Example sentences of "[be] [adv] say that [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 By emphasizing this convergence I am not saying that culture and identity are unimportant , but challenging the routine reduction of race to them alone which obscures the inherently political character of the term .
2 Interestingly , scientists are now saying that odour is different in degree to memory rather than different in kind .
3 Everyone presenting data at the conference was careful to point out that they were not saying that lead is safe , even at low levels , but the ‘ do n't knows ’ do not form a powerful lobby .
4 This is not to say that man can mine coal where it does not occur geologically , or that some settlements do not originate because of the existence of some material which the inhabitants extract ; what it does mean is that people themselves determine what is exploited and how they deal with the extraction .
5 This is not to say that moving may not be an excellent decision ; simply that , if money is the main criterion , you need to be thoroughly realistic when calculating the gains .
6 This is not to say that society was classless .
7 This is not to say that meat is unimportant to us now .
8 That is not to say that Parliament was subservient .
9 That is not to say that Parliament does not have a significant influence on the pattern of public expenditure , but it is exercised in various indirect ways at the formative stage of determining the pattern of public expenditure , and not through variations in the government 's proposals once they have been laid before the House .
10 This is not to say that radicalism is dead ; far from it .
11 This is not to say that reading happens outside of the domain of politics , but that we ca n't easily conflate the two .
12 This is not to say that removal of the clitoris was a routine operation either in the States or in Europe at the end of the nineteenth century .
13 This is not to say that self-referral must be sought with undue enthusiasm , although facilities for it might be extended with benefit to many youngsters .
14 This is not to say that tradition was the rule .
15 This is not to say that carbonate deposition began everywhere simultaneously as some heavenly clock chimed in the beginning of the Carboniferous Period .
16 This is not to say that TV was always dominant .
17 This is not to say that PGCE ( and in-service ) tutors do not attempt to develop ‘ professional ’ rather than ‘ craftsman ’ knowledge and attitudes , it is rather to say that the professional knowledge is built on shaky foundations .
18 This is not to say that history would repeat itself backwards : you would not die and then become old , middle-aged and youthful before finally being absorbed into your mother 's womb .
19 This is not to say that spite , malice or dishonesty may not exist ; they clearly can .
20 This is not to say that demand is necessarily elastic with respect to the rate of interest .
21 This is not to say that re-investigation of this kind guarantees verification .
22 This is not to say that practice was unsatisfactory : rather that it was highly variable and that it mostly had little to do with PNP , despite the Authority 's intentions and despite its being written into the job specifications of PNP appointees .
23 This is not to say that food reinforcers are quite immune from the operation of a mechanism like that supposed in Solomon and Corbit 's opponent-process theory .
24 This is not to say that force was thereafter eschewed It was used in Isfahan , in the north , and in the west — but less in Teheran .
25 This is not to say that economy is paramount ; indeed , economy is secondary to what should be an overriding principle in public health — namely , equity .
26 This is not to say that validity should be taken for granted : McBean and Lennon ( 1985 ) have shown that though for large groups , response rates of 50 per cent are adequate ; with groups of less than 30 , an 80 per cent response rate is required to give course ratings which are within 12 per cent of the mean for the population as a whole .
27 And young actors have a greater instinct these days for film than they do for the stage , though this is not to say that stage training is not equally important ; nevertheless as working actors we are getting more and more camera conscious in our acting and will continue to do so .
28 That is not to say that antiquity is a valid criterion for the establishment of a convention .
29 Though this is not to say that abortion is a topic to be taken lightly as it is a human life a woman is dealing with and I think she should think carefully about all her options before she makes a decision but in the end it is her baby and up to her what happens .
30 This is not to say that R&D should not think in terms of processes that do not currently exist , but it emphasizes the need for discussion and agreement on how they shall be provided , in time for them to be in place when they are needed .
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