Example sentences of "too [adj] for [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The level of college education is too high for that simple idea . |
| 2 | So when I did n't receive any further communication , I 've gone back to them and asked them whether they would be interested in reducing the price , cos we consider it to be too high for that one acre of land . |
| 3 | And I think the conductor [ Robert Heger ] was probably too old for that particular work . ’ |
| 4 | I 'm too old for all this shifting and altering . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Must be getting too old for this globe-trotting lark , or else my mis-spent youth is catching up on me . |
| 6 | Fears remain , however , that the area is too unstable for any such measures to be effective . |
| 7 | It is too pure for this impure world , therefore they condemn it as vile . |
| 8 | A teacher in a liaison group pointed out that Imperial units are often more usable than metric ones which are either too small or too large for many common measures . |
| 9 | There are only six permanent legislative committees , whose membership is far too large for any real scrutiny to take place . |
| 10 | Or , third , Britain could conclude that modern weapons are simply too costly for any single country of its size to make them on its own — and could stick to international joint ventures in future . |
| 11 | I am too tired for any fresh effort . ’ |
| 12 | ( If it appears to be too gross and simple to the library and information professional , I can assure you that it has already proved to be too complex for many busy executives to take the time to grasp ! ) |
| 13 | For a long time , I was inclined to think that the contrast was too great for any important exchange of ideas , and that Liebermann 's suggestion , despite its attraction , could not be taken very seriously . |
| 14 | He told Aenarion that he would be accursed if he drew the weapon , that such power was too great for any mortal being , and it could only be bought at the price of Aenarion 's immortal soul . |
| 15 | Styled is probably just too quirky for some potential users . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm rather too well-endowed for that particular career . ’ |
| 17 | It will , sadly , be too late for many young people , whose lives have already been ruined ; but it could set the agenda for future generations who might even get society better organised than we did . |
| 18 | By the time that the truth had been publicized it was sadly too late for many unfortunate cats , and even now the ghost of the ‘ Feline AIDS ’ still stalks the world of cats and cat owners . |
| 19 | This means that the three remaining days will be packed more tightly and although it is too late for this academic year we will in subsequent years have one day at the start of each term . |
| 20 | The final contents of the budget are only revealed to the Cabinet the day before the Chancellor presents it to the House of Commons , when it is too late for any major changes . |
| 21 | ‘ Too late for any more sightseeing now , ’ said Robins . |
| 22 | The work load had become too heavy for these two offices , still honorary , to remain combined . |
| 23 | 6.2 The Lease and the counterpart shall be prepared by the Landlord 's Solicitors and an engrossment of the counterpart shall be delivered to the offices of the Tenant 's Solicitors at least [ 5 ] working days before the Completion Date Five working days is too short for most institutional tenants to execute and return documentation , particularly where the tenant 's solicitor has to check the engrossment against the agreed form attached to the agreement for lease . |
| 24 | The economic results of the reforms are very difficult to judge because the period was too short for any economic stability to be achieved . |
| 25 | She was too small for all that grief . |
| 26 | The differences between the samples ( although of course the numbers are far too small for any quantitative analysis ) can be summarised as follows : |
| 27 | But it 's too big for that small room really . |
| 28 | The last are suitable for small fish as they are , but earthworms and woodlice are too big for many tropical fish . |
| 29 | The details are too uncertain for any useful discussion , but the meaning of the episode is that about 200 B.C. one Roman writer had deluded himself about his chances of importing fifth-century Athenian freedom of speech into Rome ( Cic . |
| 30 | It 's that the class antipathies of black American culture the ‘ rap gap ’ have grown too wide for any one person , star or politician , to bridge . |