Example sentences of "[noun] be right [to-vb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if anarchists are right to think that it can never be made , this is for contingent reasons and not because of any inconsistency in the notion of a rational justification for authority , nor in the notion of authority over moral agents . |
| 2 | Hall is right to say that current Labour and Liberal parties can not take on the task of realignment , but would be equally correct in saying they ca n't be by-passed . |
| 3 | We think that retributivists and denunciationists are right to insist that there is no justification for punishing someone who has not deliberately and wrongfully broken a just law and thereby exercised a freedom to which they are not entitled ( because to do so has diminished other people 's freedom or has threatened to do so ) . |
| 4 | While Professor R. T. McKenzie was right to argue that the common purpose of winning elections and of maintaining a government in power imposes or produces an almost identical power structure in the parties , it is wrong to infer from this that the atmosphere within the parties is the same . |
| 5 | Kobena Mercer and Isaac Julien are right to emphasize that the complexity which arises at the junction of race and sexuality is something which ‘ some people simply do n't want to talk about ’ . |
| 6 | Half the patients who require heart surgery are dealt with immediately , but the hon. Gentleman is right to say that some patients have to wait . |
| 7 | The hon. Gentleman is right to emphasise that the Severn tunnel has served the travelling public extremely well for many years . |
| 8 | My hon. Friend is right to say that we live in an increasingly competitive environment and that much in the social action programme would damage that competitiveness within the European Community — to the interests of the Japanese , the United States and our other competitors . |
| 9 | My hon. Friend is right to say that the local income tax is not an alternative to council tax which commends itself to Conservative Members — or even to most Opposition Members , and he is right to say that anybody interested in knowing why local income tax will not work could do no better than to read the report of our proceedings in Committee . |
| 10 | My hon. Friend is right to say that there has been an enormous improvement . |
| 11 | My hon. Friend is right to say that BT is one of the leading companies and has made an important contribution to our economy . |
| 12 | My hon. Friend is right to say that the ophthalmology specialty in Plymouth hospital has had excessive waiting lists . |
| 13 | Although my hon. Friend is right to say that budget-holding practices have been outstandingly successful and are now very popular with most doctors — |
| 14 | My hon. Friend is right to say that the Labour party is increasingly losing credibility with patients , the public and the NHS staff because we are seeing concrete achievements by the NHS as the reforms work out in practice . |
| 15 | My hon. Friend is right to say that the Labour party has been closely associated with the development of those dogmas over many years . |
| 16 | I know that that caused some concern , but , broadly speaking , my hon. Friend is right to say that standards in our schools are very good . |
| 17 | My hon. Friend is right to say that British Rail needs to use available modern technology to reduce further the incidence of accidents involving loss of life and injury on the railways . |
| 18 | ‘ Perhaps Terence is right to say that the most creative way to use psychedelics is in your own home , lying down in silence , ’ he continues . |
| 19 | I agree with the hon. Gentleman that every conceivable thing that can be done should be done to ensure that the applicant — the hon. Gentleman was right to say that he may be old and slightly confused — is assisted in filling out the forms . |
| 20 | Blanche was right to insist that these leads were followed up but it did not look as if they were going to take them anywhere . |
| 21 | I have no doubt that the wishes of a 16- or 17-year-old child or indeed of a younger child who is ‘ Gillick competent ’ are of the greatest importance both legally and clinically , but I do doubt whether Thorpe J. was right to conclude that W. was of sufficient understanding to make an informed decision . |
| 22 | Perhaps Upton people are right to say that because they have a tremendous history . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Therefore , while absence may spell the end of acquaintanceship , it will not in itself destroy friendship ; and while Dr Johnson was right to say that we should keep our friendships in good repair , the perpetual shoring up of friendship might suggest that it were less enduring than we had supposed . |
| 25 | Salvidge was right to claim that Leith had overstepped the mark and that he had no mandate for his action , but it is clear that he rather than Salvidge really represented the views of the National Union . |
| 26 | My hon. Friends are right to emphasise that that status operates within the NHS . |
| 27 | The antagonist as a religious believer is right to assert that the moral code comes from a sacred source , which he calls God , but which is really the Primal Father . |
| 28 | Keith Flett is right to claim that Labour needs active grassroots supporters to defeat the Tories ( Letters , 24 April ) . |
| 29 | Of course quality and assessment of performance are important , and the government is right to insist that often in the past education has given inadequate attention to evaluation . |
| 30 | The hon. Member for Gateshead , East is right to suggest that government should be accountable and responsive — but to achieve that we need government that truly reflects local communities . |