Example sentences of "be said [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a pity that the same could not have been said of the United Company of Undertakers and the Worshipful Company of Upholders . |
| 2 | Little had been said about the other regional aspect represented by unemployment and economic decline in the Special Areas . |
| 3 | ‘ A lot has been said about the marvellous people who do look after Down 's Syndrome babies . |
| 4 | First , much has been said about the immediate effects of industrial action on the process of the project . |
| 5 | There is very little to say about the new Robert Zemeckis film that has n't been said about the old one . |
| 6 | Whilst a number of writers have commented upon his contributions to debates upon current policy problems , little has been said about the theoretical basis of these contributions . |
| 7 | MAINTENANCE — Part ( a ) reinforces what has been said under the general heading wear and tear . |
| 8 | Much has already been said in the preceding pages about the subsequent progress through the learned hierarchy of the student who chose to become a muderris : with ability , luck , good connections or a combination of the three he would teach through a number of grades of medreses , eventually to turn to the mevleviyet kadiliks through which he might hope to rise ultimately to what had become by the end of the sixteenth century the principal office in the hierarchy , the Muftilik of Istanbul . |
| 9 | Now , bearing in mind all that has been said regarding the emotional influence of colour , the rhythm of pattern and the energy of texture , create two paintings which are totally opposite in mood and atmosphere . |
| 10 | At this point the community adviser suggests narrowing the scope of the post but Chris Cousins , the Deputy Head Community , takes the opportunity to challenge what has been said by the other deputy when he remarks : |
| 11 | i will fill in a little on Frank 's ( at lot has already been said by the new norwegian on the list … ) performance later with excerpts from Dagbladet of yesterday . |
| 12 | It appears to me that the arguments which I have heard involve the consideration of three separate questions , namely : ( 1 ) does the ex turpi causa maxim and its related rules ( which I will refer to as ‘ the ex turpi causa defence ’ ) afford a defence to a claim for contribution under the Act of 1978 ? ( 2 ) If the ex turpi causa defence is capable of so applying , can it be said , with the degree of certainty necessary for a striking out order to be made , that the defence will exclude any contribution from the third party in the circumstances of this case ? ( 3 ) Leaving aside the ex turpi causa defence , can it be said with the necessary degree of certainty that the court will , under section 2(1) and ( 2 ) of the Act of 1978 , exempt the third party from liability to make contribution even if he has been negligent in the performance of some duty of care owed to the plaintiffs ? |
| 13 | There 's a lot to be said for the modern falconry centres — anything that helps people to appreciate birds of prey is a good thing as far as I 'm concerned — although it 's a shame they have to be turned into tourist attractions . |
| 14 | For all its faults , it can at least be said for the modern world that it has produced a substantial body of articulate opinion that blends passion with compassion in its concern for the impoverished and starving peoples of the world . |
| 15 | The same can not be said for the Labour party which fought the previous two elections on a programme that the hon. Member for Walsall , South ( Mr. George ) said was disastrous and should have been consigned to the rubbish heap . |
| 16 | This is more than can be said for the ever-decreasing Daily Mirror and Daily Express , both in terminal decline . |
| 17 | They did not seem to mind , each patting her head and calling out that her hair would soon grow , which was more than could be said for the balding bailiffs escorting them . |
| 18 | Eighteenth-century politics have long had an unsavoury reputation , and although in the case of Scotland much of that reputation can be traced to the persuasive , but not strictly accurate , writings of Henry Cockburn and other Whig reformers of the early nineteenth century , it must be conceded at the outset that there is something to be said for the received account . |
| 19 | The same could not be said for the pre-tournament favourite , Jose Maria Olazabal , who added a 75 to his opening 76 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Which is more than can be said for the other engine . |
| 22 | There is perhaps something to be said for the continued use of the term student from the motives that led the Greeks to call the Furies the Eumenides , " the kindly ones ' , in the hope that the use of a flattering name might induce them to live up to it . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . ’ |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | In instrumental terms there is much to be said for the informal approach . |
| 27 | The hon. Gentleman spoke for himself , which can not be said for the hon. Member for Rugby and Kenilworth ( Mr. Pawsey ) , who is not in his place , the Back-Bench chairman of the Conservative party education committee . |
| 28 | Professor Rhys , of Cardiff Business School , points out that the Essex plant is in an area of low unemployment and that the same could not be said of the other big plants . |
| 29 | At 29 he 's got everything , which can not be said of the other international contenders . |
| 30 | Undoubtedly , vaginal penetration with a penis may lead to pregnancy which can not be said of the other forms of sexual assault at issue . |