Example sentences of "is [adj] to say that [adj] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is fair to say that 1988 was typical year for the House of Lords . |
| 2 | It is fair to say that this is probably not a very pleasant experience for the cyclist either , so that ‘ give and take ’ is an essential ingredient of operating such facilities in practice . |
| 3 | If that view were correct , it would appear to pre-empt Woolwich 's arguments in favour of a right to repayment arising at common law , though it is fair to say that this was not the position adopted by counsel for the revenue before your Lordships ' House . |
| 4 | It is enough to say that that is not a proof of the counter proposition that outside the three miles no such result could be looked for . |
| 5 | Earl Loreburn stated : I do not assent to the proposition that a voluntary payment can never be charged , but it is enough to say that these were not voluntary payments in any relevant sense . |