Example sentences of "[is] [adj] to say [conj] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's impossible to say if this element affected the Asian research scientist 's vote but in General Elections it is the issues , usually , which dominate . |
| 2 | This is a much lower level of use than either Edinburgh or Glasgow , but in view of the standard of service observed on this occasion , it is impossible to say whether this usage figure represents lower demand , or merely laxity in control . |
| 3 | It is fair to say that this race lacked the energetic input normally associated with Mansell , banned from yesterday 's Grand Prix after breaking the regulations at Estoril last Sunday . |
| 4 | I think it is fair to say that this act has come about more as a result of the conduct of estate agents in the South . |
| 5 | None the less , it is fair to say that this concept of home country authorisation or the ‘ single passport ’ ( as it has become known ) provides a potent tool for the establishment of a single market in financial services . |
| 6 | It is fair to say that this case probably resulted in one of the most important landmark decisions in the history of relations between the Association and the Banks . |
| 7 | It is fair to say that this view is controversial : certainly Grinsell remains strictly factual , but the Bords support this explanation and in so doing follow in the footsteps of John Michell , Tony Wedd , and earlier writers of the 1930s . |
| 8 | It is fair to say that this reconstruction is based on late classical texts , and it is unclear in particular how far Papinian 's view may have been anticipated in earlier law . |