Example sentences of "is [adj] say [that] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though Isaac turned out not to be God 's new Adam , it is possible to say that Joseph did . |
| 2 | It may be impossible to draw up a fitness league table but it is possible to say that complexity has increased during evolution . |
| 3 | But with hindsight it is possible to say that Pope John had already rejected the defensive-minded , judgemental , negative Council projected in 1948–9 . |
| 4 | My hon. Friend is right to say that BT is one of the leading companies and has made an important contribution to our economy . |
| 5 | Mr Lawson is right to say that deficits are more sustainable than they were in the 1970s . |
| 6 | I know that that caused some concern , but , broadly speaking , my hon. Friend is right to say that standards in our schools are very good . |
| 7 | The Minister is right to say that people think of themselves as Yorkshiremen or Durhamers or Teessiders rather than Tynesiders . |
| 8 | In his view , it is fallacious to say that Unix costs less per number of users than mainframes because no-one has ever put a large number of users on Unix boxes . |
| 9 | We can now ask how far it is sensible to say that genes ‘ program ’ or ‘ control ’ development . |
| 10 | It is safe to say that Emerson made a leap in earnings by joining McLaren . |
| 11 | In the realm of the print , however , it is safe to say that paper napkins and chewing gum wrappers occupy the lower depths ( though let's not forget that A. Hyatt Mayor , the legendary Curator of Prints at the Metropolitan , acquired torn-off New Yorker covers for the collection as well as Tiepolo etchings ) . |
| 12 | It is safe to say that Hans Haacke is the least likely of all artists ever to be commissioned to design a presidential memorial ( though one day he may himself be memorialised as founder of the Academy of Anti-Establishment Art ) . |
| 13 | At the outset of Lunch-time Opening , it is fair to say that customer reaction was quite slow but has increased quite significantly in the intervening months . |
| 14 | However , it is fair to say that division is usually the most efficient technique if synonyms are to be handled by chaining or tagging , but that if they are to be stored using the consecutive spill technique , bucket size and packing density should also be considered before a decision on randomizing method is made . |
| 15 | It is fair to say that Bourdieu 's fields ( the scientific field , the political field , intellectual field , and so on ) are more autonomous from class interests than Althusser 's superstructures ( and indeed Althusser is quoted more often in this context by Bourdieu than Weber ) but possess less autonomy , i.e. a smaller degree of Eigengesetzlichkeit than Weber 's ‘ Lebensordnungen ’ . |
| 16 | From their early emphasis on relationship as opposed to religion , and an initial growth from Christians transferring from denominational churches , it is fair to say that mission and church planting now feature high on the whole movement 's agenda as never before . |
| 17 | The fact that a rug is signed or dated does not imply that it is in any way superior to similar items that have not been inscribed , although it is fair to say that weavers rarely sign inferior examples of their work . |
| 18 | But it is fair to say that provision has comprehensively failed to grow in line with need and , in some respects , has worsened . |
| 19 | It is fair to say that scaffolding placed in front of premises is extremely detractive and the following amendments to this paragraph may be advisable : The right to erect scaffolding for the purpose of repairing or cleaning the Centre provided that there shall not be erected any scaffolding or other structures in front of or to the rear or sides ( if applicable ) of the Premises in such a position so as [ materially ] to obscure the windows of the Premises or so as to prevent or [ unreasonably ] interfere with access to the Premises by customers or other persons entering the Premises or in connection with the servicing thereof |
| 20 | It is fair to say that cells in this area are encoding the properties of faces but they can not be encoding their identities . |
| 21 | Kuhn 's account predates Lakatos 's methodology of scientific research programmes , and I think it is fair to say that Lakatos adapted some of Kuhn 's results to his own purposes . |
| 22 | While I appreciate that you are quoting the system Inventor 's personal opinion I feel it is irresponsible to say that freeze branding spoils a horse/pony 's looks , especially as the item is in the format of a News Review not an advertisement . |
| 23 | It is enough to say that paragraph 2 of the guidelines contains a general requirement for the prosecution to disclose ‘ unused material ’ to the defence , consisting of witness statements and documents which are not included in the committal bundle , but this requirement is qualified by a number of exceptions listed in paragraph 6 . |
| 24 | So it is misleading to say that camp is the gay sensibility ; camp is an invasion and subversion of other sensibilities , and works via parody , pastiche , and exaggeration . |
| 25 | It is true to say that man has lost much since the perfection of Adam . |
| 26 | In the spring Petrakis 's survey of sexuality for It revealed , amidst a cluster of curious statements , that ‘ it is true to say that homosexuals are neurotic ’ . |
| 27 | So while it is true to say that discrimination on the grounds of age is not unlawful , that is not the complete picture . |
| 28 | Generally it is true to say that use of Creole is restricted to the private domain , and informal situations . |
| 29 | It is true to say that Tamburlaine sets himself very few limits , and this is shown when he makes his aspirations clear by telling his friends that he wants ‘ to become immortal like the Gods ’ . |
| 30 | Whenever anyone , Y , is in a position to say , ‘ X is φ ’ on account of what he sees , drawing no inferences , and not lying , then it is true to say that X appears to him to be φ , even if it goes against our linguistic practice of saying , ‘ X appears to Y to be φ ’ only if we have a reason not to say , ‘ X is φ ’ . |