Example sentences of "[adj] [be] the fact that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Central to this is the fact that scrutiny is facilitated by shared professional standards of valid inference , which , in turn , tend to be continually sharpened by debate within the profession . |
| 2 | This is the fact that driving can be dangerous . |
| 3 | This is the fact that access to political decision-making in America is not equally dispersed as pluralist theorists have assumed . |
| 4 | But what , of course , makes New Zealand different is the fact that farmers there receive no subsidies whatsoever . |
| 5 | Added to this was the fact that Worthing 's coach is former Alton captain and coach Robin Wood . |
| 6 | This was the fact that Article 613 of the BGB does not in terms give the employee the right to refuse to opt out ; the right of refusal is the result of judicial interpretation , albeit consistent judicial interpretation , of the legislative text . |
| 7 | It is the system that is at fault here , and what 1 think is so appalling is the fact that children can be removed from their families and their environment without one single shred of evidence . |
| 8 | But most crucial was the fact that ICI itself became sceptical that this development was good for either the site or its image . |
| 9 | The first of these is the fact that France 's contact with Senegal was long and deep . |
| 10 | What makes the modularity argument more compelling is the fact that brain lesions usually do produce effects , but those effects are highly specific to the area that has been damaged . |
| 11 | Though it is impossible to date the provisions with any confidence , in favour of dating them in the reign of Mehmed II is the fact that Sultan Murad III ( 982–1003/1574–95 ) , in a firman sent to his Grand Vezir in 985/1577 in connection with reform of the learned profession , speaks of " the ancient law ( kanun ) of Sultan Mehmed Gazi " : it thus seems likely that Mehmed II promulgated some legislation concerning the learned profession , if not these actual provisions . |
| 12 | Most puzzling of all was the fact that Eva was n't perturbed by their disappearance . |
| 13 | ‘ What was even more astonishing was the fact that people travelled miles to come and see him . |
| 14 | Even more extraordinary was the fact that Nelson Mandela , the sixth and most eminent member of the group , appeared to have negotiated the terms of the release of his colleagues , who are expected to be freed this weekend . |
| 15 | I accept the valuable role played by the Minister , but does he accept that , although sponsorship is valuable , even more important is the fact that institutions such as the Royal Opera House can not go much further in the sponsorship race and will require funding ? |
| 16 | More important is the fact that Aragorn has the stone available to him , and that Sauron ( having seen a hobbit in the same stone ) thinks Aragorn also has the Ring : it is because Aragorn showed himself to Sauron in the palantir that Sauron neglects his guard . |
| 17 | Much more important is the fact that Mr Constantin Oancea , the man who dealt with Hungarian relations at the Romanian foreign ministry in Ceausescu 's time , has not only remained in post but appears to have been promoted . |
| 18 | Even more important was the fact that people had devoted their lives to establishing the identity of such creatures ; that for someone the original distinction between Porcellio and Armadillidium had been a matter of life-consuming importance . |
| 19 | Even more newsworthy is the fact that Eddy Shah has adopted the system for the Stockport Messenger Group and his recently acquired Guardian Group . |
| 20 | Far more pertinent was the fact that Mendoros thought he could see a gap in a market about which he knew a great deal , and which he reckoned could best be filled from the UK . |
| 21 | Now there is inherently a problem in carrying out any chemical analysis of sea water and that is the fact that sea water contains lots of lumpy bits . |
| 22 | What seems to make this possible is the fact that information is not costless to receive or exploit , and the expertise necessary to take full advantage of spillovers can provide the wedge that innovating firms need to appropriate at least some benefits from their innovative activities . |
| 23 | What is so humbling is the fact that workers see it as their lot in life to put up with bad management for the social structure is such that they do not see themselves as having [ the ] qualities of managers . |
| 24 | What makes this practice abhorrent is the fact that recovery from surgery , as we all know , involves shock , pain , distress , and suffering . |
| 25 | Similarly annoying is the fact that nasties are able to appear seemingly on top of you , prematurely terminating your turn . |
| 26 | But even more important than that was the fact that trade unions were now exercising new areas of influence and were better organized . |