Example sentences of "too [adj] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One is a theme of er presidential frustration the idea that the presidency of the United States is too weak an institution to cope with the responsibilities that it faces . |
| 2 | Perhaps too much has been expected of it : education policy is too weak an instrument for counteracting the great weight of inequality in British society . |
| 3 | Such a weapon would be particularly useful when dealing with a school , because the myriad moving bodies produce too confusing an echolocation picture for the dolphin to be able to single out a victim . |
| 4 | Adorno speaks from the vantage-point of modernism ( though , as we have seen , he arguably gives this too monolithic an interpretation ) : his ideal is an individual critique , which is negative in relation to society but also constitutes a positive synthesis — an alternative . |
| 5 | His uncle , the Duke of Albany , was content to act as Regent after Robert III 's death without making too strenuous an effort to liberate the rightful king . |
| 6 | Many companies and consultants have used the approach ( see Hapeslagh , 1982 ) , and those using it will generally be intelligent people who are not going to make naive errors through too literal an interpretation of a simple box diagram . |
| 7 | ‘ Again , that is too strong an expression . |
| 8 | The critic David Thomson thought Schlesinger , ‘ too sloppy an artist to let Ratso emerge as less than adorable , but Hoffman was probably capable of nastiness had he been trusted . ’ |
| 9 | Mark Morris 's Motorcade is a gentle enough piece , blending neatly with SaintSaens music but is too subtle an opener . |
| 10 | Do check before installation as too dry an atmosphere may affect furniture adversely . |
| 11 | Urwick shared this view , arguing that too narrow an interpretation of citizenship prevailed : ‘ the sense of duty is not realised , and the all-pervading duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of both individuals and groups ’ . |
| 12 | Foucault is most explicit on this , arguing that what he terms the ‘ repressive hypothesis ’ regarding Victorian sexuality is misleading : because it points to too narrow an interpretation of the family ; because it avoids class differentiation ; and because it is based on a negative rather than positive concept of power . |
| 13 | TNC does not help here , by talking of ‘ a modern foreign language ’ ; and one 's fears of too narrow an approach seem confirmed by the Bill 's reference to ‘ a modern foreign language specified in an order of the Secretary of State ’ . |
| 14 | Has the professional body exerted too dominant , and too narrow an influence ? ) ; the learning process ( Is there an undue balance towards the student having to assimilate and memorize material , rather than engaging in active reflection and exploration ? ) ; and the examining process ( Will it allow the student to demonstrate his or her higher-order abilities ? ) are often more likely to come to the fore , when staff from outside the immediate discipline are sharing in the course review process . |
| 15 | Land suggested that Alvey 's group did not consult enough of the people who would use advanced computers ; that it had paid too little attention to international collaboration ; and that the committee focused on too narrow an area of activity . |
| 16 | A preoccupation with the unification of England , however , in which the desire to unify was perceived as a guiding factor in a succession of early but powerful kings has channelled much of the study of pre-Viking history into too narrow an appreciation of political activity in the several kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy . |
| 17 | It is far too broad an area from which to devise a practice schedule and once again it is necessary to isolate . |
| 18 | However its influence to date has been limited as it covers perhaps too broad an area . |
| 19 | The region is often criticised for being bureaucratic and remote without too careful an analysis of these concepts ( Page and Midwinter 1979 ) ; but one criticism must surely be accepted — the ‘ certain balance ’ that Wheatley advocated is scarcely obtained when one region outweighs the rest . |
| 20 | Increasingly local Law Societies are either undertaking training or can be persuaded to do so , and bringing down an experienced personal injury practitioner or trainer from London may not seem too horrendous an idea if the local Law Society is funding and arranging it . |
| 21 | In such a case , we would suspect that the bridle is setting the kite at too steep an angle . |
| 22 | But there are a number of comrades who have too primitive an idea of social revolution . |
| 23 | She was too generous an agent for that . |
| 24 | It was no part of Owen 's plan to let his whole company lurk there , now that they were compromised ; in case of close inquiry that would have been all too clear an indication of Llewelyn 's unofficial complicity in the enterprise , and however little doubt Isambard himself might have on that head , it would not do to let it be established and admitted . |
| 25 | There was lots of marvellous playing with sensitive string sound and excellent wind solos , but the whole was too clear an image of Ravel 's subtle settings . |
| 26 | Ms Wilikins might speak in favour of female emancipation , but as the majority of the representatives were women , too strident an approach would be dangerous . |
| 27 | Official committees of enquiry tended to duck the task of too detailed an account of the stuff of public service , falling back on the Pilkington Committee 's observation that ‘ good broadcasting is a practice not a prescription ’ ( Pilkington , 1962 , p. 12 ) . |
| 28 | This means the vet has hit the right spot , but , despite giving the appearance of a canine pin cushion , it is obviously not too unpleasant an experience . |
| 29 | But this would be too simple an answer because there are many possible reasons to explain poor performance in the housebuilding industry . |
| 30 | Admitting that ‘ a ‘ row ’ ’ at Cremorne on the night of Derby and Oaks day' was ‘ too ordinary an occurrence to deserve any comment ’ , The Times nevertheless lingered over this scene of young gentlemen at play : |