Example sentences of "be said for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THERE is something to be said for a government creating horrible problems for itself . |
| 2 | ( vi ) The same may be said for a passage of Paul . |
| 3 | On the other hand , there is not much to be said for a speciality in women 's media because the field is too broad and general . |
| 4 | Finally , there may be something to be said for a non-exhaustive list of situations in which consent will be negatived . |
| 5 | The soft woods ; pine , spruce or larch are rather vulgar ; but there is something to be said for a really old vintage larch root . |
| 6 | ‘ But the same could be said for a number of less actively traded companies on the full list . |
| 7 | Although , since she 'd once experienced the so-called ‘ real thing ’ — a wild , tempestuous tide of overwhelming emotion and desire , which had brought her nothing but misery and unhappiness — well , maybe there was something to be said for a warm , calm and friendly relationship … ? |
| 8 | I said there 's a lot to be said for a chap that you inside out know his ways and how to cope with them but never ever put yourself at his mercy by marrying him . |
| 9 | Oh he adores her , oh yes he wants her back , and I said , she said , I , you see , I know him , I said there 's a lot to be said for a chap that you know inside , know his ways and know how to cope with them , but I said never ever put yourself at his mercy , I 'm marrying him , and the house will be hers , you see , when there properly divorced it 'll be in her name so if he starts coming the old soldier , she can bung him out . |
| 10 | More than can be said for the lower one , he wrote . |
| 11 | 'You look fresh as a daisy which is more than can be said for the rest of us. ’ said John . |
| 12 | Seven months on , how I wish the same could be said for the rest . |
| 13 | If the perceptions of Paisley 's critics are revealing of their underlying attitudes , the same could be said for the perceptions of his supporters . |
| 14 | The envoy pleaded that there was much to be said for the Duke , to which Gustavus replied that there was much to be said for lice by those who cared for them . |
| 15 | Surely those politicians , members of royalty , athletes or anyone who wishes to make a clarifying statement should have sufficient intelligence to appreciate that the media-kings of speculation can not only guess what the content of the future announcement will be , but can make it so much more interesting by speculating on the response , plus the reaction to the response by the person who probably intended to say the opposite to what the ‘ experts ’ had been speculating would be said for the past 48 hours . |
| 16 | Seventh Day Adventists were the favoured race skippers — they did n't drink , which was more than could be said for the lighter crews . |
| 17 | There is something , at least , to be said for the old order : ‘ Educational injustice enabled people to preserve their illusions , inequality of opportunity fostered the myth of human equality . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ There 's a lot to be said for the barn method . |
| 19 | Much the same can be said for the group of surnames representing the former holding of offices , which includes such obvious examples as Butler , Chamberlain , Reeve , Beadle , Granger and Steward , but some are less obvious because time has dimmed both the memory of the office concerned and distorted the spelling of the name : Grieve = a farm steward ; Gayler = a gaoler ; Bailey = a bailiff or sergeant ; Spencer = a dispenser of provisions ; Tunnard = guardian of the village ( tūn ) pound ; Senskell = a majordomo ( seneschal ) ; Wardrop = a wardrober . |
| 20 | During the night Ham was in fine form , which is more than can be said for the Redstone rocket . |
| 21 | And this is more than can be said for the majority of other books which have exploited the same theme : that of man battling away , amid ignorance and fear , against some novel , lethal , unknown microorganism . |
| 22 | Its one saving grace is that it is water-tight , which is more than can be said for the tonneau cover . |
| 23 | I wish the same could be said for the piano he uses : it is clearly in need of a tune in the first of the Valses-Caprices . |
| 24 | I have bought Today 's Horse since the beginning and I am happy to say that it is getting better and better — something which can not always be said for the other horsy magazines , which are often repetitive and patronising . |
| 25 | Which is more than can be said for the Osborne creature 's genetic offering ! |
| 26 | Admittedly there is a lot to be said for the species itself , but it is hard not to fall for I. aquifolium ‘ Bacciflava ’ because the berries are a cheerful shade of yellow . |
| 27 | The same can be said for the ME-10's overdrive ; again this sound is a matter of taste , although not really mine . |
| 28 | The trouble is that charity work never ends and the same can be said for the constant need for money to pay for research work , buy new hospital machinery or vehicles for disabled youngsters . |
| 29 | This is more than can be said for the ever-decreasing Daily Mirror and Daily Express , both in terminal decline . |
| 30 | Which is more than can be said for the thousands of turkeys destined for the Christmas dinner table . |