Example sentences of "is to say that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is ‘ unity of command ’ which is to say that each member of the organisation only has one direct supervisor . |
| 2 | That is to say that each space must , in association with all other spaces of the machine , logically perform some function . |
| 3 | ‘ Stress related injuries caused by the nature of the league programme are a new phenomenon and who is to say that all of those who have had to call off from this match will not still be in the same position when we go to play Portugal in our next World Cup qualifying tie ? ’ said Roxburgh . |
| 4 | It is to say that one person 's view is as good as another 's , which we patently do not accept when it comes to many aspects of our daily lives . |
| 5 | One is to say that substantial expansion is simply not possible , given planned expenditure levels . |
| 6 | That is to say that increased expenditure on elderly people occurred due to growing numbers of aged in the population but there was no overall shift in the way in which resources were allocated . |
| 7 | It is to say that mental disengagement from the region and its ‘ troubles ’ is hardly the way to achieve an historic compromise there . |
| 8 | A slightly technical way of putting this is to say that integrated letter writing is a fundamental pre-requisite of a successful recruitment system . |
| 9 | Another way of stating this thesis is to say that psychological life is essentially metaphorical in character . |
| 10 | Ackroyd pastiches Dickens in form rather than style — which is to say that this book is very long , Dickensianly long ( the main text signs off at page 1084 , where it gives way to a fat coda of source notes , bibliography and index ) . |
| 11 | That is to say that some changes are believed to arise internally within the system and are motivated by system-internal factors , whereas others are said to arise from the influence of neighbouring languages or dialects . |
| 12 | Accurate reports of certain public occasions are " privileged " — which is to say that any defamatory statements arising from them can not be made the subject of a successful libel action . |
| 13 | That is to say that these are the absolute minimum basic pieces of equipment needed to start out . |
| 14 | That is to say that most definitions of money include ‘ bank deposits ’ of some description and these are deposits with the monetary sector . |
| 15 | Another way of putting this is to say that human linguistic thought is such that all particular thoughts ( whether expressed overtly or not ) can be constructed only in terms of ideas classified as either entities or properties , and put together by means of some combination of the four fundamental relations already alluded to . |
| 16 | To answer in the negative is to say that older children will not benefit from the stunning picture , the arresting image , or the picture that illuminates a story , and that provides a range of visual possibilities . |
| 17 | But it is to say that compulsive gambling with all its damaging consequences can be seen just as much in the reputable halls of commerce as in the street corner betting shop . |
| 18 | A further possible way of reconciling the two accounts is to say that both express important elements in kin relations , but each has to be modified with reference to the other . |
| 19 | The most popular way to regard the cases is to say that both groups are equally valid and that differences turn on the legislative instrument . |
| 20 | This is to say that linguistic ( as well as social ) activities become significant because they are given significance by all participants — not only the " speaker " . |