dare I say—said when one knows that what he is going to state may raise objections:
- Dare I say that many of Desai’s films have been like that. Making use of the current favorites—actors, plots, stories and turning them into a movie.
I dare say—said when one assumes smth. to be likely orpossible:
- I dare say that we are the best example of East-West fusion in Asia (though the Hong Kongers and Japanese will have something to say about that).