Example sentences of "it is fair [to-vb] that [noun] " in BNC.

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1 From their early emphasis on relationship as opposed to religion , and an initial growth from Christians transferring from denominational churches , it is fair to say that mission and church planting now feature high on the whole movement 's agenda as never before .
2 However , it is fair to say that division is usually the most efficient technique if synonyms are to be handled by chaining or tagging , but that if they are to be stored using the consecutive spill technique , bucket size and packing density should also be considered before a decision on randomizing method is made .
3 But it is fair to say that provision has comprehensively failed to grow in line with need and , in some respects , has worsened .
4 The fact that a rug is signed or dated does not imply that it is in any way superior to similar items that have not been inscribed , although it is fair to say that weavers rarely sign inferior examples of their work .
5 At the outset of Lunch-time Opening , it is fair to say that customer reaction was quite slow but has increased quite significantly in the intervening months .
6 It is fair to say that Bourdieu 's fields ( the scientific field , the political field , intellectual field , and so on ) are more autonomous from class interests than Althusser 's superstructures ( and indeed Althusser is quoted more often in this context by Bourdieu than Weber ) but possess less autonomy , i.e. a smaller degree of Eigengesetzlichkeit than Weber 's ‘ Lebensordnungen ’ .
7 It is fair to say that scaffolding placed in front of premises is extremely detractive and the following amendments to this paragraph may be advisable : The right to erect scaffolding for the purpose of repairing or cleaning the Centre provided that there shall not be erected any scaffolding or other structures in front of or to the rear or sides ( if applicable ) of the Premises in such a position so as [ materially ] to obscure the windows of the Premises or so as to prevent or [ unreasonably ] interfere with access to the Premises by customers or other persons entering the Premises or in connection with the servicing thereof
8 Kuhn 's account predates Lakatos 's methodology of scientific research programmes , and I think it is fair to say that Lakatos adapted some of Kuhn 's results to his own purposes .
9 It is fair to say that cells in this area are encoding the properties of faces but they can not be encoding their identities .
10 It is fair to state that Christianity as we know it today derives ultimately not from Jesus 's time , but from the Council of Nicaea .
11 However , it is fair to conclude that town planning practice had not yet made any significant contribution in Britain to dealing with traffic question ; this remained for the future .
12 As he has said ‘ the man who throws a race is a crook for life ’ , it is fair to guess that Melges ' ’ day off ’ was for no other reason than that he wanted no part of any manipulation of points .
13 The aim of this legislation , as the Supreme Court noted , is to facilitate economic development , although it is fair to add that lenders both from within and outside the country have been pressing for change for some time .
14 It is fair to add that Leeds does not seem to have been unique in this respect : reporting on an inspection carried out in ‘ ethnically diverse areas within three LEAs ’ ( including five Leeds Phase 1 PNP schools ) in March 1988 , HMI remarked that ‘ none of the three LEAs had specific policies for parent school liaison ’ ( DES 1988a ) .
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