Example sentences of "[adj] say the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Concurrent says the ultimate aim is to produce a supplier-independent , open operating system that will rank alongside Unix , and be complementary to it . |
| 2 | In one sense all indirect taxation is hardly equitable because it falls on the rich and the poor , like the old saying the rain , it raineth every day upon the rich and just and unjust fellow . |
| 3 | It appeared as though his way back would be painful to say the least but the owners let Homer get on with it and The Committee reappeared last November . |
| 4 | The circumstances of Herr Hamnett 's disappearance are peculiar to say the least . |
| 5 | But she did know that Michele was a Gemini , which made her patent enthusiasm seem peculiar to say the least … |
| 6 | Only the Johnstones knew where they were in all this , the night being as dark as it was wet , and the going unpleasant to say the least . |
| 7 | well I think erm , the short answer is that I ca n't erm , erm provide the parties with any time on Friday , er , the case , this case has already some what over run it 's estimate , which has put pressure on the commercial judge as it is , there 's gon na be even more pressure on Friday , erm , I 'm afraid to say the , that the complexities of this case as such that I can not erm begin to think that even if we started at ten we would erm , necessarily finish within the hour , I have difficulties starting at ten o'clock anyway , I think we 'll simply have to erm , put the matter off , off until Monday morning I , Mr ca n't attend I really do n't think that I can erm put it off er any longer than that |
| 8 | She stopped abruptly , suddenly afraid to say the words aloud in case they were words he would n't want to hear . |
| 9 | In Peter 's case , the whole sad business with Julian had made him jumpy to say the least . |
| 10 | The deputy judge commented that Dr. Rao ‘ clearly was very doubtful to say the least that Mr. Winterbone had the necessary testamentary capacity on 18 April . ’ |
| 11 | We can hardly deny that " existence predicates " carry a logically independent descriptive content without being prepared to say the same of " truth-predicates " . |
| 12 | Quintus says the distinguishing mark of CustomerQ is the high degree of customisation it retains . |
| 13 | All very dangerous say the governments opponents . |
| 14 | If the war is indeed costing the $500m a day that the Japanese say the Americans are estimating , then a 20% Japanese contribution would amount to around $3 billion a month . |
| 15 | ‘ A lot of people in Holywood have an affinity with the church and I 'm delighted to say the entire community has been very supportive . ’ |
| 16 | Sad to say the recession overtook that but it 's , it 's developing strongly again there now . |
| 17 | This enables us to show clearly the most important features of the accounts which are the volume of the mainstream activity of the Council , and I 'm sad to say the deficit that we incur on that mainstream activity . |
| 18 | Mr Smith is quite correct to suggest that the experience for the pilot would be uncomfortable to say the least . |
| 19 | If we recall the earlier section on knowledge , the idea of a single individual reaching a secure position of authority in relation to knowledge is dubious to say the least . |
| 20 | In the course of his research Alfred Kinsey noticed that among many mammals the speed of erection was swift to say the least . |
| 21 | Indeed , there was a lot of ‘ shoe ’ put about at Kingsholm , and the end product was unfortunate to say the least . |
| 22 | Already comfortable to say the least as an Oxfordshire landowner , he 's now the toast of the publishing world and all because he had one very good idea for a thriller . |
| 23 | He would hardly be likely to say the same thing about Kylie . |
| 24 | They were also the most likely to say the Government does not care about education ( 92 pc compared with 66pc ) . |
| 25 | right , cos they 'll not likely to say the money , they 'll just sit and look at you , right , and anyway you wan na find out exactly what their problem is , so before they even get the chance to say the money , you say to them , just erm , you know , just er make it clear to me what is it that you want to think about , is it the design of the windows ? |
| 26 | Julian Bogod of the UK Council for Computing Development said that the plan to sell $1000 million of software was ‘ over ambitious to say the least ’ . |
| 27 | Bowyer was drunk , Benjamin lost in his own thoughts or seduced by Rachel 's flattery , Mandeville and Southgate were revelling in the manor 's hospitality whilst Santerre , whose conduct was suspicious to say the least , played the role of smiling host . |
| 28 | M Beregovoy may claim that he has nothing to reproach himself with , but his acceptance of an interest-free million franc ( £125,000 ) loan from a shady businessman looks suspicious to say the least . |
| 29 | Mr Beregovoy may claim he has nothing to reproach himself for , but his acceptance of an interest-free one million franc ( £125,000 ) loan from a shady businessman looks suspicious to say the least . |
| 30 | What with the fog , the rain and the dark it was frightening to say the least ! |