Example sentences of "too [adj] to point " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her insistence seemed absurd in view of her own failed marriage , but I had always been too nervous to point this out , to ask what she made of the break in connection between the symbolism of the dress and the unassailability of the marriage vow . |
| 2 | Competence becomes manifest at that age ; and it is essential to search for its precursors to test whether current techniques are too blunt to detect ‘ latent competence ’ , current models too imprecise to point research optimally in that direction , and current theory too stark in the distinctions it draws to serve the interests of process models . |
| 3 | The support or detestation exhibited by biologists in the matter of sociobiology and by educational psychologists in the matter of ‘ nature v nurture ’ is , it seems rather too obvious to point out , of this kind . |
| 4 | Indeed , as Slater was only too quick to point out , Intel is shifting people from the 80860 development project onto the iAPX-86 line , on which Intel is concentrating most of its resources now . |
| 5 | On one site the author recalls contacting the oldest locals , who advised that a site had only flooded once in living memory and they were only too pleased to point out a ’ flood line ’ still just visible on a number of buildings in the area after 30 years . |
| 6 | Now there are problems with the simple postulation of a link between unemployment , crime , and disorder , as Mrs Thatcher is only too ready to point out . |
| 7 | On the negative side , as political opponents are only too ready to point out , Chevenement has installed his own men in key positions . |