Example sentences of "plain fact [is] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet the plain fact is that this number of children are dying every day — dying from diseases we know how to cure . |
| 2 | The plain fact is that Syria , together with the principal promoters of the Arab League ‘ peace plan ’ such as the US and Saudi Arabia , and its reluctant supporters such as France , have taken fright at its enforcement . |
| 3 | And the plain fact is that Hector is n't . ’ |
| 4 | Although a fuller account would include a detailed analysis of all sources of income , the plain fact is that by far the largest source of pensioners ' income is social security , comprising 60 per cent , with the retirement pension alone making up 49 per cent of pensioner income . |
| 5 | The plain fact is that in most of your interactions with other people you are seeking to exert some influence — to persuade . |
| 6 | The plain fact is that any move to split up the political system of the United kingdom would increase the chance of having Conservative Government in England . |
| 7 | The plain fact is that one may learn something about features of recovery by looking at large numbers of individuals but the converse does not wholly follow . |
| 8 | The plain fact is that even in a deposit based account , unless you 're a non-tax payer , any interest you make will already have had tax deducted and you may find your money is probably doing no more than keeping pace with inflation . |
| 9 | The plain fact is that the feeble PC beep , usually allied to a tiny ( and tinny ) speaker is the laughing stock of the computer world — almost every other type of computer has sound capabilities that make the PC more to be pitied than laughed at . |
| 10 | But the plain fact is that I have had a devilish run of ill luck , and I do not care for Thompson 's tariff . |
| 11 | The plain fact is that some elements of the social charter would run the risk — indeed , would make it a real possibility — of this country returning to some of the trade union practices that did so much damage during the 1970s . |
| 12 | The plain fact is that there are steps that Cleveland should be taking to improve the way that it manages education spending . |
| 13 | Whatever one 's views on public subsidy , the plain fact is that people involved with industries that receive public subsidies always know it and they have that awful feeling that other people are supporting them . |
| 14 | Although many people do not like talk of market forces , the plain fact is that in the real world we simply can not ignore them . |
| 15 | The plain fact is that us women are fussy . |
| 16 | The plain fact is that if most 16 year olds turn down full-time employment they merely reduce their chances of being in jobs two years on . ’ |