Translation of "Vorab sagen" in English

Let me say from the outset that the Commission report is incomplete.

Gavin. Let me just say one thing first here.

First of all, I just want to say, - it was rude, what I did.

Donald, let me preface this by saying that your Iowa Test scores are...

What I would like to say first of all:

First of all I would like to say that I absolutely respect and support reasonable Wildlife Conservation.

I would like to say that at the outset, for, on the substantive and fundamental issues, he and I are poles apart.

Let me say from the outset: 2016 was an excellent year for Covestro.

I know that this has been a matter of intense discussion amongst many of you and I should like to say at the outset that I have profound respect for each personal opinion.

If, however, those in Croatia putting their hopes in the reliability of your statements are perhaps treated this afternoon in the same way as Bulgaria and Romania, then we should tell them in advance in Zagreb that they should have another word with Mr Poettering.

For this reason, I think that Mr Graça Moura' s report is very appropriate. I will say straight away that it deserves the approval of the Socialist Group.

What is especially sophisticated about the new ideas cropping up in the US, Europe, India, China and elsewhere is the recognition that, as with drugs and toys, it is impossible to say in advance which financial products we should allow and which we should not, because we cannot conceive of all the products that can and will come to market.

Well, let me begin by saying whatever Agent Cooper's guilty of will not be held against you.

First it should be said in this regard that FIG. 2 is also purely schematic and is not shown to scale, and that only the first six layers (15a-15f) are shown here, while the remaining 14 layers have been omitted for simplicity.

Allow me to say first that what we are talking about is an environmental catastrophe, which also impacts on the economy and threatens livelihoods.

Allow me to say from the outset that the part of the complex report which Mr Böge dealt with - and this form of collaboration between two committees, with one leading committee and the other giving an opinion and vice versa, worked very well and could perhaps be used as a model for the future - is relatively simple.

We will be very grateful if you tell us in advance how exactly you are going to "try" one apartment.

What we could say beforehand, however, is for instance: If the artist is only a recipient of the scientific findings, methods etc., but does not conduct any scientific research themselves, they can be categorized as being an artist working with relation to science and do not fall under any of the other forms of connection between science and art.

I want to say on a positive note that it is indeed one of Europe’s merits that we are able to make arrangements and meet here spontaneously.

It will be on display from 10:00-18:00 (CEST) and we can already tell you: it's quite a sight.

It should be said in general concerning the interference filter that the interference filter can be constructed as a transmission filter, as shown in connection with FIG. 1, so that the illuminating beam (9) passes through the filter (3).

Let me say this straight away: of course I understand that people here in Jerusalem and elsewhere are worried by the events of recent days.