Example sentences of "is [adj] to say that [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Lawson is right to say that deficits are more sustainable than they were in the 1970s . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | We can now ask how far it is sensible to say that genes ‘ program ’ or ‘ control ’ development . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It is fair to say that cells in this area are encoding the properties of faces but they can not be encoding their identities . |
| 6 | 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 ’ . |
| 7 | The Act also provides the setting up of duty-free zones and perhaps for our present purpose it is sufficient to say that companies established in a duty-free zone are treated in every way as if they were established outside of the borders of the Hungarian Republic . |