Example sentences of "fact [be] [conj] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the facts were that most Frenchmen had not been in the Resistance and that the Resistance itself was divided into different groups . |
| 2 | The fact is that such breakages are very uncommon , and that the quoted figure of 2,000 tank-related accidents a year includes things like ruptures and hernias while trying to lift them … |
| 3 | But the fact is that such tests are done on single chemicals , never on mixtures . |
| 4 | The fact is that many Liberals , and especially those in the local constituencies , adopted something of a larger mentality towards change . |
| 5 | The fact is that many majority of people know that it |
| 6 | ‘ The fact is that many people have made substantial personal fortunes in the last few years , and with encouragement and the lowest income tax rate for 50 years , I believe they will be prepared to acknowledge their privileged position and return to the community a portion of their good fortune . |
| 7 | The sad fact is that many organisations would be unable to recognise a customer even if he or she fell in front of them . |
| 8 | An interesting fact is that more people commit suicide at Christmas than at any other time . |
| 9 | One clear fact is that those reasons relate entirely to human interests . |
| 10 | The second fact is that those crews that took off on 25/26 August 1940 from bases like Waddington , Scampton , Lindholme , Hemswell and Newmarket , ill-equipped though they were to inflict any real damage on the enemy , achieved an impact on the course of the war that none could have truly appreciated at the time . |
| 11 | The fact is that those hospitals south of the border that have achieved trust status are now delivering more patient care , recruiting more consultants and buying more equipment , and improving the service that they provide to the public in their areas . |
| 12 | They 're in fact five hundred and one thousand , one hundred and thirteen and if Mr is erred by one thousand one hundred and thirteen pounds I would hope he 'd forgive him , the fact is that this year 's budget for those two buildings er , is that amount . |
| 13 | While this might seem to be stating the obvious , the fact is that this issue has not received a great deal of systematic ( as opposed to post hoc ) discussion in the literature . |
| 14 | Yet the plain fact is that this number of children are dying every day — dying from diseases we know how to cure . |
| 15 | The fact is that most computer stuff is still designed for people who like playing with technology . |
| 16 | The fact is that most parents find discipline one of the most difficult parts of their job ; not a few find it an impossible task — especially at particular periods of their children 's lives . |
| 17 | The simple fact is that most crime is the result of giving a criminal an easy opportunity . |
| 18 | Chairman I must respond to that , that the work secret road is not appraise donated to this organization , I think it 's one latched onto by the press to develop some headline , er nobody 's ever used that phrase about anything being secret in this organization whatsoever , the simple fact is that these drawings for your approval are not yet finished , that 's the extent of secrecy , my staff are still working on them , they 'll come |
| 19 | But the fallacious assumption underlying this reasoning is that the idea of identity of meaning makes sense only if the criteria of equisignificance can be clearly defined , whereas the simple fact is that any reference to the criteria of equisignificance already presupposes the notion of sameness of meaning . |
| 20 | 7.6.6.2 all money received in respect of the insurance effected by the Landlord pursuant to this clause shall belong to the Landlord The problem is that all of the events set out in 7.6.3 seem reasonable , but the fact is that any suspension of the landlord 's obligation to reinstate could lead to uncertainty , which is not in the best interests of either party . |
| 21 | Thirdly , the copy-writer tells us that the flats overlook the open ground where the Scots army mustered in the English wars , whereas the fact is that any mustering was at , or over , the distant sky line at Bruntsfield or Morningside . |
| 22 | The fact is that any baby , whatever its complexion , is vulnerable . |
| 23 | Another highly important fact is that some sets of cross- references taken together would actually reveal inadequacies in the way in which the material to which they refer is handled in the dictionary in its present form . |
| 24 | The plain fact is that some elements of the social charter would run the risk — indeed , would make it a real possibility — of this country returning to some of the trade union practices that did so much damage during the 1970s . |
| 25 | However , the fact is that some people use this notion and that is more important than what it really is . |
| 26 | But the real fact is if this council regards elderly persons homes as the priority it pretends then it has to be the first priority for that money . |
| 27 | The fact was that all sorts of strange gear-shifts were taking place within my psyche , and I was eaten up by the morbid drama of Frankenstein . |
| 28 | However , the significant fact was that this incident took five years to come to court . |
| 29 | She quoted the example of a mother and daughter who habitually appeared ‘ with dishevelled hair and untidy blouses at 11 o'clock in the morning ’ , and where dirty teacups rested on the breakfast table , but the fact was that both women stayed up until 4 am buttonholing , this being their only source of income . |
| 30 | The undeniable fact was that these changes had ‘ a widely varied impact on skilled workers ’ . |