Example sentences of "but [verb] the fact " in BNC.
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| 1 | But given the fact that the first GCSE examinations will have been held only in 1988 , and that it would therefore be unrealistic to recommend their Instant abandonment . |
| 2 | But given the fact that names in such cases do behave as rigid designators , the question is , does the referential rigidity provide a sufficient criterion for distinguishing names from descriptions , and the answer to this clearly must be that it does not . |
| 3 | When Thomas Cook died at the age of eighty-four in 1892 The Times obituary was fulsome in praise of his achievements , but bemoaned the fact that he could not change the character of the average tourist : |
| 4 | They viewed the law as providing a basis for the teacher 's authority to exert discipline within the school , but lamented the fact that the legal limits were derived from a collection of diverse sources , more especially case law or precedent under common law . |
| 5 | He decided to leave this one for the moment but logged the fact that Jennifer Morgan had still been interested in , and comfortable with , the man who had become her sister 's fiancé . |
| 6 | The employment profile of this group parallels that of the known sector but emphasises the fact that most had never worked or had only had a ‘ work experience ’ employment rather than lost their job because of heroin use . |
| 7 | If Labour Members abandon the trusts , which , from the terminology that I have quoted , are so close to their own policy , would they but acknowledge the fact , it is not the Conservative party that would be the loser but the delivery of patient care in Scotland . |
| 8 | Lucy felt slightly bewildered , but hid the fact as she turned to Stella . |
| 9 | MARK McNeill has settled comfortably into the Armagh defence but regrets the fact that Mark Gallagher scored two late points for Fermanagh on Sunday last . |
| 10 | We say ‘ everyone is entitled to his beliefs ’ , recognising the nastiness of a world which will not tolerate alternative beliefs , but over-looking the fact that some beliefs are nonsense and deserve to be called prejudice , bigotry or superstition rather than merely belief . |
| 11 | The model described in this section is simple but captures the fact that , although there are strong competitive elements within the economy , virtually every firm in the corporate sector has some degree of monopoly power . |
| 12 | And we 're not trying to er be er unduly morbid about this , but recognize the facts of life . |
| 13 | But taking the fact into account that schools have a history and a texture , the manager 's armoury of awareness has to be constantly reviewed and expanded . |
| 14 | It is important to note that the burden does not amount to proof of reasonableness itself , for that is a question for the judge , but to prove the facts from which reasonableness can be inferred . |