Example sentences of "is [adv] [adj] to say that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although some remarkably conservation-conscious agents exist , it is generally true to say that land-agents have played , and continue to play , a significant role in hastening the destruction of the English landscape by intensive agriculture . |
| 2 | Of course , it is always possible to say that people are suffering from false consciousness ( women , for example , are continually suffering from the illusion that they are not being exploited in the home ) but that is surely too patronising a view to be taken at all seriously . |
| 3 | In terms of that aspect of the Fleet Street Casuals case which relates sufficient interest to the facts and merits of the applicant 's case , it is probably correct to say that ratepayers challenging decisions of local authorities , competitors challenging decisions affecting their business activities , and neighbours challenging planning decisions would be held to have a sufficient interest unless other facts of the case provided very strong grounds for denying the existence of such an interest . |
| 4 | However , it is probably fair to say that systems theory is closer to a positivist approach than the views which will now be considered . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | However , it is probably true to say that Darwin 's theory does not dominate biological thought as much as it used to . |
| 7 | He is also right to say that regulations improve the quality of service . |
| 8 | But it is also true to say that fashions in philanthropy change . |
| 9 | Unfortunately it is also true to say that suicide is very common among the elderly and it is to that subject that we now turn . |
| 10 | Perhaps , for the first time , it is now true to say that money does not automatically equal power . |
| 11 | It is quite impossible to say that Woolwich paid to close a transaction since it protested that it was not liable and it immediately sought to establish that the regulations were void . |
| 12 | Despite this , it is definitely untrue to say that lesbians are not at risk from HIV infection . |