と言う/と言っていた => you could say; one might say; I'd say ~ N5
と言っている => To say that ... N3
Speaking
と言っていました => Someone said... N4
Speaking
から[言「い」]って => If you think about/consider A N2
Considering, Concerning
と[言「い」]っても => Although A is the case, B (as well) N3
List, Examples
と[言「い」]っても => Although A is the case, B (as well) N2
Lists, Examples
... ようったって => Even if ... can't .... N2
Things do not match the prediction
どうやって => how N5
と[言「い」]うのは => Means, is N3
Information, Report
からと[言「い」]って => With only A, it is not enough, so B N2
Needs, Requirements
とはうってかわって => unlike; totally different; very different from ~ N1
Reach level
~と言ってもせいぜい~だけだ => Even if it’s said that…but it’s just…. N1
Emphasize