Example sentences of "[pers pn] can be said that " 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 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 .
3 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 .
4 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 ) .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 At least it can be said that the former shows a more commendable motivation .
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 In broad psychological terms , it can be said that the male is achievement-orientated , directing his efforts towards a specific goal , whereas the woman is more concerned that the differing elements in her life should be in harmonious relation to one another , and that the circle of light in which she is centred includes them all .
15 On Professor Stubbs 's behalf it can be said that the Report reflects a total view of society , of co-operation and tolerance between cultural and social groups , and that to achieve this aim all teachers and pupils need to understand clearly why contempt for other people 's dialects is wrong .
16 Without engaging in speculation , it can be said that relationships of this type might have acted as a channel for ideas and opinions and represented a means by which influence could be exerted .
17 Presumably the ability to attract good staff is , in itself , the mark of a good leader , but beyond that it can be said that Reagan himself was an indispensable part of the team .
18 However , the arguments which underlie the concept of justiciability can also be used to support the idea that in reviewing government decisions over which the courts are prepared to exercise control , they should only award remedies to aggrieved parties in cases where it can be said that the respondent has gone wrong in some fairly extreme way .
19 For example , if it is thought that an error of law or fact or a breach of natural justice should justify quashing only if it can be said that but for the error or breach the decision would have been different , this should be built into the definition of the relevant ground of review and not dealt with as a matter of remedial discretion .
20 To summarize this part of the argument , it can be said that the contradictions found in these forty interviews between housework satisfaction patterns and answers to the question ‘ Do you like housework ? ’ may be interpreted as evidence of class-differentiated linguistic styles and norms of feminine domesticity .
21 On the basis of this table , it can be said that the two variables are connected : a woman who declares a positive attitude to housework is likely also to have a high specification of standards and routines .
22 In this different culture it can be said that the basic dynamics of the Oedipal situation appear , albeit modified by the different structural and cultural arrangements .
23 It can be said that the first wisdom of sociology is that — things are not what they seem .
24 Nor do I believe that it can be said that in no way can we disentangle ourselves from the religious myth which we have inherited .
25 Moreover I do not think that it can be said that they succeed in righting the imbalance in the symbolism of Christianity .
26 Since June 1991 , it can be said that the UK stock market has been fulfilling its predictive .
27 In general it can be said that he sought to maximise France 's role , and her freedom of choice in any given situation .
28 In terms of the aims set out in 1955 , it can be said that green belt policies have been fairly successful .
29 But by an extension of remedies and a flexible procedure it can be said that something resembling a system of public law is being developed .
30 Indeed in the middle of the twentieth century it can be said that the majority of the world 's population lives under systems of government where the government itself and particularly the executive government are of more importance and are treated with more respect or fear than the Constitution .
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