Example sentences of "it is [adv] fair [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is probably fair to say that some environmentalists have been careful not to over-identify with those involved in the animal welfare or animal rights movements . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | It is probably fair to say that the subject is too urgent to be left until the ASB can find time . |
| 4 | But , it is probably fair to say that any relatively new and expanding area lacks this global treatment . |
| 5 | It is probably fair to say that very few hotels in all of Italy can pride themselves on such an enviable position as the Hotel Italia . |
| 6 | It is probably fair to say that relatively few such unions are undertaken in conscious expectation of their brief nature . |
| 7 | It is probably fair to say that full-time tribunal chairmen are considered of roughly equal status to circuit judges , with Presidents , regional chairmen and lawyer members of appellate tribunals roughly equal to High Court judges . |
| 8 | It is probably fair to say that you can not really hope to run an adequate national TV campaign in the UK for less than about £750000 ; or a national poster campaign for less than £250000 . |
| 9 | However , it is probably fair to say that systems theory is closer to a positivist approach than the views which will now be considered . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It is probably fair to say that communication has sometimes been more effective at very local level where local sharing of concerns over mutual clients has been possible where inter-agency relationships are good . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | It is probably fair to say that although some aspects of the economy were stimulated by war , for most merchants it was primarily a source of problems . |
| 14 | It is probably fair to say that continued detailed study of the Lorenz equations will go on throwing out new ideas of general applicability , despite their rather special properties ( e.g. symmetry ) . |
| 15 | It is probably fair to say that the shorter the time limit imposed by the clause , the more strictly it will be interpreted . |
| 16 | On balance , it is probably fair to say that the odds have now moved slightly in its favour . |
| 17 | But although Tit for Tat is strictly speaking not a true ESS , it is probably fair to treat some sort of mixture of basically nice but retaliatory ‘ Tit for Tat-like ’ strategies as roughly equivalent to an ESS in practice . |
| 18 | While not denying the clinical value of the EEG as a non-invasive technique it is probably fair to conclude that electro-physiological research has so far not contributed anything new to our knowledge of cerebral asymmetry but rather has corroborated findings from other areas of investigation . |
| 19 | For the industry , it is probably fair to describe the ITVA as a sort of benevolent despot , though it can be ( and is ) criticized for being excessively cautious in its judgements . |
| 20 | Yet it is probably fair to suggest that few people could have been immune from the implications of the party struggle at Westminster , since decisions taken by the central government often had a direct affect on ordinary people 's lives , and few people could have avoided being exposed to the political controversies of the day through the various media of propaganda . |
| 21 | In the present state of research it is probably fair to suggest that although influence did have a powerful impact on the outcome of a number of elections , on the whole the electorate was not particularly easy to control , and that members of the political elite , despite all their efforts , often failed to achieve their ends . |
| 22 | Nevertheless it is probably fair to assume that a private customer 's needs will be for " standard " investments . |
| 23 | If he points to the empty box then it is probably fair to regard this as deliberate misinforming , as the ‘ implanting ’ of a false belief in another 's mind . |
| 24 | In view of the approach taken by the courts to this implied term it is probably fair to regard it as imposing on the seller a separate obligation to pass to the buyer a good title to the goods . |
| 25 | I think it is also fair to say , in retrospect , that Ronnie undoubtedly thought — and the proof is there in the figures — that he was fully Mario 's equal on the track . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | It is also fair to say , and I must be up front about this because it is a matter of it is probably the most sensitive aspect of this whole debate , is about B eight warehousing and distribution . |
| 28 | It is also fair to suggest that the Labour Party benefited from the rising unemployment of the 1920s for it claimed , successfully in the 1920s , that although it could not solve unemployment , which was a product of a capitalist society , it would at least ensure that the unemployed were guaranteed a level of benefits which would ensure healthy life . |
| 29 | It is also relevant to point out that the upper limit for Band G is £250,000 , and it is hardly fair to bracket our properties with properties of that kind of value . |
| 30 | It is hardly fair to expect a widow , for instance , to sell at a discount because you ca n't find the cash to meet a fair valuation . |