Example sentences of "prove too [det] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was as if , the weeks of turmoil and uncertainty that followed his father 's death having turned into months , the tumultuous turn of events had proved too much for a youth of his years . |
| 2 | Developing the new RB211 aero engine had proved too much for the world-famous engineering group 's financial resources . |
| 3 | But the strain of being underwater for so long proved too much for the fragile beauty . |
| 4 | Recently , however , there has been some criticism and some arguments about its structure , in addition to the more long-standing discussion of how far ministers can dominate their departments and how far civil service practices and attitudes have proved too much for the politicians . |
| 5 | But the weighty haul may have proved too much for the raiders . |
| 6 | Here , Mrs Pettifer began to interject but the small gentleman silenced her with a flap of the wrist which was altogether not very gentlemanly and proved too much for the great lady detective who made a more purposeful interjection of her own . |
| 7 | Their reward was an encounter against New Zealand , but the All Blacks ' strength and experience proved too much for the Koreans as they went down 14–0 . |
| 8 | Marshall 's speed in retrieving , his staying power and , not least , his unorthodox two-handed style , proved too much for the world No 18 from Australia , Anthony Hill . |
| 9 | The picture incident proved too much for the officer and he decided to retire . |
| 10 | Sadly , this exercise in horticultural Orientalism proved too much for the mali . |
| 11 | Unfortunately the exertions of Peachtree proved too much for the four and they were all defeated by the quarter-final stage . |
| 12 | The innuendo in this remark proved too much for the petite figure in the front row , who during the last few words was showing signs of unmistakable distress . |
| 13 | A 180 score and 19 dart checkout by R McLarnon plus wins by P McGleave , G McCormick and J Reynolds proved too much for the host side . |
| 14 | They were indeed too enthusiastic , for the demands of several burgh councils could prove too much for the resources of even the best-endowed East India Company director . |
| 15 | high-profile job and the leadership of a professional association , which might have proven too much for a lesser , or older , man . |