Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] to say that the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is perhaps trite to say that the educational policy is only as good as its actual implementation in the classroom , but it is a point overlooked in the search for a panacea in deaf education . |
| 2 | It is only fair to say that the instruction given to children was excellent , almost the best they ever had and the multi-lingual abilities of the instructors made understanding very easy . |
| 3 | The GASB subsequently adopted an approach that is closer to the integral approach than the differential approach , though it is perhaps fair to say that the resulting list of user needs is closer to maintaining the status quo in governmental accounting while leaving the door open to the adoption of business accounting ideas in some areas . |
| 4 | As a broad generalization , it is thus reasonable to say that the role of tight labour markets in driving up real wages eclipsed that of competition in product markets as the boom progressed . |
| 5 | Allowing for exaggeration , it is nevertheless true to say that the Emperor lived up to the Idea in so far as the re-ordering of Paris was concerned . |
| 6 | For example , they are the most likely to say that the balance of power is now tipped too much in favour of women and that women with young children should n't work . |
| 7 | By the end of the 1980s it was nonetheless possible to say that the USSR was more directly involved in the affairs of the world community than at any previous time in her history , not only at a formal intergovernmental level but also through a variety of personal , commercial , sporting , scientific and other channels . |
| 8 | It is more accurate to say that the DUP fielded thirty-nine candidates of whom twenty-one won seats ( but again there is disagreement with David Calvert claiming only thirteen wins for the DUP ) . |
| 9 | This is sometimes said of Buddhism , but it would be more accurate to say that the question of God 's existence is a debate within Buddhism itself , and that the different forms of Buddhism are partially the product of different answers to the question of God 's existence . |
| 10 | Although it is true that the authority of istoria declined within the period covered by the exhibition , it would be more accurate to say that the development of the female nude demonstrates the substitution of classical mythology by a different kind of modern myth , replacing gods and heroes with the modern artist . |
| 11 | It may also be more accurate to say that the user responds to the system rather than the other way around . |
| 12 | On the basis of the above analysis by the Court it might be more accurate to say that the test is a commercial one but that it relates not to the transfer of ownership of enterprises , but to the transfer of economic or organisational activities . |
| 13 | Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that the TNCs are ‘ indifferent ’ to democracy in the Third World as long as the people do not elect left wing governments ! |
| 14 | Despite the entry for a time of media conglomerates such as the Mirror Group and Thomsons into the West African press , I think it is still fair to say that the primary motivation for producing a newspaper in Nigeria is political rather than commercial . |
| 15 | It is still true to say that the law of sale of goods today is basically the common law , i.e. the law as stated over the years by judges in the process of deciding cases before them . |
| 16 | While Fisher is right to argue that some important principles can , nevertheless , be applied , he is also right to say that the consumerist philosophy and concepts of compulsory care which involve acting in the individual 's interests are basically incompatible . |
| 17 | We can also recognise , as we did , at an , on an earlier paper that it is national government policy and increasingly so , to encourage the development of capital schemes , borrowing , we noted that in relation to transport and the availability of S C A's I think it 's also right to say that the government does set down the level of borrowing which can be entered into in in any one year , that is the credit approvals are controlled by the government and they do make them available to the County Council and to district Councils , so in a sense , the government is both saying that we expect borrowing to be a feature of a budget and also that we want to control , and restrict the amount of money that can be borrowed through the amount of credit approvals . |
| 18 | Although Nelson is probably right to say that the DUP had lost its role ‘ as the articulator of poor Protestants ’ social grievances ' by the end of the 1970s , this would not cost it votes until there was an alternative . |
| 19 | Terry Ellis , racing director at SIS , answered these points for me yesterday , commenting : ‘ First of all it is factually incorrect to say that the turnover is not subject to levy . |
| 20 | Initially , it is probably fair to say that the NHS has always been a prolific collector of data , usually fairly basic data and almost always for bureaucratic purposes whether to satisfy regional or national demands for returns . |
| 21 | It is probably fair to say that the subject is too urgent to be left until the ASB can find time . |
| 22 | In general , it is probably fair to say that the Philadelphia neighbourhood studies provide a better general model for the in-depth study of communities located at various points in the class continuum . |
| 23 | Although the sciences had begun to develop in English universities in the nineteenth century ( following Scottish innovations ) , it is probably fair to say that the dominant culture of the universities was founded on the humanities up to and even a little beyond the Second World War . |
| 24 | Interestingly enough , even with a wide range of prices and types of hotel-style accommodation available , it 's probably fair to say that the majority of guests expect en suite bathroom facilities as standard . |
| 25 | It is probably fair to say that the shorter the time limit imposed by the clause , the more strictly it will be interpreted . |
| 26 | On balance , it is probably fair to say that the odds have now moved slightly in its favour . |
| 27 | However it is also fair to say that the professional leaders sometimes expected too much from the change ; it is no slur on an honourable movement within the American profession that its initial success did not immediately bring the golden age . |
| 28 | It is probably true to say that the first few solo flights are the safest that a student pilot ever makes . |
| 29 | It is probably true to say that the likely arrangements for assessment and recording of pupils ' achievement have provoked more concern among the teaching profession than almost any other area of the National Curriculum . |
| 30 | Even now it is probably true to say that the recommendations in the report guide and influence BLR&DD thinking and action on user education funding policy . |