Example sentences of "fair [to-vb] that [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second , which has only one complete sentence out of six units bounded by full stops , very clearly does make sense ( at least it seems fair to predict that for most people it will ) . |
| 2 | There are exceptions and it is fair to say that over recent years a good deal more attention has been paid to these problems . |
| 3 | However , it is fair to say that at local education authority level there is more evidence of its impact on change . |
| 4 | However , it is fair to say that despite these distinctive efforts , and one reason why such people are now regarded as classical contributors , for most within the early social survey tradition the divide seemed unbridgeable or irrelevant . |
| 5 | While it is an oversimplification to view the first decade of operation as some kind of golden age , it is fair to say that until this point the EEC had worked fairly smoothly . |
| 6 | As a general model , then , it might be fair to say that in early capitalism the bourgeoisie is very often on the side of the development of civil society , and in later capitalism it is often opposed to such development . |
| 7 | I think it is fair to say that in practical terms you are likely to get substantial life out of the tool before the original battery is spent , perhaps several years . |