Example sentences of "at [adv] great a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dangers of professionalism are obvious , and against them Herbert Chapman steadfastly set his face … victory can be purchased at too great a price . |
| 2 | As an undergraduate , says Walton , if he had a fault it was ‘ that he kept himself retired and at too great a distance with all his inferiors ; and his clothes seemed to prove that he put too great a value on his parts and parentage ’ . |
| 3 | Above and below that size there will be a poor return for effort-either the gain is not worth bothering about , or it is achieved at too great a cost . |
| 4 | The gasifier-powered vehicle is probably at too great a disadvantage to survive the snarling dogfights of traffic in metropolitan Manila , but it seems perfectly adequate for rural use . |
| 5 | The driver , who was normally employed as a fitter , but had some driving experience with the Corporation , was acting as a relief driver and was found to be principally to blame for the accident , because of his lack of experience , which resulted in his letting the car take the curve at too great a speed and the conductor for applying the hand brake at his end so as to lock the wheels ; he had received no instruction on the proper procedure . |