Example sentences of "than to say [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is easier to say whether a man has paid the money or not than to say whether he has complied with other orders ; and if he fails to pay , it is easy to get the money by selling his goods , if he has any . |
| 2 | I can make no better compliment to Karajan , the Vienna State Opera Orchestra , and the singers than to say that all these intrinsic qualities of the work , not generally understood , were brought home . |
| 3 | It is difficult to think of more threatening language than to say that political union must be accepted if countries wish to avoid being dominated . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm not really inclined to do a post-mortem on ‘ Provision ’ , other than to say that I acknowledge that it was less successful and less fun than the previous album , ’ he says in a most matter-of-fact voice . |
| 5 | In the middle of the nineteenth century Faraday ( 1791–1867 ) , one of the wisest of men , could do no better than to say that the strength of solids was due to the cohesion between their fine particles and that the subject was a very interesting one . |
| 6 | Whether or not you will be asked to pay for your course remains at the discretion of course organisers and managers , therefore , and I am unable to give any hard and fast guidance here , other than to say that they will have to be kept at a reasonable level to be affordable , particularly by those who have been unemployed or bringing up a family . |
| 7 | Mace declined to comment , other than to say that ‘ we are in the process of trying to figure out how to set up a separate company . ’ |
| 8 | Mace declined to comment other than to say that ‘ we are in the process of trying to figure out how to set up a separate company . ’ |
| 9 | This is not to say that all investors or brokers are compulsive gamblers any more than to say that all drinkers are alcoholic . |
| 10 | I can not take the matter any further at this stage , other than to say that no request has been received , as yet , for a statement to be made . |
| 11 | He declined to comment on the progress of his mission other than to say that his visit had been " very , very useful " . |
| 12 | This could not be explained , other than to say that the two things caused the passage to " jar " . |
| 13 | Yes I I do n't really want to respond to that other than to say that Bond End is d it 's still an extremely important consideration , it 's in the conservation area , it 's an important part of Knaresborough and it was obviously something that members had in mind when they they made their decision on on the relative merits . |
| 14 | That is not a matter that I can take into consideration other than to say that I am satisfied that the proper figure for a multiplier for working life , er which I shall take in this case , is the multiplier of sixteen contended for by Mr . |
| 15 | There is probably no finer praise than to say that those who listen to Robson 's programme and then read his book should be guaranteed a sleepless night . |