Example sentences of "sad fact [is] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sad fact is that the SMG is financed by two boroughs , Ealing and Hounslow , members of which are sympathetic to their aims . |
| 2 | But the sad fact is that even if it is possible to achieve a co-incidence between desire and responsibility , ecstasy and concern , Weller is incapable of such a balance . |
| 3 | The sad fact is that although the ostensible reason for the dolphin kills was that dolphins were stealing and eating the commercial fish species , examination of their stomach contents showed that only the false killer whales were actually feeding on yellowtail . |
| 4 | The sad fact is that the greater the need , the less outside help is usually available . |
| 5 | The sad fact is that our beautiful scenery is being destroyed through sheer weight of visitors . |
| 6 | The sad fact is that the vast majority are failing to realise their evangelistic potential , preferring to concentrate on spiritual nurture of the existing group members . |
| 7 | The sad fact is that many of these ‘ irruptive ’ birds spend their last days in the islands , because if they do not move on immediately while they still have the strength , the more time they spend searching for what is n't there , the less chance there is of their being able to make another long sea crossing . |
| 8 | But the sad fact is that Peter Rochford latterly lived alone . |
| 9 | Parts of it may seem distasteful , even shocking , but the sad fact is that there are many others who have suffered far worse degradations . |
| 10 | The sad fact is that we do not always treat our children very well . |
| 11 | The sad fact is that dolphin-friendly labels were a commercial decision by companies looking to protect their profits , not dolphins . " |
| 12 | The sad fact is that many organisations would be unable to recognise a customer even if he or she fell in front of them . |
| 13 | When many people take out their pension , they may be happily married , but the sad fact is that many will have divorced before reaching retirement . |