Example sentences of "is [adv] [adj] say that the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is only fair to say that the instruction given to children was excellent , almost the best they ever had and the multi-lingual abilities of the instructors made understanding very easy . |
| 2 | It is perhaps trite to say that the educational policy is only as good as its actual implementation in the classroom , but it is a point overlooked in the search for a panacea in deaf education . |
| 3 | The GASB subsequently adopted an approach that is closer to the integral approach than the differential approach , though it is perhaps fair to say that the resulting list of user needs is closer to maintaining the status quo in governmental accounting while leaving the door open to the adoption of business accounting ideas in some areas . |
| 4 | As a broad generalization , it is thus reasonable to say that the role of tight labour markets in driving up real wages eclipsed that of competition in product markets as the boom progressed . |
| 5 | Allowing for exaggeration , it is nevertheless true to say that the Emperor lived up to the Idea in so far as the re-ordering of Paris was concerned . |
| 6 | Despite the entry for a time of media conglomerates such as the Mirror Group and Thomsons into the West African press , I think it is still fair to say that the primary motivation for producing a newspaper in Nigeria is political rather than commercial . |
| 7 | It is still true to say that the law of sale of goods today is basically the common law , i.e. the law as stated over the years by judges in the process of deciding cases before them . |
| 8 | It is more accurate to say that the DUP fielded thirty-nine candidates of whom twenty-one won seats ( but again there is disagreement with David Calvert claiming only thirteen wins for the DUP ) . |
| 9 | Although Nelson is probably right to say that the DUP had lost its role ‘ as the articulator of poor Protestants ’ social grievances ' by the end of the 1970s , this would not cost it votes until there was an alternative . |
| 10 | Initially , it is probably fair to say that the NHS has always been a prolific collector of data , usually fairly basic data and almost always for bureaucratic purposes whether to satisfy regional or national demands for returns . |
| 11 | It is probably fair to say that the subject is too urgent to be left until the ASB can find time . |
| 12 | In general , it is probably fair to say that the Philadelphia neighbourhood studies provide a better general model for the in-depth study of communities located at various points in the class continuum . |
| 13 | Although the sciences had begun to develop in English universities in the nineteenth century ( following Scottish innovations ) , it is probably fair to say that the dominant culture of the universities was founded on the humanities up to and even a little beyond the Second World War . |
| 14 | It is probably fair to say that the shorter the time limit imposed by the clause , the more strictly it will be interpreted . |
| 15 | On balance , it is probably fair to say that the odds have now moved slightly in its favour . |
| 16 | It is probably true to say that the first few solo flights are the safest that a student pilot ever makes . |
| 17 | It is probably true to say that the likely arrangements for assessment and recording of pupils ' achievement have provoked more concern among the teaching profession than almost any other area of the National Curriculum . |
| 18 | Even now it is probably true to say that the recommendations in the report guide and influence BLR&DD thinking and action on user education funding policy . |
| 19 | Indeed , it is probably true to say that the House of Commons relies upon the House of Lords to do this job , up to a point . |
| 20 | Terry Ellis , racing director at SIS , answered these points for me yesterday , commenting : ‘ First of all it is factually incorrect to say that the turnover is not subject to levy . |
| 21 | While Fisher is right to argue that some important principles can , nevertheless , be applied , he is also right to say that the consumerist philosophy and concepts of compulsory care which involve acting in the individual 's interests are basically incompatible . |
| 22 | However it is also fair to say that the professional leaders sometimes expected too much from the change ; it is no slur on an honourable movement within the American profession that its initial success did not immediately bring the golden age . |
| 23 | It is also true to say that the minister ( man or woman ) is central in ensuring that the funeral service is a memorable event for the family by helping them to begin to understand their grief in the context of the church 's care for them . |
| 24 | On the other hand , it is also true to say that the benefits of scale may be lost ( especially for a natural monopoly ) and also that oligopolistic pricing may not always produce-a desirable outcome . |
| 25 | Even a writer such as Elizabeth Roberts , who has a very strong view of women 's sense of responsibility towards their relatives during this period , acknowledges that old people living with relatives but unable to contribute any longer to the household economy might well be ‘ neglected ’ or ‘ pushed into a corner ’ through force of circumstances : ‘ Although the duty to care for relatives was a paramount one , rarely ignored , it is also true to say that the quality of care varied from the dreadful to the superb ’ ( Roberts , 1984 , p. 179 ) . |
| 26 | There are good arguments for limiting a field of study to make it manageable ; but it is also true to say that the answer to the question of what gives discourse its unity may be impossible to give without considering the world at large : the context . |
| 27 | We think it is roughly correct to say that the orthodox account sees the different factors interacting as in Figure 1.1 . |
| 28 | It is perfectly natural to say that the candle is alight or the house is on fire when strictly speaking only a part of it is . |
| 29 | It is now commonplace to say that the Thatcher governments have had to be highly interventionist in order to extend the market , increase the rights of consumers , and reduce producer power . |
| 30 | It is equally true to say that the advent of the impending change has caused the behaviour in just the same way as an itch causes a scratch . |