Example sentences of "it is fair to say that [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | Should a court be prevented from hearing and acting on evidence that , despite the lapse of a few hours , a defendant 's temperament was such that it is fair to say that he or she was provoked to lose self-control , and that it was not calculated revenge ? |
2 | Nevertheless , it is fair to say that he was far more conscious of the reductionist tendencies in logical positivism than were others who passed through this particular school of thought . |
3 | From an early age , it is fair to say that he has enjoyed an arm's-length relationship with reality . |
4 | Autonomy is important to everyone , but I think it is fair to say that it is of particular importance in adolescence . |
5 | It is fair to say that it has the sweep and scope of an encyclical . |