Example sentences of "[pron] is fair say [that] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In general , it is fair to say that one can use a magnification of × 50 for each inch of aperture ( forgive my temporarily reverting to Imperial measure ! ) , so that a 3-inch refractor will bear a magnification of × 150 , a 6-inch will bear × 300 , and so on . |
| 2 | Starving people in the sub-Sahara can not afford much quality , though it is fair to say that their problems are more political than strictly agricultural . |
| 3 | It is fair to say that nothing Frank has achieved as a film-maker approaches the heights he scaled with The Americans . |
| 4 | Should a court be prevented from hearing and acting on evidence that , despite the lapse of a few hours , a defendant 's temperament was such that it is fair to say that he or she was provoked to lose self-control , and that it was not calculated revenge ? |
| 5 | Nevertheless , it is fair to say that he was far more conscious of the reductionist tendencies in logical positivism than were others who passed through this particular school of thought . |
| 6 | From an early age , it is fair to say that he has enjoyed an arm's-length relationship with reality . |
| 7 | As I recall , he had not been initially so preoccupied with the peace treaty when it was drawn up at the end of the Great War , and I think it is fair to say that his interest was prompted not so much by an analysis of the treaty , but by his friendship with Herr Karl-Heinz Bremann . |
| 8 | Frightened by the threat of invasion ( Fears in Solitude ) , he was beginning that slide or jump to the Right which angered and puzzled his liberal associates , though it is fair to say that his revolutionary sympathies , unlike Wordsworth 's , had never been more than superficial . |
| 9 | Autonomy is important to everyone , but I think it is fair to say that it is of particular importance in adolescence . |
| 10 | It is fair to say that it has the sweep and scope of an encyclical . |
| 11 | I shall not pursue the matter further , as I have bored my Back-Bench and Front-Bench colleagues endlessly with it , but it is fair to say that there should be an equal playing field . |
| 12 | Now whilst the minister quite understandable pays tribute er to those who spent some considerable time and effort in getting the practice notes right and responding to the government 's proposals , it is fair to say that there are many , not just in the auditing industry , but those who represent the companies who are audited who have expressed a number of concerns , a minister has mentioned some , the relations with the client for example . |