Example sentences of "is [adv] say that [noun prp] " in BNC.

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1 This is not to say that Shadwell does not add some twists of his own .
2 All this is not to say that Basil was incapable of showing normal human impatience or intolerance .
3 This is not to say that Marx was unaware of the need for such a proportional distribution of labour , but this was not directly discussed in his own exposition of the schemas of reproduction .
4 This is not to say that Locke accepts all the details of the scholastic account of scientia any more than Gassendi did .
5 This is not to say that Richard was irreligious .
6 This is not to say that Castro 's actions as described above can be explained solely in terms of Cuba 's relations with Moscow .
7 Predictably , the terse prose of Hemingway is found to lack the transformational complexities typical of Faulkner : which is not to say that Hemingway is innocent of transformations , only that he tends to use transformations of a different kind .
8 That is not to say that Derek Bevan was wrong ; just to say that we saw it differently , that 's all .
9 This is not to say that Paisley was dictatorial and simply imposed his will on other activists .
10 Creating an image , in this sense , is an external systematizing activity ; which is not to say that Zuwaya failed to recognize the finished product or failed to enjoy it .
11 This is not to say that Hewison denies outright the possibility of a career — his concentration throughout the book on the films of Derek Jarman speaks otherwise — it is more that the pessimism of his viewpoint stops him from looking for them .
12 This is not to say that James II ( or VII as he was in his northern Kingdom ) was any more popular in Scotland at the time of the Revolution than he had been in England .
13 This is not to say that Gloucester was consciously building up his own authority at the expense of the crown — the distinction is meaningless in Edward IV 's lifetime — but by 1483 the duchy connection was Gloucester 's as well as the king 's .
14 All this is not to say that Gloucester faced no problems , but none of them seems to have threatened his tenure of the protectorship .
15 This is not to say that Gloucester was consciously building up his own authority at the expense of the crown — the distinction is meaningless in Edward IV 's lifetime — but by 1483 the duchy connection was Gloucester 's as well as the king 's .
16 All this is not to say that Gloucester faced no problems , but none of them seems to have threatened his tenure of the protectorship .
17 This is not to say that Wallis ' notion of ‘ cultural defence ’ loses any value it may have .
18 ( This is not to say that Pound 's decision was wrong .
19 Campbell is not saying that Christ takes our sin upon himself but he identifies so closely with us that it is as if he makes our confession and is thus separated from the presence of God for us .
20 This is partly to say that Richard Chandos and his frequent companion-in-arms , George Hanbury , are commonplace adventurers compared with Rudolf Rassendyll , in spite of the resonance of Chandos 's name .
21 It is also said that Jacqueline had begun writing to a young Glaswegian who really was in prison .
22 It is also said that Moorcroft was shocked to find that his co-professor was wholly ignorant of all veterinary matters ; yet Moorcroft and Coleman had negotiated the terms of their joint appointment , and it is inconceivable that Moorcroft could have remained unaware of his future colleague 's lack of veterinary knowledge .
23 It is often said that Godiva chocolates should not be valued in pounds , but rather in carats .
24 It is often said that Britain 's membership of the Community is good for British business , and attention is drawn to the volume of our trade with the Community .
25 We go further , and it is often said that God has revealed his Spirit as much in Buddhism and Hinduism as in Christianity ; indeed , as much in atheism as in theism .
26 It is often said that Yugoslavia exports lower-quality products to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe than to the West .
27 Which is n't to say that Mr Hall 's novel idea is necessarily the whole idea .
28 My first , er , but sad duty is simply to say that Sir Kenneth , our President , had hoped to be here , but he 's had er , an operation and er , he is not really quite well enough , so I was asked as a Vice-President , whether I would stand in for him , at the weekend , and er I shall do my best , and erm , I 'm glad to have to opportunity of doing one or two things , but we 'll come to those in due time .
29 It is sometimes said that Watkins adopted such a variety of markers , including features of all types and ages , that his ideas can be discredited on this point alone .
30 Though it is sometimes said that Hilbert 's theorem killed invariant theory , this is not entirely correct .
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