Example sentences of "[coord] it [be] [adj] say [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | er we both met him to try and make a plea to him to try and change his views and it 's fair to say that he does n't know or did n't know what was going on in his own backyard and John Patten I feel is the same as is the rest of the M P's in the Oxfordshire area . |
| 2 | ‘ Mr Taylor has completed ignored the fact that Catholics have been under the jackboot of the IRA and loyalists for over 20 years and it is ridiculous to say that they have not been living in fear . ’ |
| 3 | But the complication of such an operation would be considerable ; and it is reasonable to say that the entire population of the Pacific nations , even if they inhabit the Atlantic seaboard , can make use of the goods that are carried across the Pacific Ocean . |
| 4 | Trade , technical and professional magazines ; There are more magazines in this group than in the consumer group and it is safe to say that whatever the trade , profession or industry there will be a publication to deal with it . |
| 5 | There are exceptions and it is fair to say that over recent years a good deal more attention has been paid to these problems . |
| 6 | For many months now IBOA has been seeking details , from the Banks , of these additional staff and it is fair to say that the numbers actually employed are insignificant . |
| 7 | We can say that the instructor 's braking caused it , and it is natural to say that it was a cause of the stopping . |
| 8 | Many companies manufacture expansion cards featuring DSP chips ( for example Burr Brown , SMIS and Loughborough Sound Images ) and it is true to say that every major DSP chip is available on an expansion card . |
| 9 | Since then , however , this fundamental premise has come under attack in a variety of ways and it is true to say that ‘ evolutionism ’ is considered unacceptable by most modern Western anthropologists . |
| 10 | And it is true to say that , provided you do not suffer from any particular allergy or illness , a certain amount of food commonly considered to be ‘ bad ’ for you wo n't do you any harm at all . |
| 11 | Having said that , it is possible to plant some in groups , and it is true to say that some thrive in soil which would normally be considered unsatisfactory . |
| 12 | Program Manager , the default shell for Windows does n't suit everyone 's way of working , and it is true to say that the Windows desktop can become cluttered with myriads of overlapping windows and dialogue boxes . |
| 13 | It may be impossible to draw up a fitness league table but it is possible to say that complexity has increased during evolution . |
| 14 | We are not told this but it is easy to say that the plot opens up in the Deep American South between the two world wars , from the way the coloured people are treated , the fashions , and the descriptive backgrounds . |
| 15 | Earl Loreburn stated : I do not assent to the proposition that a voluntary payment can never be charged , but it is enough to say that these were not voluntary payments in any relevant sense . |
| 16 | It is not quite true to say that the price of Attlee 's policy was partition , but it is true to say that its price was the early and firm acceptance of the inevitability of partition . |
| 17 | I had not originally intended to make a great issue of the fact , but it is true to say that the pressure groups that study these matters in great detail are incensed at the way in which the orders have been introduced . |
| 18 | Holiday schemes , in other words , during the Christmas , er , particularly the summer holidays was extremely full in our areas that had these schemes , but it is true to say that some of the children did not pay their full amount . |
| 19 | But it is fair to say that the real chemistry is not between actor and part , but between the idea of the star as entrepreneur and the idea of the king as a self-made man . |
| 20 | I shall not pursue the matter further , as I have bored my Back-Bench and Front-Bench colleagues endlessly with it , but it is fair to say that there should be an equal playing field . |
| 21 | But it is fair to say that provision has comprehensively failed to grow in line with need and , in some respects , has worsened . |
| 22 | Precisely when this occurred can seldom be determined on any estates , because there are few series of complete manorial records , but it is safe to say that by the early fifteenth century the change had taken place widely on both lay and ecclesiastical lands , the latter being better documented over different parts of the country . |
| 23 | But it 's true to say that most actors feel their drama school training has left them inadequately prepared for working in television and film by the time they graduate . |
| 24 | With the anti-roll bar up front , the car rolls less than it used to and has a jigglier low-speed ride , but it 's true to say that on all models I drove the quality of ride was largely good . |
| 25 | A DoT expert says : ‘ The breathalyser had a dramatic effect on people 's behaviour but it 's fair to say that people got used to it and began to take various avoiding actions . |
| 26 | Roger : Our colleagues in TEED are working this out but it 's fair to say that people will be encouraged to take courses they can complete in 12 months . |