Example sentences of "was the fact that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even more extraordinary was the fact that Nelson Mandela , the sixth and most eminent member of the group , appeared to have negotiated the terms of the release of his colleagues , who are expected to be freed this weekend . |
| 2 | What was really getting to him was the fact that alien-fever was proving hard to eradicate in the First Church of Christ the Spiritualist . |
| 3 | Another difference was the fact that Green lived in the Lake District rather than just visiting or touring through it . |
| 4 | Implicit in these views was the fact that child abuse was considered to be only one of a range of problems that many families who come under the system 's microscope were experiencing , and that there was a need to respond to all the problems including child abuse , rather than of necessity giving it priority . |
| 5 | Rather like his brand new sponsored Mercedes , in fact ; but one of a strange series of incidents reported in the press , and not always on the cricket pages , was the fact that Beefy 's car was broken into and the radio stolen the night before he scored a century . |
| 6 | ‘ What eventually swayed me was the fact that Hibs were a big club with a greater potential support , although at that point I probably had a better squad of players in Paisley . |
| 7 | Added to this was the fact that Worthing 's coach is former Alton captain and coach Robin Wood . |
| 8 | But most crucial was the fact that ICI itself became sceptical that this development was good for either the site or its image . |
| 9 | What had really confused everyone was the fact that Kemp always carried a hip-flask of brandy in the car 's glove compartment , and that he had given his wife — trapped by the legs beside him — several sips from this flask before the ambulance arrived ; and had even drunk from it himself ! |
| 10 | It was the fact that Emma had accused her of not doing anything to prevent her being molested . |
| 11 | Most puzzling of all was the fact that Eva was n't perturbed by their disappearance . |
| 12 | Far more pertinent was the fact that Mendoros thought he could see a gap in a market about which he knew a great deal , and which he reckoned could best be filled from the UK . |
| 13 | What concerned him more was the fact that Myles had once contemplated suicide . |
| 14 | What he did not mention was the fact that Scotland has been involved in the processing of vegetable raw materials of medicinal use for some 200 years . |
| 15 | Interestingly , what gave Hastings more personal satisfaction than the haul of points which took his international tally to 415 in 44 appearances was the fact that Scotland kept a clean sheet against the Welsh . |
| 16 | It may be that the decisive factor in H's favour was the fact that H was effectively on " garden leave " . |
| 17 | Yeah , it was a lovely house yeah but we wanted to come back to Harlow you see , so we did like , well we always liked Harlow , really the only reason we went to erm er Hatfield was the fact that Harlow Council no way would move us out of that maisonette , we had two boys and we lived upstairs and Gary had all sorts of accidents on those stairs , in fact we all had because they were outside , erm so in the winter they iced up |
| 18 | Less noted was the fact that taxes other than income tax were , in fact , rising steadily under the Conservatives . |
| 19 | It was the fact that Perk had many different coloured ribbons and every day she would select one to go with her outfit and because she had gone missing wearing a yellow dress , Gail suspected that it was Mr Elder who had taken Perk . |
| 20 | A strong motivational aspect , highlighted by many school librarians and teachers , was the fact that students were creating an original database which would be used by other students . |
| 21 | There was the fact that Profumo , who was in the Cabinet as War Minister , had met this young lady at the Cliveden home of the Astor family , encouraged by the head of the family , to whom it was also alleged Miss Keeler had granted her favours . |
| 22 | ‘ What was even more astonishing was the fact that people travelled miles to come and see him . |
| 23 | It was the fact that people believed sexual liberation was going on — somewhere else — that was influential , even if it was not really happening . |
| 24 | Even more important was the fact that people had devoted their lives to establishing the identity of such creatures ; that for someone the original distinction between Porcellio and Armadillidium had been a matter of life-consuming importance . |
| 25 | The speed of the system was an important consideration as was the fact that Signet could be adapted to the firm 's precise needs . |
| 26 | But even more important than that was the fact that trade unions were now exercising new areas of influence and were better organized . |
| 27 | On that , I think it is generally known , that we , that Telford was n't anywhere near the top of the list , and it had been taken purely on the question of the er , needs of the various areas , it 's unlikely that Telford would have succeeded , even with its reduced geographical area , but I made discrete enquiries and was told that the factor which tipped er , the Commission in favour of Telford , and this has an important bearing on what we 're going to discuss later , was the fact that Telford has been very good in taking up schemes and providing their section , and not just the Wreakin District Council , other area , other bodies in Telford , of getting good innovative schemes off the ground and providing the cash , they did n't , as some areas did , get the status , and then hardly do anything about it . |
| 28 | Of more political significance was the fact that opposition to Model B from local government , irrespective of party , was shown to be very strong . |
| 29 | This was the fact that Article 613 of the BGB does not in terms give the employee the right to refuse to opt out ; the right of refusal is the result of judicial interpretation , albeit consistent judicial interpretation , of the legislative text . |
| 30 | The most dissapointing thing about the game was the fact that O'Leary did n't get a game he would have got some reception . |