Example sentences of "[noun] was the fact " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among the more interesting snippets which Norma chose to share with the electorate was the fact that her washing machine had gone on the blink , a button had fallen off her jacket — but , hey ! — she sewed it back on . |
| 2 | And I think this is behind I made some adverse comment about the Prime Minister 's comment about the burden of the old — to be fair , I think one of the problems she probably had in mind was the fact not of the immediate peak of elderly people , but the peak in the twenty/twenties where the full impact of the erm pension scheme that we 've got will hit with a considerably older population — can we afford it ? |
| 3 | More ominous for the future was the fact that the central authorities were learning how to control and transport huge numbers of peasants . |
| 4 | One particular disadvantage was the fact that its immediate neighbours had been allowed to crumble into decay , leaving Frankie 's home sandwiched between two boarded , dilapidated buildings barely ft for storage . |
| 5 | More important for the long-term programme of submission was the fact that they agreed to allow Christian missionaries into their lands . |
| 6 | On the plus side was the fact that the Foreign Office and the years spent in Cabinet were a good apprenticeship , while in addition I had never been afraid of taking decisions . |
| 7 | One of the most heinous of Menzies ' sins was the fact that he was not a Navy man in the tradition of the one-legged Smith-Cumming — who had coined the title ‘ C ’ for holders of the post — or Admiral Sinclair . |
| 8 | Remembered now for his friendships with Coleridge , Wordsworth , and Humphry Davy , as central to his biography was the fact recorded by his Stowey epitaph , that he remained the ‘ enlightened Friend of the Poor ’ . |
| 9 | Secondly I think the sad thing is is that at one time the idea of the foyer bar was the fact that er mother 's and children go in for a coffee facility or tea facility now I 'm I 'm one of one of the problems about criticism is is perhaps they do n't know all the facts and one of the facts which I think astounded me was the actual local police stopped that and said that that was n't permissible for if you were selling alcohol then it did n't it was n't right that that children under age and young children were allowed in the same area and that was that was changed then we got a new a new police superintendent and he said it was permissible and then we got another super he went they do n't stay very long in Harlow and we got somebody else came along and he said no that is n't permissible so we got very schizophrenic about what you could do with the foyer bar one minute you could have and the idea of about telling people and there young mothers going shopping come here for coffee , cakes for the children etc stop that we 've now got a new superintendent in Harlow and I think with applied going back to him and saying well please advice us can we or ca n't we ? |
| 10 | They reported back at the end of January 1991 and commented that one of the reasons for the massive underspending was the fact that one had to have three companies before one could apply . |
| 11 | A representative assessment is that given by the library manager : I would say that one of the biggest advantages was the fact that senior management … from the Head down , from the very word go , were after making it a success … one thing we have got is a greater awareness from a greater number of staff , because they come in here to supervise and help [ and ] get involved … but I think the biggest advantage has been the fact that time devoted to … library skills for all the first year … [ has ] been extended to an hour a week … |
| 12 | The principal catalyst behind this act was the fact that in September the wavering Châtelherault had come to a decision as a result of Cecil 's help in arranging the escape of his son Arran from France , and finally agreed to join the Lords of the Congregation , thus ending the uneasy situation in which the Hamiltons had dithered between two opposing forces . |
| 13 | Of particular importance for the residential sector was the fact that 75 per cent of the children admitted compulsorily were placed first in some form of residential care , with half of them in observation and assessment centres or in reception homes ( p. 162 ) . |
| 14 | I subsequently established from Mr. Docherty 's mother that the other factor preventing him from living at home was the fact that his presence would have had an impact on the family 's eligibility for housing benefit and would have resulted in additional poll tax liability which the family simply could not meet . |
| 15 | One of the arguments that the motor industry presented against catalytic converters was the fact that cars fitted with them do consume marginally more fuel , which raises expenditure and is ecologically unsound . |
| 16 | Interestingly , what gave Hastings more personal satisfaction than the haul of points which took his international tally to 415 in 44 appearances was the fact that Scotland kept a clean sheet against the Welsh . |
| 17 | Also buried deep in the text of the announcement was the fact that they were intending to develop their own page description language . |
| 18 | The reporters were also told that ‘ evidence that fusion was taking place was the fact that in addition to heat [ Fleischmann and Pons had ] detected the production of neutrons , tritium and helium — the expected by-products of fusion reactions ’ . |
| 19 | In fairness to the young girls who had come and gone over the years , he had deliberately picked well-stacked , dimwitted types whose only claim to fame was the fact that they were a good lay . |
| 20 | Another difference was the fact that Green lived in the Lake District rather than just visiting or touring through it . |
| 21 | He said : ‘ A key point was the fact that other people are saying that GA Life is good at administration , rather than just GA saying it . ’ |
| 22 | Of greater long-term importance was the fact that the entire work-force was shifting in its age structure towards later ages . |
| 23 | One of the points that distinguishes Green from many of the artists who made prints of the Lake District at this period was the fact that he was one of the few who prepared and drew on the plates and etched the images himself . |
| 24 | I would say the thing that kept me sane during that period was the fact that I had a part time job , and erm we were able to pay for some home help . |
| 25 | An accompanying central government preoccupation about local government in this period was the fact that it was becoming an increasing spender ( not surprisingly , in the light of central government 's expectations of it in areas like education , personal social services and housing ) . |
| 26 | One of the things that helped us over this difficult period was the fact that earlier that year the cutter crews had decided to form their very own association . |
| 27 | The chief reason for the perpetuation of party strife was the fact that politics continued to be dominated by issues which divided members of Parliament along Whig–Tory lines . |
| 28 | Th th the final the final sort of sick joke was the fact that erm having having disposed of the fingers to the theatre , the hospital they 'd got this box of ice lollies so they proceeded then to give them to people ! |
| 29 | The only disappointing aspect of the evening was the fact that we were denied our customary postmatch interview with Mr Taylor . |
| 30 | Another dramatic revelation afforded by the restoration process was the fact that the head of the tight faced , balding Benedictine seated at the right of the picture , whose black habit appears strangely severe amid so many bright fabrics , was an afterthought , painted on paper and stuck onto the canvas with animal glue when the rest was finished so as not to offend an unknown cleric . |