Example sentences of "the fact [is] [that] there " in BNC.

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1 Notwithstanding the reservations of Glynn and Oxborrow it is clear that population growth rates were less than one third of their nineteenth century peaks and the fact is that there was a substantial loss of population from the old industrial areas to the new ones .
2 The fact is that there is a huge group which sees Labour as a way of furthering the cause of CND .
3 The fact is that there is no such thing as an ‘ independent ’ central bank .
4 But the fact is that there might be persons eager to oppose the operation of the trust , and vested interests in declaring that no legal intention could be seen in the words used by the testator .
5 I want to suggest that whatever anthropological and economic truths are embodied in these and similar statements , the fact is that there are indeed certain systematic differences in the lives of women and of men , and that this fundamental contrast in life-experience does indeed account for and to some extent also justify a difference in their moral outlook and assumptions .
6 The fact is that there are , as so often , no clear rules .
7 Though there may be several good reasons why our paper was not accepted ( one being that the editor in question was no longer alive ) , the fact is that there is no outlet for complaints against editorial abuse of power .
8 The fact is that there is a fundamental difference in the philosophy which lies behind the British Constitution and those of her Continental partners .
9 The fact is that there is no alternative to working with our partners in the EC .
10 The fact is that there is no privilege for confidences given to hon. Members .
11 The fact is that there are so many things which interest children now , and comics do n't have the place they once did .
12 The fact is that there was no case of neglect in these particular cases .
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