Example sentences of "[noun sg] is that despite " in BNC.
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| 1 | A result is that despite the reduced power — 73bhp against 108 — the car gets along briskly enough without feeling quite so strained . |
| 2 | The irony is that despite the scandal surrounding some of his cabinet , it is the prime minister who has in fact begun to reform the system with the support of President Scalfaro after voters abandoned the traditional parties in droves in elections last April . |
| 3 | ‘ The paradox of this reform is that despite the abolition of PRT for new fields , and the reduced rate for existing fields , after 1993-94 it will actually raise revenue for the Exchequer , ’ he added . |
| 4 | A second conclusion is that despite the findings from small-group research it is possible for relatively large primary work groups of up to fifty members to operate successfully . |
| 5 | The truth is that despite the siting of the creamery it has probably not been made with local products for some time . |
| 6 | ‘ The most striking thing is that despite all the talk there is still not much clothing around yet . |
| 7 | The answer is that despite the wettest November since 1984 the depleted underground water tables in some parts of the country have barely started to recover . |
| 8 | The problem is that despite all the well-intentioned efforts of those who have devised the various syllabuses , whether for the old CSE/ ‘ O ’ levels or the new GCSE , what can be accurately assessed may only represent a small part of what arts education is all about . |