Example sentences of "too strong to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the climate cycles are too strong to be explained as the direct effect of the astronomical changes alone . |
| 2 | They remained so throughout their existence — the force of history and tradition was too strong to be resisted — but they gradually lost the sympathy of the world , which placed a higher value on convenience and common sense than on permanence and impossible loyalties . |
| 3 | But the burst of enthusiasm , which had support in several European governments , was too strong to be denied entirely . |
| 4 | The dark powers were too strong to be overcome . |
| 5 | I argued in Chapters iv and v that the ambition of absolute holism to supplant individualism completely is too strong to be realised . |
| 6 | The King of Blefuscu , however , replied that I was too strong to be taken prisoner , and that I would soon be returning to my country anyway . |
| 7 | ‘ Do n't cry , ’ said Melanie , who was too strong to be withered . |
| 8 | No doubt she would be doing the cycle irreparable damage , but the urge to ride it was too strong to be denied . |
| 9 | But her own was too strong to be set aside . |
| 10 | This proposal was readily dismissed by geophysicists who were easily able to demonstrate that the Earth is far too strong to be deformed by such tidal forces . |
| 11 | The fingers on her shoulder did n't move , but his voice thickened as if his emotions were suddenly too strong to be concealed . |