Example sentences of "not [adj] [adv] to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Nor , incidentally , are ‘ Fenland Blows ’ caused by the absence of hedgerows — another common belief ; conventional hedges are simply not tall enough to be effective , only shelter belts of poplars or other tall trees . ) |
| 2 | The evidence in favour of dietary fibre as a preventative measure in heart disease is not strong enough to be conclusive at this stage , but is certainly strong enough to be thought-provoking . |
| 3 | He did not think that he judged wisely to accept , because he accepted another job only two years after he was appointed and then had to withdraw because he was found not old enough to be legal . |
| 4 | Constanze was clearly not ill enough to be incapable of a little mild flirtation ! |
| 5 | ‘ She 's very possessive , and I 'm afraid Suzie 's not mature enough to be able to understand or cope with the situation . ’ |
| 6 | A vague purpose , such as " I want to find out about dinosaurs " , is not precise enough to be useful , and has two logical consequences . |
| 7 | But that meaning is not determinate enough to be able to adjudicate between rival translations , so as to make it the case that at most one is right ( though we may never be able to tell which ) . |
| 8 | If she was n't hungry enough to be interested in food , she could easily have flown off . |