Example sentences of "the fact [that] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This lacks credibility for two reasons : first , there is no evidence to prove Hollis was a Russian mole , and second , no investigations were ever planned that would have tracked down any of these spies , despite the fact that they all displayed behaviour patterns that were highly suspicious , until a defector alerted MI5 . |
| 2 | And the fact that they all burned themselves , or tried to . |
| 3 | What they have in common , however , and the reason that they are treated together , is the fact that they all provide insurance against financial loss . |
| 4 | By the time Rachel left the house to drive back into town she was feeling really savage towards David Markham , then she had to remind herself that , in spite of the fact that they all felt bitterness at the way he had walked out on Jennifer , it was n't his fault that her sister had multiple sclerosis . |
| 5 | By fusing news broadcasts with traditional novelistic tropes , she foregrounds the conventionality of both discursive genres and points to the fact that they both rely on an assumption of verisimilitude which her flagrant transgressions of narrative ontology undermine . |
| 6 | While most students not in receipt of a job offer were making applications and attending interviews at the time they completed the Initial destinations questionnaires , the fact that one third of students would be looking for employment at the end of the courses can only be regarded as a disappointing , and rather unexpected , finding . |
| 7 | Unisys will also make note of the fact that its anticipated PCI-based multiprocessing Unix Server Design Center , due in the fourth quarter , will house Pentiums and later P6s and that the high-end U6000/75 and U6000/85 that it buys OEM from Sequent Computer Systems Inc will be field-upgradable to Pentium in the fourth quarter . |
| 8 | Unisys will also make note of the fact that its anticipated PCI-based multiprocessing Unix Server Design Center , due in the fourth quarter , will house Pentiums and later P6s and that the high-end U6000/75 and U6000/85 that it OEMs from Sequent Computer Systems Inc will be field upgradeable to Pentium in the fourth quarter . |
| 9 | Heathland in southern England is perhaps the most threatened wildlife habitat in Britain , despite the fact that its international importance is well established — the Dartford warbler , nightjar , stonechat , sand lizard and smooth snake make up just a part of the splendid fauna . |
| 10 | One particular disadvantage was the fact that its immediate neighbours had been allowed to crumble into decay , leaving Frankie 's home sandwiched between two boarded , dilapidated buildings barely ft for storage . |
| 11 | The play 's chief problem lies in the fact that its Russian aspects , and particularly Slava 's mysterious second wife , refuse to become real . |
| 12 | So , inevitably , does the fact that its enormous resources are matched by enormous liabilities . |
| 13 | As far as he was concerned , homosexuality did not exist north of Hampstead ( or perhaps south of it , either ) and despite the fact that its local manifestation was sitting in front of him he would not be convinced . |
| 14 | Vocabulary is an important factor in assessing Paris 's habits , but that picture has been clouded by polemic and the fact that its musical theatres developed their own methods of direction . |
| 15 | ‘ acceptance of the proposition that the member state in which a company seeks to establish itself may freely apply to it a different treatment solely by reason of the fact that its registered office is situated in another member state would thus deprive article 58 of all meaning . |
| 16 | Despite the fact that the Common Market has now been in existence for thirty-five years , despite also the fact that its main original raison d'être was to abolish obstacles to trade between Member States , a feature of the whole process has been the skill with which countries have managed to keep up their non-tariff trade barriers . |
| 17 | Beyond Our Ken was a different situation entirely from Hancock 's Half Hour , partly due to the fact that its leading character was a totally different sort of personality . |
| 18 | ‘ Or perhaps too much , ’ laughed Susan , who was looking beautiful despite her pallor and the fact that her blue frock was practically in its dotage . |
| 19 | Constance Cummings , with her bossy graciousness , infuses some air into the play , as in her dismissal of the fact that her new governess has no references : ‘ I never listen to what one woman says about another . ’ |
| 20 | Her three children , now 15 , eight and six , were handicap enough , but the fact that her last job as a bookkeeper was in 1983 was seen as a severe liability . |
| 21 | She affiliated herself more with the opposing camp of Impressionism — when a female caller at her studio who hoped to have a portrait done told Walker that she was regarded as having a ‘ Burne-Jones-face ’ Walker replied , ‘ what a damn sickly sort of face to have ! ’ 20 However , despite this aversion and the fact that her own women do not resemble the Pre-Raphaelite type , in her attitude towards her women there is much that is similar . |
| 22 | Even harder to ignore the fact that her reluctant , brooding host was all male , with an attraction rendered more rather than less dangerous by his current attitude towards the female sex . |
| 23 | Tasting : The fact that we all seem to live life in such a hurry means that much of our food and drink is taken while rushing around . |
| 24 | As their distinguished captain and lock Kevin Swords ( 30 caps ) said afterwards : ‘ This is a very important game and the fact that we all paid our own way is a statement of how much the fixture means to us ’ . |
| 25 | We mused quietly on the fact that we prosaic Brits do n't give our winds dramatic-sounding names like our cousins across the Channel . |
| 26 | They were having an intense and appropriately heated discussion on the problems of cold-spots ( as evinced by the fact that their first attempts came out looking like braille roundels ) , and on the unfortunate instability of three poppadoms balanced together — caused not so much by the jerk they received when the turntable started up as by their movements while they cooked and swelled — but eventually my flatmates settled on the concept of standing the things up individually on the glass turntable , and so instigated what they termed a ‘ brainstorming session ’ in an attempt to find a suitable support mechanism . |
| 27 | Similarly , if we force them to outwardly behave like us , ignoring the fact that their inner mind still sees things quite differently , then we are living in a fool 's paradise . |
| 28 | The bishop and his clergy formed a visible manifestation of the continuity of the community in consequence of the fact that their due succession was treated with care . |
| 29 | However , they are agreed on the fact that their major contribution is in Stage 2 , where both the decisions and implementation of spending plans are under way . |
| 30 | The HRBMOA , which encompasses not only all the major marina and boatyard operators , but a great many other boat-related businesses on the River Hamble , is acting with one accord in this matter , despite the fact that their individual interests and aspirations are all completely different . |