Example sentences of "too little " in BNC.
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| 1 | Writing letters about yourself is never easy — we tend either to say too much or too little . |
| 2 | Too much there or too little ? |
| 3 | Technology suppliers to the British hotel and restaurant industry say that their products are often under-exploited , because too little thought has been given to what the systems are supposed to achieve and too low a priority is given to staff training . |
| 4 | This demonstration shows how even very small amounts of extra rudder in a turn cause a bad wing drop , whereas using too little is a safer fault because it inhibits the stalling characteristics . |
| 5 | But guard against getting overtired on the one hand , and on the other against become sluggish from too little exercise . |
| 6 | too much or too little work |
| 7 | Conversely , too much upper pectoral development and too little lower pectoral development gives the impression of a chest that ‘ fades ’ away . |
| 8 | Leaseholders were found to have experienced a variety of problems with the management of their block , including failure on the landlord 's part to carry out repairs , too little or excessive refurbishment , estimates ‘ rigged ’ by landlords or managing agents , failure to consult leaseholders and difficulty in obtaining information about accounts and insurance . |
| 9 | In some modern classical ballets too little attention is paid to the momentary holding of a pose as the focus of a picture to sum up — as it were — what has gone before . |
| 10 | Remember , too much could be just as harmful as too little . |
| 11 | As a general rule , Dobermanns usually have good appetites and , therefore , it is not uncommon for them to get fat — a combination of too much food and too little exercise is not good for this breed ! |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm thinking of the sort of attitude that suggests the unemployed do too little to help themselves , that if only you have determination and drive you can get on in the world . ’ |
| 13 | He has said that the £15m on offer was either too little or too much — too little to pacify the bankers if Eagle was in trouble but if the group could be turned around a recapitalisation would not be needed . |
| 14 | The gist of the parents ' complaints is that children were allowed too much freedom and that there was too little formal instruction in the three Rs . |
| 15 | The danger is not that the courts will intervene too much , but too little . |
| 16 | Not , however , the old story of too many banks chasing too little commission income ; compared to most markets , conventional Eurobond commissions are very generous . |
| 17 | The public debate about political priorities focuses far too much on what we can do for today 's consumption and far too little about what we invest in the future . |
| 18 | Yesterday , however , the ministers endorsed a counter-proposal prepared by senior treasury officials , which asks that the current zero-rating mechanisms are maintained ‘ for a limited period ’ , on the grounds that too little time is left to adapt to a new system . |
| 19 | He is suspicious not because Read uses too much anthropological material , but because he uses too little . |
| 20 | She had too little time . |
| 21 | The evidence is too complex and too little work has been done . |
| 22 | A lot of us eat far too little fresh produce , relying instead on convenience foods , fast foods and sweets . |
| 23 | Then there will be equality , as it is written : ‘ He who gathered much did not have too much , and he who gathered little did not have too little . ’ |
| 24 | It does not help that Cherubini allows too little variety of pace , and that his lyrical gift is limited too . |
| 25 | It does not help that Cherubini allows too little variety of pace , and that his lyrical gift is limited too . |
| 26 | Ways of teaching RE to young children have received too little attention , and teachers are given woefully little training — consequently the one mentioned in the article is probably left to teach as she was once taught . |
| 27 | It goes on : ‘ Too little thought was given to the question of whether a legitimising licence would have been beneficial to investors . |
| 28 | But there are too few projects like Cleevedon , and too little money to help more than a handful of youngsters every year . |
| 29 | At any time you can take too much or too little of something and die . |
| 30 | During the early 1950s too little was known about rocket propulsion and missile performance for finite decisions to be taken in favour of either aircraft or missiles . |