Example sentences of "too [adj] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The aim is to be aware of the contrast between a voice volume that is too loud in ordinary circumstances and the voice volume that is suitable for ordinary conversation but using feeling instead of ( or as well as ) hearing to monitor the loudness . |
| 2 | They are a little too garish for Western tastes , but possess a distinctive ethnic flavour , and the wool is good . |
| 3 | Now such a meal , as any dietician will tell you , is far too rich in nitrogenous substances , since fish has just as much assimilable albumen as meat , and contains a great deal more phosphorus … " |
| 4 | No fate is too cruel for voracious snails , here devouring Iris foetida |
| 5 | He was , along with ( Sir ) Charles Arden-Clarke and Edward ( later Baron ) Twining [ qq.v. ] , one of the ‘ young guard ’ of governors , carefully picked by the Colonial Office to replace an older generation like Arthur Richards ( first Baron Milverton ) and Sir Philip Mitchell [ qq.v. ] who , in the eyes of such architects of decolonization as ( Sir ) Andrew Cohen [ q.v. ] and his master , Arthur Creech Jones [ q.v. ] , were too rooted in pre-war attitudes to adapt enthusiastically to the new spirit of social engineering and transfer of power . |
| 6 | Such variables are too specific to industrial relations to be included in the flashpoints model of public disorder . |
| 7 | It is just possible that a diet too low in certain foods will produce iron and calcium deficiency . |
| 8 | ‘ Lime Green ’ from Unwins is by far the best colour , but at 2′ ( 60cm ) the plants are too tall for small pots . |
| 9 | Most buddleias will be too tall for restricted sites , but the sweet-scented species B. fallowiana is better behaved and its hybrid ‘ Lochinch ’ — crossed with the common butterfly bush — has silvery foliage and soft blue flowers . |
| 10 | Defect rates are still too high on large wafers to mass produce products at reason able prices . |
| 11 | Today , emissions are overall lower but remain too high for sensitive ecosystems to bear . |
| 12 | In spite of these objections , there may be some truth in the statement that UK labour costs have been too high in recent years and that this has made UK industries less competitive in world markets . |
| 13 | I would like to be away from here , I am not too old for new surroundings , not so old that I feel dread and insecurity in the prospect of a change . |
| 14 | It was created for a group of mums who felt their babies were too old for new mums but not yet ready for the rough and tumble of open houses . |
| 15 | Anker Simmons ' main sporting interest was the river and perhaps at 50 he thought himself too old for new tricks . |
| 16 | If your ability to speak and understand English is limited , there is also the challenge of adjusting to new ways of living and thinking when you feel you are too old for major changes . |
| 17 | But now I feared I was getting too old for romantic friendships . |
| 18 | All too popular with passing children at the show , the balloons were given away in return for a small donation to the Sports Council . |
| 19 | These are such things as jealousy ( like my experiences of it ) and also if you are friendly with a popular person , they may not have enough time to get to know you as they are too absorbed in other friends . |
| 20 | I 've always tried to keep too clear of foreign riders as you well know , but erm there are n't the riders around that you can slip in erm of the sort that we would want to put in . |
| 21 | Specifically , it is argued that a Community with twenty or twenty-five members would need substantial reform in order to operate effectively : agreement among so many would prove too elusive under present forms . |
| 22 | She felt that , even by Nora 's standards , Constance was too headstrong for romantic liaisons . |
| 23 | Elizabeth Reynolds , a youth justice team manager for Dorset says the courts are still ‘ far too interested in non-offence-related issues where females are concerned . |
| 24 | It seemed that record companies were always too interested in other places to look . |
| 25 | He became the contras ' military chief in the mid-1980s , but was ousted from the leadership in February 1990 [ see p. 37236 ] by a number of his fellow commanders who considered his background too tainted by human rights abuses and association with the corruption of the Somoza years for him to negotiate the eventual disbanding and resettlement of the contras [ for which see p. 37450 ] |
| 26 | Hydrangeas are very good , but these have to come from the corporation nurseries as it is too early for outdoor ones . |
| 27 | Such a change can be positive , giving a breathing space and a chance not to become too fixed in outward images . |
| 28 | Forrestal was a believer in the theory that it was too dangerous for atomic weapons to be manufactured and stored in the United Kingdom , where they could be overrun in a Soviet invasion of Western Europe . |
| 29 | Other recommendations such as regular change of vascular access have no proved value , and we remain too ignorant on nutritional issues to give clear guidelines on this subject — though at least we agree that nutrition is a good thing . |
| 30 | There is a danger in letting the drama become too real for young children ; we do n't want the dragons and giants of the drama to follow them home and give them nightmares . |