Example sentences of "the fact [is] [conj] [pron] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact is that nothing was done about the matter , and the goats were released from farm isolation by the ministry with subsequent disastrous results for me and for others . |
| 2 | The fact is that they are a million times better than many of the new trainers on the market and a lot harder to find . |
| 3 | Many of the basic foot patterns in kung fu appear to be simple in their execution and the fact is that they are . |
| 4 | Whatever ramblers may think of mountain bikers ( and I will be the first to admit that they can occasionally be annoying ) , the fact is that they are mostly young people , enjoying the countryside , keeping fit and getting fresh air , which is surely something we all subscribe to . |
| 5 | The fact is that they are not . |
| 6 | ‘ We are not suggesting Swindon did anything deliberate , but the fact is that they are now in the Premier League . ’ |
| 7 | Comparisons at this level of guitar-building are difficult ; you 're welcome to argue the relative merits of Lowden , Martin , Santa Cruz , Taylor , old Fyldes and so on until you 're blue in the face , but the fact is that they 're all different guitars which excel in different areas . |
| 8 | The fact is that we are rather more successful at it than other species . |
| 9 | The fact is that we are contemplating not a two-tier health service but a better health service . |
| 10 | According to the apprentice chef , the Royal Oak is a good place to learn one 's trade — ‘ Chef knows what he 's doing and is prepared to help you , but he does n't push you too hard ’ — though the commis chef criticizes Tom for not being adventurous enough — ‘ He reckons all he has to do is to keep on producing good plain food and the customers 'll keep coming , but the fact is that it 's dull . ’ |
| 11 | the fact is that it 's not . |
| 12 | Although it is probable that the same applies to established onshore centres , the fact is that it is the offshore centres , especially those in the Caribbean , that are most at risk from drugs money . |
| 13 | The motor car is now the big demon of the left because , supposedly , it pollutes our atmosphere , but the fact is that it is the most treasured possession of many people — including working people — because it allows them to get around independently . |
| 14 | The fact is that it is a good swim right from the beginning of the season , before our baits have any influence . |
| 15 | ‘ The fact is that you 're treading a minefield , and minefields , if they 're not manoeuvred through carefully , can prove very dangerous indeed . ’ |
| 16 | I want to suggest that whatever anthropological and economic truths are embodied in these and similar statements , the fact is that there are indeed certain systematic differences in the lives of women and of men , and that this fundamental contrast in life-experience does indeed account for and to some extent also justify a difference in their moral outlook and assumptions . |
| 17 | The fact is that there are , as so often , no clear rules . |
| 18 | The fact is that there are so many things which interest children now , and comics do n't have the place they once did . |
| 19 | ‘ The fact is that there is a huge group which sees Labour as a way of furthering the cause of CND . |
| 20 | The fact is that there is no such thing as an ‘ independent ’ central bank . |
| 21 | Though there may be several good reasons why our paper was not accepted ( one being that the editor in question was no longer alive ) , the fact is that there is no outlet for complaints against editorial abuse of power . |
| 22 | The fact is that there is a fundamental difference in the philosophy which lies behind the British Constitution and those of her Continental partners . |
| 23 | The fact is that there is no alternative to working with our partners in the EC . |
| 24 | The fact is that there is no privilege for confidences given to hon. Members . |
| 25 | Notwithstanding the reservations of Glynn and Oxborrow it is clear that population growth rates were less than one third of their nineteenth century peaks and the fact is that there was a substantial loss of population from the old industrial areas to the new ones . |
| 26 | The fact is that there was no case of neglect in these particular cases . |