Example sentences of "fact that [pron] may be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Think about it : if marriage is a partnership , the fact that one may be functioning in a responsibility that provides the income does not entitle that partner to sole ownership . |
| 2 | But people tend to confuse the fact that one may be able to guess what an individual is likely to choose with the notion that the choice is not free . |
| 3 | Unfazed by the fact that we may be off making a cuppa when his big moment hits the screens , Des has set his sights on playing James Bond in Goldblender , perhaps ? |
| 4 | The fact that they may be running a fever or worn out is frequently an insufficient deterrent , which may mean he can lose patience with the wife 's reluctance . |
| 5 | Statuses are culturally defined , despite the fact that they may be based on biological factors such as sex or race . |
| 6 | Generally , however , family doctors receive very little training in the management of severe chronic mental disorder in spite of the fact that they may be frequently called on to give advice and may often have to decide when to recommend a period of hospital treatment . |
| 7 | A major problem is that there is no reason why we choose the referents that we do other than the fact that they may be someone we know or whose occupation we have information about . |
| 8 | On the other hand , the non-standardised dialects of Germany , Austria , and German-speaking Switzerland are all heteronomous with respect to standard German , in spite of the fact that they may be very unlike each other and that some of them may be very like Dutch dialects . |
| 9 | The fact that it may be interpreted by some readers or viewers as pornographic is secondary . |
| 10 | Aside from the fact that it may be difficult for the dog to get out of the water or escape from a strong current , the water itself might also be polluted , with equally serious consequences . |
| 11 | For grass roots workers , the findings are important as may are worried about how to intervene in cases of physical abuse , the stress involved and the fact that it may be too complex . |
| 12 | It may help me more indirectly by alerting me to the fact that I may be wrong , and forcing me to reason again to double check my conclusion . |
| 13 | Even if you are drawn against an élite performer who has a great deal of experience , the fact that you may be younger , hungrier , fitter could be to your advantage . |
| 14 | The fact that there may be others in society who do not do so well need not even occur to the individual . |
| 15 | But the " pervasive " view of style also has to confront the fact that there may be a multiplicity of styles within the same work . |
| 16 | This neglects the fact that there may be more efficient and effective ways of achieving system objectives which remain unconsidered . |