Example sentences of "is [adv] said [that] [noun] [vb base] " in BNC.

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1 It is often said that opposites attract , but this does n't usually work with horses ; most people are happier with an animal whose temperament is similar to their own .
2 It is often said that women have greater access to housing in the public sector than men , or that housing officials tend to be more sympathetic to women .
3 It is often said that children pick up and learn things much quicker than adults .
4 It is often said that children have their lives before them and to die before they have had a chance to develop their personalities and lives seems particularly cruel .
5 Even when this was not the overt purpose , research results have been used to justify particular aspects of women 's subordination : thus even today it is sometimes said that girls do n't become engineers because they lack spatial ability , or that their relative lack of aggression makes them less effective leaders .
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