Example sentences of "too [adj] for most [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even the federal analogy is too strong for most groups . |
| 2 | In general we could surmise some possible causes : lack of clear guidance either in ‘ help routines ’ within the program or as printed instructions in the documentation accompanying the program — lack of preparation , ie , reading the documentation , which may suggest the demands are too high for most teachers ( teacher 's guides are rarely read ) — poor ‘ driving system ’ within the actual program , ie , the central organization of the system does not match teachers ' needs — poor ‘ driving system ’ that either confuses the teacher through its complexity or , at the other extreme , is not flexible enough for him to achieve the flow of his planned lesson — poor ‘ driving system ’ that interrupts the presentation of relevant displays with detailed control instructions on the screen . |
| 3 | I think , the more I 've seen actually of my own small daughter , and I adore her , but I think a small child for sort of every hour of the day is really too much for most adults . |
| 4 | In the Malayan pipe snake the tip of the tail is bright red and the sight of this little patch of colour moving about so invitingly is too much for most predators to resist . |
| 5 | Also , whereas 36in. and 32in. sets are still too large for most living-rooms , the 28in. is of manageable size , and weight . |
| 6 | At this stage they are probably too acidic for most palates to be eaten raw , but they are ideal for using in pies , tarts , jams and jellies . |
| 7 | He was a lot smaller then and he managed to squeeze himself through a cavity and found himself in a network of very small , narrow tunnels — far too small for most adults to enter . |
| 8 | Finally , there are large bush trees and trees of orchard size which are really too big for most gardeners to manage . |
| 9 | A good substitute might be one of those huge Victorian or Edwardian wardrobes which you can often find cheaply in second-hand shops or junk yards , because they are too big for most bedrooms . |
| 10 | " But is n't it much too difficult for most children ? " |
| 11 | When used neat they may be a little too sharp for most tastes . |
| 12 | Labour , by signing up to the Social Chapter and introducing a minimum wage of £3.40 an hour , will make flexible jobs for women with families far too expensive for most employers to contemplate . |
| 13 | Anyway , interstellar travel would be amazingly expensive — perhaps too expensive for most civilizations to contemplate . |
| 14 | Pre-war underwear was available from high class shops but was far too expensive for most women . |
| 15 | At £166.75 this was far too expensive for most runners to even contemplate . |
| 16 | A large microcomputer system with an extensive range of hardware devices and large block of extra machine-code routines is very flexible and powerful , and would go a long way to meeting the requirements of the program designer , but in realistic terms such a system would be too expensive for most schools at present . |
| 17 | Psychologists speculate that much of the current dissatisfaction with the economy is caused by the presence of previously unattainable consumer products like VCRs , which are now available but still too expensive for most Poles . |