Example sentences of "it is [adv] said [conj] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It is frequently said that most herbs do best if they are growing in well-drained soil , somewhat short of plant food , and in a position which is sunny and sheltered .
2 It is often said that Muslim men think it a matter of pride that their women should n't work .
3 It is often said that many young people lose interest in poetry , and even stories , as they go through secondary school .
4 It is often said that Japanese management concentrates on the Soft S 's whilst Western management concentrates on the Hard S's .
5 It is often said that elderly people are glad to take on the role of grandparent or even great-grandparent .
6 It is often said that one of the problems with antiracism is that it knows what it is against , but not what it is for .
7 It is often said that one of the objectives of a commercial contract is to allocate risks between the contracting parties and the drafter 's client will generally wish to throw as many of the risks as possible onto its trading partners .
8 It is often said that more damage is done inside the hangar than out !
9 In particular , it is often said that indirect taxes are less visible ( than direct ) , being to some extent hidden in the quoted price of the good .
10 It is often said that this is just an example of Swiss discretion in business , but in my view we have begun to believe that works acquired abroad are somehow superior .
11 It is often said that most congenital abnormalities are untreatable , but this overlooks the great contribution of tertiary prevention , and surgical techniques are constantly improving .
12 It is often said that unfettered insider dealing does not hurt shareholders ; that insiders ' profits are not outsiders ' losses , but rather evidence of a more efficient allocation of resources ; Just because an investor does not make as much money on the sale of his shares as he would otherwise have done , does not make him a victim in the true sense , as nothing has been stolen from him .
13 As for David Hume himself , it is sometimes said that that great Scottish philosopher disposed of the Argument from Design a century before Darwin .
14 It is sometimes said that all religion is mythological in form , and operates through concrete stories and symbols ; that religion must necessarily have what I have called a vehicle and that there can be no pure awareness of God .
15 It is sometimes said that few young people get involved in CPRW 's work , but this is certainly not the case at our Annual Youth Environment Conference where this year , as ever , 100% of the delegates were under 21 !
16 It is sometimes said that this is a novel view of the question , that until very recently all political theorists believed in a general obligation to obey the law .
17 It is sometimes said that this appalling performance by the British economy in the early 1990s has been ‘ imported ’ from a world recession .
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