Example sentences of "be [adj] say [that] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a general model , then , it might be fair to say that in early capitalism the bourgeoisie is very often on the side of the development of civil society , and in later capitalism it is often opposed to such development . |
| 2 | There are exceptions and it is fair to say that over recent years a good deal more attention has been paid to these problems . |
| 3 | However , it is fair to say that at local education authority level there is more evidence of its impact on change . |
| 4 | I think it is fair to say that in practical terms you are likely to get substantial life out of the tool before the original battery is spent , perhaps several years . |
| 5 | It is sufficient to say that in broad definition the former term applies to the language used up to the twelfth century , and the latter that given to the language between the twelfth and the fifteenth , when Modern English started to emerge . |