that was implemented , and found to be extremely efficient , but the memory overhead was too large for practical purposes . |