Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [prep] fact the " in BNC.

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1 This objective aspect of the subsection is in fact the most practically important .
2 Here the subject of enquiry purports to be an understanding of human nature , whereas the object of study is in fact the male half of society .
3 The given connection between causal circumstance and effect is in fact the principal instance of what can be called fundamental nomic connection or fundamental necessary connection .
4 The second oral papilla is in fact the superficial first oral tentacle scale .
5 Now that it no longer seems so shocking that the town should have grown as it has , the newer half is in fact the more attractive , a fine example of what you might call the Thermal-Imperial style , imposing even in its incongruity , up here in the mountains , with its tall bourgeois hotels framed against the surrounding woods and crags .
6 ‘ Where all this is supposed to take place is in fact the site of the US military testing grounds , ’ Andy Roberts observes .
7 I believe the motive is in fact the enjoyment of riding a good horse fast over open country and I can understand that .
8 His existential quest for Truth is in fact the key to his understanding and interpretation of the Bhagavad-Gītā .
9 The isosbestic point is in fact the point where the molar extinction coefficients of reagent and product are equal .
10 ( The Napf is in fact the mountain core of the region round which this excursion route executes a nearly circular path , and from which radiate the streams and glens which have intersected the route . )
11 The ‘ Glamaig Water ’ etching is in fact the Allt Daraich coming down from the corrie to the south of Glamaig and there I found one of the most reassuring sights of the Rambles .
12 Complementary to the definition of degeneracy is that of rank : for a square matrix , the sum of the degeneracy and rank is the order of the matrix ; thus unc The rank is in fact the order of the largest nonvanishing minor of
13 On the matter of emphasising obligations rather than rights , Wringe argues that in the liberal tradition the citizen 's most important obligation is in fact the defence of rights .
14 Thus , if it is believed that the government is in fact the state , it may also be believed that the assumption of governmental power is equivalent to the acquisition of state power .
15 Perhaps for this reason Judaism and Islam , particularly when they refer to the creative power of the god whom they follow , suggest that their deity is in fact the only god who exists and not simply the only god who is to be worshipped :
16 The assumption that one 's own experience , one 's own gender , one 's own society , constitutes the sole reality is in fact the very antithesis of the whole concept of any anthropology .
17 The buyer is in fact the only one in a position to begin right at the beginning , to make the preliminary inspections or surveys which should then culminate in the detailed survey at the end — the final chance to say ‘ yes ’ , ‘ no ’ or ‘ maybe ’ .
18 Tempting though it is to believe that the top-priced grands vins must be the biggest bargains of all , the opposite is in fact the case .
19 The contrary is in fact the case , as Gandhi shows .
20 Basilicata is in fact the smallest region of Italy — the ‘ instep ’ of the famous boot — but within its borders is a wealth of interest and intrigue .
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