Example sentences of "fact that at least [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Posters and manifestos ignored the fact that at least one in 20 of the population is black . |
| 2 | Despite the fact that at least one in 10 couples — some researchers suggest one in six — have fertility problems , the new technology results in the birth of a child in only 30 per cent of cases at best ( often the rate is lower ) . |
| 3 | But the complexity of democracy 's evolution is clear from the fact that at least two major streams flow together in that development . |
| 4 | The fact that at least half of the children who waited in long-term care were in children 's homes became the more powerful message . |
| 5 | The fact that at least half of the world 's children would not actually go through this process beyond the first two stages is conveniently forgotten or ignored and , no doubt , the reasons for this were largely social . |
| 6 | Fair enough in the circumstances , but since the extended expiry date in 1952 , several growers have received individual concessions and , although the overall aim has been to gradually reduce the Gamay , the fact that at least 20 hectares exist , some 60 years after the law intent on banning the grape was first introduced , surely indicates that a certain laisser-faire attitude has been taken by successive administrations . |