Example sentences of "[adj] say that [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Verse 2 says that 400,000 footmen " that drew the sword " assembled .
2 This said that Soviet historians had recently discovered documents revealing that in April-May 1940 all but 394 inmates of the three camps had been turned over to NKVD administrations in Smolensk , Voroshilovgrad and Kalinin , and had been " never again mentioned in NKVD statistical accounts " .
3 A Ukrainian Defence Ministry statement of Jan. 2 said that all troops in Ukraine , except strategic nuclear forces , were directly subordinate to the Ukrainian President .
4 A joint CRN-CCAOD communiqué broadcast on March 30 said that free elections at municipal , legislative and presidential level would be held before Jan. 1 , 1992 , and that the army would return to barracks on Jan. 20 .
5 The Guardian of Feb. 12 said that Kuwaiti refugees arriving in al-Ruweishid , Jordan , had confirmed an outbreak of cholera and worsening food shortages .
6 It is also quite untrue to say that any foreigners obtained land .
7 It would be simplistic to interpret ‘ TransForm ’ as a study of the overlapping and interconnection of painting and sculpture in the twentieth century ; it would be more exact to say that avant-garde movements abandoned the concept of ‘ a painting ’ or ‘ a sculpture ’ as such .
8 It sounds promising to say that these sentences stand to wonderings and wishes very much as factual statements stand to beliefs .
9 I am glad to say that these tactics backfired .
10 It is much more satisfactory to say that these statements show what the speaker believes or feels , if he is speaking sincerely and correctly .
11 Butler sometimes talks of a passion as directed at one 's ‘ having ’ its object , but it seems more satisfactory to say that particular passions are directed at occurrences , and that the basic one can not be directed ; t the occurrence of pleasure for oneself since this always stems from having something occur one wished to do so .
12 Western press reports from Xian on March 18 said that three intellectuals were sentenced to prison terms of three to five years , including Li Guiren , editor of the Shaanxi province Hua Yue Publishing House , which had published works by the dissident journalist Liu Binyan [ see also p. 37338 ] .
13 They thought it unsatisfactory to say that moral qualities are distinguished by sense or feeling rather than by reason .
14 It is all very well to say that local circumstances will dictate responses but there will be many similar circumstances from place to place , so that there is clear benefit in adopting common approaches if not standard solutions .
15 It would have been more accurate to say that all policemen and women ‘ should have ’ such a role , for unfortunately many do not ( see Trojanowicz and Pollard 1986 ) .
16 Radio of Russia on Feb. 16 said that Russian enterprises had a powerful incentive to acquire roubles , and that because of a lack of roubles , they were being forced to put goods on the market which they had been trying to hold back .
17 He had been temporary chargé d'affaires at the Netherlands embassy in Baghdad from September to October 1990 , but the Tunisian Foreign Ministry on March 1 said that initial investigations suggested no political motives .
18 It is ridiculous to say that all males are basically evil while females are n't , and in view of that , girls would also have degenerated on the island into cruelty .
19 It is fair to say that international organizations are much more sensitive to this accusation than formerly .
20 It is fair to say that first impressions are very encouraging .
21 I think it is fair to say that hard words were spoken , but I never knew exactly what was said .
22 It is probably fair to say that some environmentalists have been careful not to over-identify with those involved in the animal welfare or animal rights movements .
23 It would be fair to say that these tests are as details , if not more so , than those for human food .
24 In fact , it is fair to say that these distinctions characterize the existing reporting models of governmental organizations , particularly in the USA .
25 It was not fair to say that he– parents had had no time for her or for Joe ; all four of the family had worked together , and , as the settlement grew , they had enjoyed churchgoing and Easters and Christmases with their neighbours .
26 Mrs Porter said it was difficult to say that local authorities should help Victim Support , but added : ‘ It would be nice if we could be considered because of our vital service . ’
27 In fact I am sorry to say that many aspects of the book are disappointing .
28 It is not possible to say that all agents owe the same duties to their principals : it is always necessary to have regard to the express or implied terms of the contract .
29 It is possible to say that Christian beliefs are ‘ symbolically true ’ .
30 It is not possible to say that these families were typical of all Caribbean families in London .
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