Example sentences of "fact [is] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The simple fact is that we believe , as the Opposition have so far , that the best way to make movements along those lines is through international agreement and through the International Maritime Organisation . |
| 32 | The fact is that we give exceptional leave to remain because it would be inhumane to send some people , such as the Croatian that the hon. Member mentioned , back to their country at this time , even though they may not have made a claim of persecution . |
| 33 | As the right hon. and learned Member for Surrey , East ( Sir G. Howe ) advised everyone in the Financial Times last week , ’ There is nothing to prevent a group of countries pressing on with a separate Treaty The fact is that we can not , even if we wished , stop the others going ahead . ’ |
| 34 | The fact is that we are contemplating not a two-tier health service but a better health service . |
| 35 | I 've said to many years now about English weather in a sense it 's , it , it , it 's got a something of endearing quality , you do n't like going through the bad weather , but the fact is that we do get generally good weather |
| 36 | The sad fact is that our beautiful scenery is being destroyed through sheer weight of visitors . |
| 37 | The fact is that our twentieth-century diet and lifestyle brings us new experiences that we are not well equipped to deal with . |
| 38 | The fact is that I had never seen it , or known what I was seeing , until that day : … |
| 39 | The fact is that I had already begun to give serious consideration to the possibility of doing away with Dennis Parsons . |
| 40 | The fact is that I have a vacancy arising for a couture model . |
| 41 | The fact is that I have not needed a constant stream of young ferrets . |
| 42 | All that apart , the fact is that I do want children . |
| 43 | The inescapable fact is that I did n't want to be a woman , although I was unaware of this at the time . |
| 44 | But the plain fact is that I have had a devilish run of ill luck , and I do not care for Thompson 's tariff . |
| 45 | The fact is that I think in the sense that from the north west . |
| 46 | The fact is that I did n't — do n't want you to make such a sacrifice and give up the zoo work you like so much . ’ |
| 47 | Although it is probable that the same applies to established onshore centres , the fact is that it is the offshore centres , especially those in the Caribbean , that are most at risk from drugs money . |
| 48 | According to the apprentice chef , the Royal Oak is a good place to learn one 's trade — ‘ Chef knows what he 's doing and is prepared to help you , but he does n't push you too hard ’ — though the commis chef criticizes Tom for not being adventurous enough — ‘ He reckons all he has to do is to keep on producing good plain food and the customers 'll keep coming , but the fact is that it 's dull . ’ |
| 49 | The letter may well be a fake but the worrying fact is that it proves there is a dirty tricks campaign designed to blacken the name of the Princess . |
| 50 | Whatever the reason for this behaviour , it ensured that the fish became available to surface-feeding birds such as kittiwakes and terns , and the fact is that it no longer happens . |
| 51 | A less elevated but similar claim was made by Eudes II in a letter written to King Robert : ‘ If it is a question of the nature of the benefice you gave me , the fact is that it does not come from your domain , but from the estates which come to me with your consent by hereditary right from my ancestors . ’ |
| 52 | Whether you see jumble as giving or refuse disposal , the fact is that it makes up a significant part of the income of small local organisations . |
| 53 | the fact is that it 's not . |
| 54 | Personally , I do not support that concept , but the fact is that it has given rise to a large number of settlements on the west bank and even in the Gaza strip . |
| 55 | The motor car is now the big demon of the left because , supposedly , it pollutes our atmosphere , but the fact is that it is the most treasured possession of many people — including working people — because it allows them to get around independently . |
| 56 | The fact is that it is a good swim right from the beginning of the season , before our baits have any influence . |
| 57 | Scott J did not hint at the reason for such a conclusion , leaving one to speculate as to whether the continued liability of L1 derives from the fact that he is an original party to the lease and therefore subject to the continued liability imposed by the doctrine of privity of contract , or if the important fact is that it was L1 who granted the right of way ( to B ) the exercise of which amounted to a breach of covenant . |
| 58 | The fact is that it wo n't be an integrated service . |
| 59 | And these are things like thalidomide , that of course everybody knows about , and of course , tragic and terrible as it was , the fact is that it affected just four hundred and fifty children . |
| 60 | The fact is that you may need something to help you cope , sleep and carry on with your life . |