Example sentences of "say that the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , they say that the increase in confidence has been the highest for some years . |
| 2 | In conclusion , we can combine our two approaches to investment theory and say that the level of net investment in an economy will depend on three major factors : the rate of interest ( i ) , past national income changes and the state of businessmen 's expectations ( B ) . |
| 3 | They say that the explosion was due to hitherto unknown chemical or physical events for which it can not be held responsible for failing to predict . |
| 4 | It was always the same — they say that the shoemaker 's children are never shod . |
| 5 | ‘ When we say a person is responsible for what he does we mean not just that he was the agent … we also say that the act reflects ( back ) on the agent , ’ writes David Wood ( 1973 , p. 191 ) . |
| 6 | Some say that the church has significantly failed to provide a safe ‘ family ’ , and the result has been that thousands of needy people have drifted through and away to the false substitutes of the world . |
| 7 | They say that the stop signs , the visibility is n't erm again , he 's going to s to erm er he says that the stop signs , the visibility is n't bad enough , that the , the difficulties in visibility are n't bad enough , but he 's going to reexamine that particular situation . |
| 8 | The auditors say that the Treasury originally gave the go- ahead in 1982 , authorising £1.95 million on research . |
| 9 | I hope that my hon. Friend the Minister will forgive me if I say that the Treasury , as always , seems to have made rather heavy weather of this matter . |
| 10 | Unbelievers say that the rate-of-return rules hardly matter now , because the number of state industries has dwindled as Mrs Thatcher has sold them . |
| 11 | On the traffic management front , the county say that the consideration of local traffic needs will have to cover two situations . |
| 12 | Failure to do so would confirm the fear of those who say that the Government is so hell-bent on pursuing ideology that it ignores the pressing needs of our industrial community in the build-up to 1992 . |
| 13 | All the banks say that the government 's Loan Guarantee Scheme has stimulated small businesses involved with emerging technologies . |
| 14 | He said : ’ When I say that the Government are not positive , that is because they have sought no undertakings on regional policy , growth policy or employment policy . ’ |
| 15 | They say that the Government is not even-handed . ’ |
| 16 | Er , what am I to tell the people in London and partic in particular er when they say that the government and the county council is letting them down ? |
| 17 | They say that the court should appoint or direct the appointment of an amicus curiae to assist the court when , as here , there is a serious problem of locus standi in view of the confusion that exists in their native Somalia . |
| 18 | Most parents will readily describe these features but they say that the problem behaviours get in the way of appreciating their child 's good qualities . |
| 19 | So a a a a as you say that the problem is that erm as this process gets under way and er i i s so , I , I think it 's , it 's not just absolute egalitarian in that everybody will get the same , I think there was an assumption that there would be enough for everybody becoming up to a middle peasant status . |
| 20 | Can you give an example when you say that the law is designed ? |
| 21 | Some say that the breed originated in Wales from a cross between local cattle at Castle Farm in Brecon with Castlemartins from Pembrokeshire , which means that it is related to neighbouring Glamorgan , Gloucester and Welsh Black breeds . |
| 22 | Moreover , it is not our function to form a view in relation to any one of these appellants of the proper period for him to serve for the purposes of retribution and deterrence , and then if we disagree with the Secretary of State 's tariff say that the Secretary of State was wrong and quash his decision . |
| 23 | What did the review team say that the Secretary of State disagrees with ? |
| 24 | But the scheme 's been critisised by commuters who say that the cost of compensation may put prices up . |
| 25 | say that the cost of living there tremendous , tremendous |
| 26 | If I say that the sky is yellow , they say , ‘ Yes , Sir , you are right ’ . |
| 27 | We say that the man , who utters the same sounds as the parrot , is asserting that he is going to the bank because he is a man , and not a parrot . |
| 28 | He had heard Carol , only the week before , say that the man who delivered coal to her house was paid £345 a week . |
| 29 | MEPs are particularly concerned about EC imports and exports of waste ; they want introduction of deposits or bonding to guarantee that consignments will be properly handled , and they say that the system would be monitored by an EC inspectorate responsible to the ( much delayed ) European Environment Agency . |
| 30 | Will my right hon. Friend look again at some of the procedures for recording , note taking and keeping records , as some GPs say that the system is a little too cumbersome and bureaucratic ? |