Example sentences of "could not [be] said of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Professor Rhys , of Cardiff Business School , points out that the Essex plant is in an area of low unemployment and that the same could not be said of the other big plants . |
| 2 | That could not be said of the Cuban missile crisis which could be seen as President Kennedy 's determination to uphold the Monroe doctrine . |
| 3 | Erica herself was entirely honest , and worked hard for her causes , but the same could not be said of some of her associates . |
| 4 | By the time that the Book of Isaiah was written however , things were being said about Israel 's God that could not be said of any other , and this led increasingly to the claim that the God of Israel is the only one that exists . |
| 5 | Unfortunately the same could not be said of the bad weather ruling which reared its ugly head too often . |
| 6 | The Government 's policy on television in mainland Tanzania could be seen as anti-elitist ; the same could not be said of its policy on the press . |
| 7 | The senior staff of the TANU press felt that , while they might not always be in agreement with everything the Government and its various ministries did or said , they were committed to its goals ; the same , they believed , could not be said of the Standard . |
| 8 | The same could not be said of his stenographer , seated in front of him . |
| 9 | If Mosley came to fascism as a result of the failure of the process of British parliamentary politics to create the new society , the same could not be said of others , like Chesterton and Williamson , who had little or no contact with high politics . |
| 10 | The food was very good , and when we ended the meal our stomachs were full , but the same could not be said of our wallets unfortunately ! |
| 11 | But it certainly could not be said of the master-manufacturers that theirs was the whisper of a faction , nor of the unions in their post-1832 revolutionary phase that theirs was the voice of the nation . |
| 12 | The same could not be said of his companion — a tall , ravishing blonde with almond-shaped eyes and legs that went on forever , displayed to stunning effect in a little black figure-hugging dress that ended several inches above her knees . |
| 13 | That could not be said of " value " in this case which is essentially a matter of opinion . |
| 14 | Perhaps this is true of some farmers , but it certainly could n't be said of Small 's enterprise . |