Example sentences of "fact that [pers pn] [vb base] [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is easy to blame the pressure of daily life and the stress it causes for the fact that we do not feel as well as we should like — and , indeed , in many cases an excess of stress and tension may be the cause . |
| 2 | In other words , the very fact that we do not consider we are worth loving causes us to put up barriers that ensure people will not have the opportunity to love us . |
| 3 | If it is claimed that reasons are needed for this verdict , which might be doubted , one has to do with the fact that we do not take all the causes of behaviour to be other behaviour . |
| 4 | Stroud ( 1984 , ch. 2 ) considers a similar argument against the sceptic 's attempt to generalize from the fact that we do not know we are not brains in a vat . |
| 5 | The traffic implications of what is proposed are enormous , and I hope that British Rail and the Government will take cognisance of the fact that we do not want to create around King 's Cross a traffic jam far worse than anything that we have to put up with at present . |
| 6 | And we do know , that when we 're negotiating in Europe , the fact that we do not negotiate as the er , Portuguese , the Spanish , the Germans , negotiate , as a regional government , it means that we carry less clout , and that is a fact of European life . |
| 7 | Despite the fact that we do n't hear so much about AIDS these days the problems are increasing . |
| 8 | The fact that we do n't require the evidence of God 's existence to be overwhelming does not mean that we require no evidence of God 's existence at all . |
| 9 | ‘ I hope something will be done now your programme has highlighted the fact that we do n't have to conform . ’ |
| 10 | We never talk about it : we never talk about anything though so the fact that we do n't talk about that does n't mean much . |
| 11 | So that there is a measure of the bias and the flat distribution is a measure of er erm the fact that we do n't have an estimator that 's got this minimum variants property right . |
| 12 | erm possibly that I would have emphasized er the fact that we do n't do quote fact to fact selling |
| 13 | Erm you see it 's it 's balancing that between the fact that we do n't |
| 14 | Would er my honourable friend agree with me that one of the reasons why we 've come out of the recession so well is the fact that we do n't have a social contract and . |
| 15 | We also mentioned the fact that we do n't go round the sun in exactly three hundred and sixty five days . |
| 16 | I mean , we do n't stand still at this because what will seem a very good service this year will look like a lousy service in five years ' time so let's not pretend the fact that we have n't achieved everything we 've achieved this year in some previous years means that we have n't made any improvements because I think one of the key areas where in fact er improvements have been made in previous years , and to a certain extent , one could say reading this I was worried by an apparent admission of very much reference or very much expenditure on them in the provision of day centres , because I think that a key element in care in the community and the fact that today so successfully this year has been the fact that a major number of th and I do n't think there 's any disagreement over this , a number of day centres , very efficient and very effective day centres , were developed , funded , provided mainly in the conurbation areas and I think Mr is right to highlight the fact that , as so often happens in these instances , it 's people who live in conurbations who get the best deal because it 's , it 's more economical , it 's easier to provide a centre for a large number of people than it is for a small number of people . |
| 17 | ‘ What matters to us is the fact that we have not enjoyed much success against Southern Hemisphere nations and until we start beating them regularly we will never be world champions . |
| 18 | I am not suggesting we abandon it : the fact that we have not found ways to extract the information does not deny the existence of the factors or traits . |
| 19 | The problem is compounded by the fact that we have not been told the prices realised by the sale of the NBC 's subsidiary companies . |
| 20 | Attention has quite justifiably been drawn to the fact that we have not had anything in the way of a Teachers ' Forum for some years . |
| 21 | There was a healthy balance for nineteen ninety three and this was mainly due to members supporting raffles and the fact that we have not put the show stand off at the British Aquarist Festival for a couple of years . |
| 22 | You can tell how lively they are by the fact that they work not in great white north-lit drawing-offices , like the more fashionable and established groups , but in a few cramped rooms on the fourth floor of an Edwardian commercial block , above a tobacconist and an employment agency , mostly looking out on an airwell . |
| 23 | but on the other hand you 've got the T eighty eight the T seventy two which is , that 's only like the Correan one but its still got one of the , the erm , the longest range , and the most accurate canons on any tank still , I said the , the Russian military 's got some of the best in the world and that 's giving the fact that they have n't yeah the , the state of their population |
| 24 | Detainees are often subject to prison conditions despite the fact that they have not committed any crime . |
| 25 | It was Charlton 's 11th away success — a League best — and their achievements are all the more commendable coming in the wake of last year 's relegation , the departure of manager Lennie Lawrence , the on-off move back to the Valley and the fact that they have not been able to compete in the transfer market . |
| 26 | First , a variety of offences are deemed arrestable despite the fact that they do not fit into this general rule . |
| 27 | Recognizing the fact that they do not seem to be enjoying their children and are missing the fun of childhood can be one way into helping them realize the value of a positive approach . |
| 28 | On top of this , inevitably but it seems rather unfairly , they have to deal with the problem that faces every teacher in a new school : the fact that they do not know its geography , its structure and its rules , both explicit and unwritten , nor do they have a chance to get to know the personalities and quirks of more than a handful of either pupils or teachers . |
| 29 | Those people benefit from the fact that they do not have to make national insurance contributions . |
| 30 | The Government are dragooning their troops to push the Bill through the House despite the fact that they do not have the faintest idea how they or British Rail will pay for it . |