Example sentences of "said that [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This argument could be regarded as a rebuttable presumption , but then the inexorable logic of the theory breaks down ; it could not be said that legal rules were always to be determined by the ordinary courts . |
| 2 | The president and the parliament are struggling for power , but both have said that individual savers will be compensated for the ravages of inflation . |
| 3 | The World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) has said that current proposals for a powerful new multilateral trade organisation ( MTO ) are not compatible with the goal of sustainable development set by last year 's Earth Summit in Rio . |
| 4 | Since the book went to press there has been Smith v. Schofield , in which it was said that seventeen pages of algebra used to show the consequences of one construction of a tax Act should have been proved by an expert witness and not merely put before the judge ; this does raise sharply the difference between argument and evidence . |
| 5 | In another study , researchers have said that premature babies are more likely to suffer from breathing difficulties in childhood than youngsters born after a full-term pregnancy . |
| 6 | It is often said that Muslim men think it a matter of pride that their women should n't work . |
| 7 | It must be said that continental discussions of some of these ideas read rather strangely , at least to the authors of this book . |
| 8 | President Julius Nyerere of Tanzania has said that poor countries enjoy two basic rights : ‘ To sell cheap and to buy dear . ’ |
| 9 | At the inception of the previous chapter it was said that all grants of power to public bodies could be broken down into two parts : if X exists , you may or shall do Y. |
| 10 | Although the DoT has said that all options are still open , the consultants are thought likely to recommend the construction of a road from the Chelmsford by-pass to the M25 . |
| 11 | It was said that one months worth of rain had rained within about three hours . |
| 12 | As emperor , Augustus gave financial compensation and some booty back , though it must be said that such acts of generosity were inspired less by guilt than by political revenge against cities that had supported his rival , Mark Antony : the returned booty was Antony 's plunder . |
| 13 | ( It should be said that such views often gained the support of feminists , particularly outraged by the forcible use of the speculum under the Contagious Diseases Acts . ) |
| 14 | It has also been said that such activities can help to raise the general level of energy of members of the household , the depletion of which may often show itself as a succession of minor illnesses . |
| 15 | It has to be said that many parents themselves share this view . |
| 16 | Gerry : Friends have said that many members were suspicious of my political motives , and perhaps Ahmed 's as well . |
| 17 | His surgeon has said that two years ' rest may improve the problem significantly . |
| 18 | The first point definitely implies the second , but it must be said that other mechanisms exist in the equations for introducing folds into the return maps , so that a similar transition is observed even for b-values which do not mean that increasing r involves passing through the spiral of Fig. 6.2 . |
| 19 | With these qualifications in mind , it can be said that regional policies have moderated the relative but not the absolute differences in the unemployment rates of development and non-development areas , as Table 4.5 suggests . |
| 20 | We have said that nationalized industries should price at social marginal cost , but should this be short-run marginal cost ( SMC ) or long-run marginal cost ( LMC ) ? |
| 21 | The diocese 's surveyors had said that 100-mph winds could topple it . |
| 22 | Although novel in this country , it is said that similar operations have been mounted in the United States . |
| 23 | It has also been said that private companies can be enticed into investment in eastern Europe , as in the deal whereby BSN of France and Nestle of Switzerland bought a stake in Czech confectioner Chakoladnovy . |
| 24 | It is said that private gardens occupy 3 per cent of the land surface of Britain . |
| 25 | That 's how I see things evolving , er but it must be said that Russian statesmen have got to have this self restraint not to abuse those nuclear weapons just as the United States has had to . |
| 26 | Mr Baker had said that industrial sponsors would pay ‘ all or a substantial part ’ of the capital costs . |
| 27 | Now the first day is more for dealers than debutantes : it is said that 10 pictures are sold every minute . |
| 28 | On their way to a match against Great Lever , it was said that four members of the Accrington team became so ‘ liquored up ’ when they stopped to take refreshment at Blackburn that they missed their train . |
| 29 | We have always said that four boats are the minimum . |
| 30 | Though we must be careful not to attempt to deny the responsibility which ultimately lies with ourselves , it has to be said that certain employers have done much to encourage these sorts of trends . |