Example sentences of "can be said for " in BNC.
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| 1 | More than can be said for the lower one , he wrote . |
| 2 | 'You look fresh as a daisy which is more than can be said for the rest of us. ’ said John . |
| 3 | Simon thought it sensible and practical ‘ which is more than can be said for most of their gimmicks , but ’ he warned her , ‘ if they like it they 'll take it over as their own . |
| 4 | ‘ When it comes to the purity of our water , we have virtually no traces of bacteria in the finished product , which is more than can be said for some other Common Market countries , ’ Dr Derek Miller , assistant director of the soon-to-be-privatised Water Research Centre told the newspaper . |
| 5 | Whether the same can be said for sessions with the shrink , I 'm not sure . |
| 6 | Much the same can be said for the group of surnames representing the former holding of offices , which includes such obvious examples as Butler , Chamberlain , Reeve , Beadle , Granger and Steward , but some are less obvious because time has dimmed both the memory of the office concerned and distorted the spelling of the name : Grieve = a farm steward ; Gayler = a gaoler ; Bailey = a bailiff or sergeant ; Spencer = a dispenser of provisions ; Tunnard = guardian of the village ( tūn ) pound ; Senskell = a majordomo ( seneschal ) ; Wardrop = a wardrober . |
| 7 | The only thing that can be said for astrology is that it makes money for those who write and publish horoscopes , despite being wrong on most occasions . |
| 8 | During the night Ham was in fine form , which is more than can be said for the Redstone rocket . |
| 9 | And this is more than can be said for the majority of other books which have exploited the same theme : that of man battling away , amid ignorance and fear , against some novel , lethal , unknown microorganism . |
| 10 | Its one saving grace is that it is water-tight , which is more than can be said for the tonneau cover . |
| 11 | Which is more than can be said for the Osborne creature 's genetic offering ! |
| 12 | The same can be said for the ME-10's overdrive ; again this sound is a matter of taste , although not really mine . |
| 13 | One thing that can be said for this type of control is that you only need a minimum of movement in the pot to switch between crunch and scream . |
| 14 | What can be said for them is that if the High Priest is acting in the fullest awareness at present attainable by his people , it is right for him to perform the sacrifice , just as it would be right for a Western onlooker to try to dissuade him ; he is not like a Nazi who has voluntarily shut himself off from the knowledge of biology and history and the personal sensitivity attained by the culture of the Weimar Republic . |
| 15 | The trouble is that charity work never ends and the same can be said for the constant need for money to pay for research work , buy new hospital machinery or vehicles for disabled youngsters . |
| 16 | But I 'm all right — which is more than can be said for some . ’ |
| 17 | This is more than can be said for the ever-decreasing Daily Mirror and Daily Express , both in terminal decline . |
| 18 | Which is more than can be said for the thousands of turkeys destined for the Christmas dinner table . |
| 19 | Some of these books are raw as hell , but whether the inspiration comes from Jilly Cooper or Thomas Hardy , Iceberg Slim or Samuel Selvon , what can be said for sure is that the Black British Novel is here to stay , giving voice to a bunch of people with a whole mess of new stories to tell . |
| 20 | Which is more than can be said for the other engine . |
| 21 | Happily , the Edwardians had considerable good taste , which is more than can be said for some of the awful designs of the late fifties which were in vogue during the transition from more traditional styles . |
| 22 | But ‘ not bad ’ is about the best that can be said for it . |
| 23 | Which , I stress , is more than can be said for the one hit wonders of the '90s , which sound more like nursery rhymes than anything else . |
| 24 | Which is more than can be said for the album sleeve of the new ACR album , which has caused unheard-of dissent at the offices of British Coal who claim that the artwork looks too much for comfort like the British Rail Freight logo and are threatening legal action . |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't want to work for you , I 'm employed very nicely working for myself and the name of Morgan is respected already in town , which is more than can be said for that of the Grenfells . ’ |
| 26 | Which is more , my girl , than can be said for some . ’ |
| 27 | The best that can be said for Manne 's argument is that as the risks of insider dealing increase , ‘ not trading ’ trading may become more popular . |
| 28 | The least that can be said for him was that he convinced many that the non-combatants ' interests were worthy of consideration . |
| 29 | Which is more than can be said for the Ferrets opposite . |
| 30 | Like SuperCalc these are n't pictorial in content , but at least the shadowed button look makes them appear as if you should click then with a mouse — which is more than can be said for either of the other two packages . |