Example sentences of "be say for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such occasions will inevitably involve grief and the shedding of tears , but there is much to be said for that . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't want to work for you , I 'm employed very nicely working for myself and the name of Morgan is respected already in town , which is more than can be said for that of the Grenfells . ’ |
| 3 | Hadlee reflected for a moment : ‘ I suppose there 's something to be said for that . |
| 4 | ‘ There 's something to be said for that , ’ said Zeinab , with a sidelong glance at Owen . |
| 5 | ‘ More than can be said for that bastard Trentham . ’ |
| 6 | There are improvements that can be made but that 's to be said for all animal husbandry systems , from pets , to guide dogs for the blind , and every other every other type of system . |
| 7 | The same can not be said for many thousands of Palestinian houses in what is now Israel . |
| 8 | The same could be said for many a flat in many English provincial cities . |
| 9 | There is much to be said for such a theory . |
| 10 | There is something to be said for such a view . |
| 11 | Considering the fears of Jacobite invasion there was something to be said for such a policy but it was not popular , especially in London , which had become the centre of support for Pitt and the war . |
| 12 | There is much to be said for such increased participatory rights . |
| 13 | Would that the same could be said for another competition that takes place at this time of the year — England 's County Championship finals . |
| 14 | Like SuperCalc these are n't pictorial in content , but at least the shadowed button look makes them appear as if you should click then with a mouse — which is more than can be said for either of the other two packages . |
| 15 | There is , it must be said , a lot to be said for this robust view . |
| 16 | One thing that can be said for this type of control is that you only need a minimum of movement in the pot to switch between crunch and scream . |
| 17 | There is much to be said for this explanation . |
| 18 | It may be that there is something to be said for this composite view . |
| 19 | Some people like to plan their trips in meticulous detail , but there 's a lot to be said for this ‘ open-book ’ approach . |
| 20 | Simon thought it sensible and practical ‘ which is more than can be said for most of their gimmicks , but ’ he warned her , ‘ if they like it they 'll take it over as their own . |
| 21 | Results of surveys taken in recent years in AIB have indicated that staff morale is low — as it is in all banks — and this can certainly be said for those in Britain where members have had to endure in the past five years a two year period of unreal thinking , the additional pressures brought on by the recession , the pressures brought on by short staffing and on top of all that the lack of recognition in monetary terms for their efforts in ‘ keeping the ship afloat ’ . |
| 22 | Though he almost came a cropper on one occasion — United had just squandered a chance to cancel out the first-half lead Ian Baird had given Hearts — his footwork was pretty good , which is more than can be said for those on the pitch itself . |
| 23 | ‘ When it comes to the purity of our water , we have virtually no traces of bacteria in the finished product , which is more than can be said for some other Common Market countries , ’ Dr Derek Miller , assistant director of the soon-to-be-privatised Water Research Centre told the newspaper . |
| 24 | But I 'm all right — which is more than can be said for some . ’ |
| 25 | Happily , the Edwardians had considerable good taste , which is more than can be said for some of the awful designs of the late fifties which were in vogue during the transition from more traditional styles . |
| 26 | Which is more , my girl , than can be said for some . ’ |
| 27 | But the Left did at least sense that Fascism presented an imminent threat to Britain and this is more than can be said for some of those holding the responsibility for Britain 's foreign policy and ultimate defence . |