Example sentences of "it can be said " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , it can be said that he does not allow his mercilessness to go undetected on this occasion . |
| 2 | It can be said in his favour that the Michael X set seemed very like a fraud and a circus , and that these people had no deep connection with the politics of Trinidad . |
| 3 | It can be said of these strong-minded and independently gifted accomplices that their work shows a dimension of reciprocity and replication , of the production unit , which stands at an appreciable remove from parody and plagiarism , and from the mimicry of other people 's voices which is comprehended in the term ‘ ventriloquism ’ , which Amis goes in for in private , among friends , and which is also a pleasure of the novels he writes . |
| 4 | To simplify a rather complex historical phenomenon , it can be said that the present political division between Fianna Fail and Fine Gael originates in positions taken by opponents in that war . |
| 5 | This is well exemplified in Fokine 's choreography fur the first Nocturne in Les Sylphides , where it can be said that the corps de ballet are marking the overall rhythm lasting sixteen or thirty-two bars , whilst the three soloists represent the shorter rhythmical phrases lasting four to ) eight bars . |
| 6 | It can be said to be the wind rustling through the trees , when first heard as the Tsarevich climbs over the wall to find his Princess . |
| 7 | Of ‘ all the oppositions that furrow Freudian thought ’ it can be said that ‘ one is but the other different and deferred , one differing and deferring the other ’ ( Margins of Philosophy , 17 — 18 ) . |
| 8 | I do not think it can be said that the manner of death is any more horrific than it used to be ( although it may well be different ) but it may be that the way of reporting someone 's death has radically changed and that this has brought its own problems . |
| 9 | Perhaps it can be said that , when people are searching for meaning , they are at the beginning of a journey , not at the end of it . |
| 10 | For example : it can be said at once — and briefly — that the probability that she was massively involved in the murder of Darnley is very strong . |
| 11 | Briefly , then , for we shall be returning to this same point later in the book , it can be said that the performance mode itself can be protective , either because it is seen to be mainly a technical or intellectual task , or because the dramatic form is powerful enough to enhance whatever the participants ' contribution might be . |
| 12 | If the idea catches on , it can be said to propagate itself , spreading from brain to brain . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | It can be said in conclusion that these developments have become central to the future of the ‘ GIS revolution ’ of the late 1980s , since it is now clear that the massive ( and desirable ) growth of the use of GIS can not be supported without improvements to the use environment experienced by the user . |
| 15 | This in turn led to DoE Circular 22/83 which recommends that planing gain is only reasonable where it can be said to fairly and directly relate to the actual development being proposed . |
| 16 | On the whole , it can be said that Coleman , in the circumstances , served the College , the profession and the country , well and that a balanced assessment , tending neither to adulation nor to denigration , is indicated . |
| 17 | Thus the hypothesis provides a meaning to primitive ‘ goodness ’ and also suggests the period during which it can be said to have originated . |
| 18 | In general , therefore , it can be said that those who are not exempt are those who require casual medication and can afford to pay the cost . |
| 19 | And , let it be noted , if 1920 marked the high tide of Bukharin 's leftism , then it can be said to be equally true of the Bolsheviks as a whole , Lenin included . |
| 20 | It can be said he was a victim of circumstances . |
| 21 | I suppose it can be said , on his behalf , that he was aware of his poor and very limited English . |
| 22 | It can be said Carl had developed a parochial outlook by virtue of his own mastery over all his school studies , the violin , and his trade . |
| 23 | At least it can be said we were lively , we were an animated lot . |
| 24 | It can be said he was addressing a captive audience … of stooges . |
| 25 | It can be said I wanted to taste other joys which were available in life before the inevitable disaster . |
| 26 | In this respect it showed concern for the welfare of all men , and consequently it can be said that satyāgraha whenever it is implemented involves sarvodaya . |
| 27 | At least it can be said that the former shows a more commendable motivation . |
| 28 | But the question that arises is whether it can be said of any morality that it can not be divorced from religion . |
| 29 | This might well be the case , but it still does not answer the question whether it can be said that there is no morality without religion . |
| 30 | As a general rule , it can be said that those who have experience of flying fixed-wing models will find helicopters more difficult to fly than those who are starting from scratch . |