Example sentences of "be said [prep] [art] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 This is more than can be said for the ever-decreasing Daily Mirror and Daily Express , both in terminal decline .
2 I have bought Today 's Horse since the beginning and I am happy to say that it is getting better and better — something which can not always be said for the other horsy magazines , which are often repetitive and patronising .
3 There 's a lot to be said for an up-market Scottish education but in retrospect you can come away with some pernicious ideas , particularly the idea that thought is superior to action .
4 The same can not be said of a generalised advance disclosure .
5 Above all they believe that that must be said of Christ which is to be said of no other human being .
6 At 29 he 's got everything , which can not be said of the other international contenders .
7 Professor Rhys , of Cardiff Business School , points out that the Essex plant is in an area of low unemployment and that the same could not be said of the other big plants .
8 Precisely the same can be said of the many divine beings reverenced from within Hindu tradition .
9 In response to a request , the answer ‘ I do n't mind doing it ’ can be said in a pleasant positive manner , assuring the listener that the task will be done willingly .
10 On the other hand it can be said in a grudging negative manner leaving the listener uncomfortable and possibly guilty at having made the request .
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