Example sentences of "is probably [adj] [to-vb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | In terms of that aspect of the Fleet Street Casuals case which relates sufficient interest to the facts and merits of the applicant 's case , it is probably correct to say that ratepayers challenging decisions of local authorities , competitors challenging decisions affecting their business activities , and neighbours challenging planning decisions would be held to have a sufficient interest unless other facts of the case provided very strong grounds for denying the existence of such an interest . |
| 2 | Since we are quite different in our behavioural capacities , notably in our possessing language , this may reflect a lack of subtlety on the part of the anatomists but it is probably reasonable to assume that the input and output ends of the system are pretty much the same in monkeys as in people . |
| 3 | It is probably pointless to suggest that Mr Brittlebank now seek ( not seeks ) the guidance on English usage so clearly denied him hitherto , but I hope he will think twice before presuming upon your columns on this particular subject in future . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | But the Murray committee is probably right to say that a minimum five-year experiment with a four-day game programme is now due . |
| 6 | This appears to be an interpolation , and Krueger is probably right to suggest that the original had per damnationem legati . |
| 7 | Extrapolating from this , it is probably right to assume that these functions also |
| 8 | It is probably anachronistic to imagine that Offa intended to create a single southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom under one ruler . |
| 9 | While not denying the clinical value of the EEG as a non-invasive technique it is probably fair to conclude that electro-physiological research has so far not contributed anything new to our knowledge of cerebral asymmetry but rather has corroborated findings from other areas of investigation . |
| 10 | It is probably fair to say that some environmentalists have been careful not to over-identify with those involved in the animal welfare or animal rights movements . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | It is probably fair to say that the subject is too urgent to be left until the ASB can find time . |
| 13 | But , it is probably fair to say that any relatively new and expanding area lacks this global treatment . |
| 14 | It is probably fair to say that very few hotels in all of Italy can pride themselves on such an enviable position as the Hotel Italia . |
| 15 | It is probably fair to say that relatively few such unions are undertaken in conscious expectation of their brief nature . |
| 16 | It is probably fair to say that full-time tribunal chairmen are considered of roughly equal status to circuit judges , with Presidents , regional chairmen and lawyer members of appellate tribunals roughly equal to High Court judges . |
| 17 | It is probably fair to say that you can not really hope to run an adequate national TV campaign in the UK for less than about £750000 ; or a national poster campaign for less than £250000 . |
| 18 | However , it is probably fair to say that systems theory is closer to a positivist approach than the views which will now be considered . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | It is probably fair to say that communication has sometimes been more effective at very local level where local sharing of concerns over mutual clients has been possible where inter-agency relationships are good . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | It is probably fair to say that although some aspects of the economy were stimulated by war , for most merchants it was primarily a source of problems . |
| 23 | It is probably fair to say that continued detailed study of the Lorenz equations will go on throwing out new ideas of general applicability , despite their rather special properties ( e.g. symmetry ) . |
| 24 | It is probably fair to say that the shorter the time limit imposed by the clause , the more strictly it will be interpreted . |
| 25 | On balance , it is probably fair to say that the odds have now moved slightly in its favour . |
| 26 | Nevertheless it is probably fair to assume that a private customer 's needs will be for " standard " investments . |
| 27 | Yet it is probably fair to suggest that few people could have been immune from the implications of the party struggle at Westminster , since decisions taken by the central government often had a direct affect on ordinary people 's lives , and few people could have avoided being exposed to the political controversies of the day through the various media of propaganda . |
| 28 | In the present state of research it is probably fair to suggest that although influence did have a powerful impact on the outcome of a number of elections , on the whole the electorate was not particularly easy to control , and that members of the political elite , despite all their efforts , often failed to achieve their ends . |
| 29 | It is probably true to state that a country must achieve sustained increases in real GNP per capita to avoid social and political tension . |
| 30 | It is probably true to say that the first few solo flights are the safest that a student pilot ever makes . |