Example sentences of "can not be said " in BNC.

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91 Further , now the debates are recorded , it can not be said that the Commons attempt to remain aloof .
92 The same can not be said about languages in which the predicator frequently comes at the beginning of the clause and therefore represents an unmarked — or at least less marked — thematic choice .
93 Answer ( b ) is an example of ellipsis because does can not be said to substitute for sing in the above question .
94 If it is accepted , as I argue , that a judge , when sitting in his court , is frequently required to make decisions which involve an assessment of where the public interest lies and so to make a political decision , then he can not be said to act neutrally , although he may still be the person best suited to make that particular decision .
95 To say that Socrates is mortal is true is not to say anything that can not be said by asserting that Socrates is mortal .
96 " Employment on the railways as in other sections of the transport industry can not be said to have been of such a character as to fit in with the theory of labour aristocracy . "
97 The same can not be said of the keyboard itself which uses really nasty little keytops and has stick-on legends but at least they have been stuck on for you this time .
98 It can not be said that he was missed .
99 That can not be said to be a full description of reason within the disciplines , for they can not be sustained without values and judgement .
100 Some change is certainly necessary , but by itself can not be said to be sufficient or specific .
101 This can not be said of the ‘ Nutter ’ , whose conduct is the exception which proves the rules .
102 Though the novels of the Quartet are linked by common characters and motifs , they can not be said to have a continuous story line .
103 If the individual can always predict what will happen after the first drink then he or she is probably not alcoholic and may have no need of a 12 Step recovery programme and therefore can not be said to relapse if occasionally he or she gets drunk .
104 So long as such men as Willaert , Verdelot , and Arcadelt held posts in Venice , Florence , and Rome that is , until the mid-century or after Italian music can not be said to have emancipated itself from northern tutelage .
105 Undoubtedly , vaginal penetration with a penis may lead to pregnancy which can not be said of the other forms of sexual assault at issue .
106 If the purpose of the law is to protect women from acts of sexual intercourse to which they have not in fact consented , whether by reason of force actually applied , physical or other threat , or fear induced by the accused or by others , then the relevant question would appear to be : Did this particular woman , in these particular circumstances , submit to this particular man ; or did she in fact freely consent to have intercourse with him ? … if the law deems the woman to have consented to the act despite ample evidence of threats which rendered her submissive but non-consenting , then the law can not be said to be serving its true function of protecting individuals from the imposition of non-consensual sexual intercourse . ’
107 Moreover , the sexual aspect of the offence can not be said to have been in any sense downgraded .
108 Unfortunately , the same can not be said of British primary legislation , where ascertaining the date of commencement can be a substantial problem .
109 For example , this particular entry , which is itself a text , coheres within itself , but its component elements can not be said to relate , or cohere , to the previous or following entries , except within the context of the whole handbook .
110 It can not be said that there are any completely universal cultural devices by which we achieve these ends but certain kinds of taboo-loaded discrimination are very common .
111 Unfortunately the same can not be said for the George IV Bridge Building .
112 Ever since 1979 the Government has been trying to widen and deepen share ownership , but apart from privatisations , which have resulted in millions of people owning a few hundred shares in one or two companies , it can not be said to have had much success .
113 Whilst some progress had been made complete free movement of capital can not be said to have been achieved by the time of the SEA .
114 It can not be said at the outset that it is impossible for the contract to be carried out .
115 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 .
116 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 .
117 The same can not be said of some other British universities , whose students are sometimes obliged to travel considerable distances to observe the raw materials to which their research relates .
118 The decision in Rask is , of course , considerable help in support of the contention that the claim would otherwise have succeeded , but can not be said to be conclusive on the point , since it is for the national court to evaluate all the circumstances when assessing whether there was in any particular case a transfer of a business .
119 The same can not be said of some other British universities , whose students are obliged to travel considerable distances to observe the raw materials to which their research relates .
120 This can not be said of the relational algebra and it is more ‘ user friendly ’ than a straight relational calculus language such as QUEL or SCL .
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