Example sentences of "[be] too [adj] to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When his estimate is replaced by a more realistic one , the predicted parallax turns out to be too small to be detectable by Brahé 's instruments . |
| 2 | His approach is a clear indication that the apparent rigours of Faccenda are now being mitigated by judges because the definition of trade secrets given in that case has been found to be too narrow to be workable . |
| 3 | Investments that appear to be too good to be true often are . |
| 4 | If Les Negresses Vertes tend to jostle on the stage like animals being herded down a narrow street , it is partly because there are so many of them ( 11 , when all the strays are rounded up ) , but also because , even as the show begins , several key members appear to be too drunk to be capable of motion in a straight line . |
| 5 | John Ferrar knew Little Gidding to be too notorious to be safe , and guided him to a private house nearby . |
| 6 | Though the Court of Appeal is also a court of supervision , it appears to be too busy to be able to devote as much time and thought as is needed to such cases . |
| 7 | Although these instances serve to illustrate the character of holist explanation , and to show how it can occur without any individualist counterpart , they may be too isolated to be persuasive . |
| 8 | Dreaming , or the dreamwork , allowed these ideas , which would otherwise be too upsetting to be compatible with sleep , to be dressed up in symbolism , defused of their obviously sexual or aggressive meanings . |