Example sentences of "it would be [adj] to deny [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While it would be wrong to deny that Goldsmith is nostalgic , Sambrook 's argument certainly points toward a more generous assessment of his work . |
| 2 | It would be foolish to deny that there has been great suspicion that when we talk about freedoms and flexibilities what we are actually talking about is worsening existing terms and conditions . |
| 3 | Intuitively , it would be difficult to deny that there was a connection between the semantic contributions of black in the two sentences : blackness is not irrelevant to blackbirds ( even if it is true that not all blackbirds are black ) — this is proved by the normality of blackbirds , crows and other black birds . |
| 4 | If I am following someone who drops their wallet then it would be idle to deny that I have a duty to pick it up and return it . |
| 5 | It would be idle to deny that great progress was made ; but equally idle to deny that a price was paid for it . |