Example sentences of "said [prep] the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | None the less , there was a substantial majority in favour of accepting it as a basis for discussion , largely because there was much to be said about the interrelationship of pope , bishops and curia , and the draft provided this opportunity . |
| 2 | But there is something more to be said about the focusing of attention on the present and oneself . |
| 3 | ‘ One of the things that is often said about the success of British athletics at the moment is that it hides an awful lot that 's wrong . |
| 4 | What can be said about the success of these attempts and the character of the debate ? |
| 5 | I remembered what Edward had said about the presence of all the elements , wanting to work together , to meet and merge . |
| 6 | There is nothing much more to be said about the siege of Krishnapur . |
| 7 | What is usually said about the invention of printing is that it greatly expanded an earlier minority culture , and at last made it into a majority culture . |
| 8 | The same can not yet be said about the idea of regression . |
| 9 | Over the past few years I have read a great deal of specifically Christian literature in the field of economics and I have been impressed by one thing : while much has been said about the immorality of the modern corporation and the injustice of the structures of international trade and while a little has been said , especially in North America , about the role of government and the need for proper control of money and credit , very little has been written about trade unions . |
| 10 | This is fully in accord with what I have said about the expression of " we/they " oppositions in other contexts . |
| 11 | The same can be said about the goal of family-oriented intervention and the provision of after care . |
| 12 | ii ) What can be said about the behaviour of accounting denominator and accounting numerator of a financial ratio and what are the implications for the ratio distribution ? |
| 13 | More is said about the subject of safety in the ALs of working and playing . |
| 14 | In view of what we have said about the suitability of particular registers for writing , you may be surprised that we ourselves are adopting a relatively conversational register in this book . |
| 15 | While Liz was nibbling pistachio nuts , surveying dominions , Shirley , hot , red and angry ( but not appearing to be angry ) was listening yet once more to her mother-in-law 's description of her digestive system and what the doctor had said about the swelling of her legs , a commentary which followed closely upon her complaints about the absence of her two older grandchildren who had ( in Shirley 's view very wisely ) buggered off to a disco at Maid Marian 's Nitespot . |
| 16 | From what has been said about the variation of the measure with area and exposure the form of the three-dimensional map of the relationship can be predicted . |
| 17 | The system of higher education in the UK is usually described in institutional rather than curricular terms , and even in a book on the curriculum something must be said about the pattern of institutions since this affects what is taught . |
| 18 | More is said about the importance of visiting on page 279 . |
| 19 | Will the Minister confirm that , notwithstanding what the hon. Lady has said about the cluster of leukaemia in the vicinity of Thurso , all the scientific studies that have been done fail to prove any connection with work being done at Dounreay ? |
| 20 | For this reason alone , something has to be said about the predominance of the female nude in European art from the mid-19th century . |
| 21 | Hammers : Despite what we 've said about the superiority of screws for making secure fixings , a hammer is a tool no home should be without . |
| 22 | On the latter subject , the author points to the inconsistent decisions on whether the effect of unambiguous operative provisions can be cut down by the long title and he seems to incline to the view that they can be so affected ; this , perhaps , does not give sufficient weight to what was said about the effect of the preamble in Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover . |
| 23 | Alexei remembered what Burun had said about the definition of independence , and he smiled grimly . |
| 24 | He said : ‘ Enough has already been said about the use of weapons in this area . ’ |
| 25 | Everything I 've said about the training of Dawn might lead you to think it 's just a question of patience and keeping her weight at the right level , but there really is much more to it than that . |
| 26 | Whilst not retracting anything that has been said about the inappropriateness of either a corporeal God or a God who is a person , it has to be said that interpreting certain historical events as the actions of God is the primary way in which a number of religions understand the divine nature . |
| 27 | However I am not so enamoured of the sound of my own voice that , bearing in mind what er Dr has said about the amount of business , I would insist on inflicting it upon it if someone would be prepared to second it and the convenor and the assembly be prepared to accept it . |
| 28 | Moreover , a closer look at individual patients provides support for what was said about the heterogeneity of groups at the start of this section . |
| 29 | Paradoxically , much of what I have said about the writing of straightforward mystery stories applies just as much to inverted stories , the books that seemingly set out on an exactly opposite course . |
| 30 | ( There is a lot to be said about the role of other persons too , but I am leaving that out for the time being . ) |