Example sentences of "fact that [det] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A brave attempt , but ruined by the fact that neither of the elements are really up to much . |
| 2 | The fact that many of the Free Presbyterian marchers were women and children suggests that they were equally sanguine . |
| 3 | Tremendous emphasis has been put on the fact that many of the themes are French or European , not American . |
| 4 | This was so , despite the fact that many of the charges were minor and could not result in terms of imprisonment , and regardless of how the cases turned out if indeed they were ever proceeded with . |
| 5 | The situation was confused for him by the fact that many of the people he had seen in the church of Gesù Nuovo , the ones who had come to pray and adore , were dressed in rags . |
| 6 | Philip Stubbes , writing in 1583 , was disgusted by the goings-on in the woods in the middle of the night when the villagers went to cut their maypole , especially with the fact that many of the maidens who went were no longer maidens on their return ! |
| 7 | More important is the fact that many of the draft 's boldest strokes would seem a lot more realistic if they had been destined for Mark Fisher and a Labour government . |
| 8 | The fact that many of the smaller companies are still family controlled or influenced ( these ownership patterns reduce their access to financial resources and thus their ability to ride out recessions ) . |
| 9 | Given the fact that many of the old people concerned are of a generation , class and gender that has traditionally been deferential , it is small wonder if they are characteristically timid and grateful in these exchanges ! |
| 10 | An indication that the acceptability of the concept of headhunting has made great progress among employers in Britain is the fact that many of the respondents attested to search consultants ' knowledge of the executive market place , gained over a number of years , and their expertise in certain specialised sectors . |
| 11 | In two weeks of December the number of male vagrants had risen to 371 , which included 252 ex-soldiers , and the master was of the opinion that the increase was due to the fact that many of the unemployed in London were returning to their own towns through the casual wards . |
| 12 | The fact that many of the young people involved had convictions meant their evidence was not being taken seriously , which raised a serious issue about the treatment of young offenders who have been in care . |
| 13 | The matter is obscured by the fact that many of the coins were small barbarous copies of FEL TEMP types . |
| 14 | The fact that many of the twenty middle-class women did not say they disliked housework does not rule this explanation out of court . |
| 15 | It also reflects the fact that many of the younger , landowning county MPs were simply absent from Westminster ; as Yeomanry officers they were liable for service in wartime and , although the Yeomanry could not be compelled to serve abroad , few did not volunteer . |
| 16 | This was despite the fact that many of the Councillors were also Governors . |
| 17 | It is for this reason that many experts prefer the expression " Islamic textile art " when describing oriental rugs , despite the fact that many of the items covered by this description will certainly have been woven by non Muslims and possess no trace of Islamic symbolism in their compositions . |
| 18 | We also frequently overlook the fact that many of the most knowledgeable and committed adult book buyers have a very low level of confidence and experience in buying children 's books . |
| 19 | Against this claim must be set the fact that many of the early ecologists were not , in any significant sense , evolutionists ; for all practical purposes they were still dealing with an essentially static world view . |
| 20 | Distance from Shanariah , coupled with enormous tithes to the Church and the fact that many of the Ixmarite hierarchy owned estates in the district and were therefore friends and neighbours , guaranteed the residents a certain freedom of belief . |
| 21 | As teachers , we need to be aware of the extent to which inequalities are enshrined within the status quo and the fact that many of the students with whom we work are the products of an unequal social system . |
| 22 | It is also a fact that many of the Chief Executives of Insurance Companies have risen to the top by the actuarial route . |
| 23 | increase in manpower — a reflection of the fact that many of the present units are not fully manned . |
| 24 | However , this was more than counterbalanced by the amount of matériel and troops shipped to the Nationalists by Germany , Italy and Portugal ; by the British and French prohibition on the sale of arms to the Republic ; and by the fact that many of the Soviet arms purchases never reached the Republic because they were destroyed in transit by enemy action or were retained in France . |
| 25 | Although there is no such thing as a typical CD-I development budget , we can gain some sense of the scale of cost involved from the fact that many of the discs currently in production are budgeted at well over £250,000 . |
| 26 | Yet what seems to have upset them was the fact that many of the townsfolk were celebrating William 's peace . |
| 27 | The problem is exacerbated by the fact that many of the mines are now within built-up areas . |
| 28 | Moreover , Hodson LJ said that as well as the period of restriction , an added circumstance which has to be taken into account in assessing reasonableness was the fact that many of the customers covered by the covenant had been introduced by the defendant . |
| 29 | The UCTA 1977 makes some clauses wholly ineffective , but the drafter or the client may be tempted to include such terms in order to deter claims , relying on the fact that many of the persons against whom the contract will be enforced will be ignorant of the law . |
| 30 | But Kingfisher director , Mr Archie Norman , said he had total confidence in brokers Phillips and Drew , despite the fact that much of the trading had been done through them . |