Example sentences of "fact that it [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The more effects you use the more you lose the original signal of the guitar and I like the fact that it sounds like a guitar and it sounds really twangy . |
| 2 | Last year 's event was weakened by the fact that it coincided with the now defunct Tokyo Art Expo . |
| 3 | The value of Black 's theory lies in the fact that it allows for a conception of metaphor as the interaction between two discourses , but like Goodman 's concept of imperial appropriation , it has overtones of subjugation . |
| 4 | The expression " transfer of assets " , the House of Lords held , was not to be infused with any different meaning by virtue of the fact that it came under the definition of " settlement " . |
| 5 | As for the residence requirement , despite the fact that it applied in the same way to British nationals , it constituted covert discrimination on grounds of nationality in so far as , by the very nature of things , nationals of other member states were less likely to be ‘ resident ’ in the United Kingdom than British citizens . |
| 6 | Fortunately the war came to an end , and the one gratifying feature was the fact that it ended without the conventional horrors inflicted upon the defeated faction . |
| 7 | This transformation represented a consistent outgrowth of existing Whig or Tory principles , but the fact that it occurred to a greater or lesser extent with different individuals helps explain why such a broad spectrum of opinion existed within the two parties . |
| 8 | Its theoretical weaknesses are implicit in the fact that it rests on the vague and easily manipulated notion of consent . |
| 9 | ‘ This whole analysis will derive from one simple proposition , namely that the distinguishing characteristic of adjudication lies in the fact that it confers on the affected party a peculiar form of participation in the decision , that of presenting proofs and reasoned arguments for a decision in his favour . |
| 10 | Prior approval is not required ( except in SSSIs and National Parks in the UK , but then not from the Agriculture Department ) and in assessing schemes financially , MAFF has disregarded the fact that it has in the past contributed 50–70% of the scheme 's cost and that a high proportion of the profit to be earned is public money in the form of HLCAs . |
| 11 | So the meaning of a sign consists in the bare fact that it stands in an external causal relation to that which we say it signifies . |
| 12 | For the regime , the fact that it presided over a cowed , debilitated populace enhanced its ability to remain in power . |
| 13 | More impressive than the print quality , though , is the fact that it comes in a smaller , faster box at no extra cost . |