Example sentences of "is [adj] to say [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In contrast , in many languages ( notably the S. E. Asian languages , including Korean , Japanese and Javanese ) it is possible to say some sentence glossing as " The soup is hot " and by the choice of a linguistic alternate ( e.g. for " soup " ) encode respect to the addressee without referring to him , in which case we have an addressee honorific system . |
| 2 | It is easy to say one of two things : either that such women find an outlet for their mothering instincts through other channels , or that they have no place for the mothering urge within their lives . |
| 3 | Some French cheeses , German sausages and Italian hams , for example , fall into the same category , and can be found in shops and supermarkets , as John Gummer is wont to say these days , ‘ from Scotland to Sicily . ’ |
| 4 | I think that it is fair to say that , if hon. Members on either side of the House had realised 10 years ago that we would be debating a sum of almost £2 billion , none of us would have recommended the one-track community care solution that has been adopted . |
| 5 | It is enough to say that , having adopted the character of Oliver Twist , I have been fortunate in meeting with a kindlier and less formidable response than he ; and while anyone who knows the editor 's capabilities must realise that it is not beyond his powers to write a further introduction of the same delight as that preceding Volume II , it would be unreasonable to complain that in his assessment of the situation the needs of prompt publication have been put first . |
| 6 | It is correct to say that , under the Conservative government , pay inequalities have widened . |
| 7 | While it is correct to say that appropriation for purposes of section 3(1) includes the latter sort of act , it does not necessarily follow that no other act can amount to an appropriation and in particular that no act expressly or impliedly authorised by the owner can in any circumstances do so . |
| 8 | You will have gathered from what I have said that barbel really are a true shoal fish , and it is true to say that , as is the case with all true shoal fish , they school together with fish of like size . |
| 9 | Thus although it is true to say more Blacks chose to be committed to the Crown Court for trial this was certainly not a complete explanation of the difference , as magistrates also committed more cases . |
| 10 | Here it is sufficient to say that , disagree with their particularities as one may , they present a good working model of sexual development and one which it is hard not to accept in its essentials . |