Example sentences of "be often say that [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | For example , it is often said that testing assumes that intelligence can be quantified by a single number , as in a much-praised recent book , The Mismeasure of Man , by a palaeontologist , Stephen Jay Gould . |
2 | It is often said that opposites attract , but this does n't usually work with horses ; most people are happier with an animal whose temperament is similar to their own . |
3 | It is often said that women have greater access to housing in the public sector than men , or that housing officials tend to be more sympathetic to women . |
4 | It is often said that children pick up and learn things much quicker than adults . |
5 | It is often said that children have their lives before them and to die before they have had a chance to develop their personalities and lives seems particularly cruel . |
6 | We go further , and it is often said that God has revealed his Spirit as much in Buddhism and Hinduism as in Christianity ; indeed , as much in atheism as in theism . |
7 | It is often said that Yugoslavia exports lower-quality products to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe than to the West . |