Example sentences of "it is often said [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is often said that Muslim men think it a matter of pride that their women should n't work . |
| 2 | It is often said that many young people lose interest in poetry , and even stories , as they go through secondary school . |
| 3 | It is often said that Japanese management concentrates on the Soft S 's whilst Western management concentrates on the Hard S's . |
| 4 | It is often said that elderly people are glad to take on the role of grandparent or even great-grandparent . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It is often said that more damage is done inside the hangar than out ! |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |