Example sentences of "it is [adj] to say that " in BNC.
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1 | It is correct to say that , under the Conservative government , pay inequalities have widened . |
2 | While it is correct to say that appropriation for purposes of section 3(1) includes the latter sort of act , it does not necessarily follow that no other act can amount to an appropriation and in particular that no act expressly or impliedly authorised by the owner can in any circumstances do so . |
3 | You will have gathered from what I have said that barbel really are a true shoal fish , and it is true to say that , as is the case with all true shoal fish , they school together with fish of like size . |
4 | I think that it is fair to say that , if hon. Members on either side of the House had realised 10 years ago that we would be debating a sum of almost £2 billion , none of us would have recommended the one-track community care solution that has been adopted . |
5 | It is enough to say that , having adopted the character of Oliver Twist , I have been fortunate in meeting with a kindlier and less formidable response than he ; and while anyone who knows the editor 's capabilities must realise that it is not beyond his powers to write a further introduction of the same delight as that preceding Volume II , it would be unreasonable to complain that in his assessment of the situation the needs of prompt publication have been put first . |
6 | Here it is sufficient to say that , disagree with their particularities as one may , they present a good working model of sexual development and one which it is hard not to accept in its essentials . |