Example sentences of "fact that [pron] be [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The policy 's to be welcomed in the fact that we 're actually attending er , less and less calls . |
| 2 | This accursed recession has blinded us to the fact that we are well placed , vis-a-vis our competitors in Europe , to create wealth . |
| 3 | Given the stance of policy approved Policy I eleven in relation to B eight development and the fact that we are here discussing an alteration not a review and replacement of the structure plan , does anyone around the table she said looking hard at Mr Saunders , see any difficulty in the panel poten potentially recommending a policy which would be in direct wi conflict with the policy which is not before it ? |
| 4 | Books Etc was , he said , ‘ perturbed by the fact that we are still seeing a galaxy of British paperbacks at the airside of Heathrow terminals presented with a flourish as ‘ unavailable elsewhere in the UK ’ ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ The main thing is perhaps the fact that we are now having a fresh look , without blinkers , at ourselves and our country , ’ he said . |
| 6 | There were inter-party rivalries within the UUUC and inter-factional rivalries within the parties and , although Paisley and I belonged to different parties , the fact that we were both identified with the Black case was not necessarily always helpful . |
| 7 | The fact that they are regularly represented with special spelling forms makes them seem rather different from the above examples . |
| 8 | The problem with assessing the influence of parental and family dimensions , such as weak supervision or parental criminality , is the fact that they are closely linked to various aspects of social and economic disadvantage , such as poverty , overcrowding and poor housing . |
| 9 | Given the relative invisibility of these crimes , even to those victimized , the fact that they are infrequently reported to or detected by relevant authorities , the absence of any centralized data-collecting agency , and the inconsistent publication of those that are collected , it is impossible to quantify with any accuracy just how serious corporate crime is in economic terms . |
| 10 | They rejoice that their pews are full , without facing the sobering fact that they are only filling them by emptying someone else 's . |
| 11 | They 're all being so ridiculously polite that you begin to consider the option of using ‘ fuck off ’ as your opening line to these people who nod and bow and smile at you despite the fact that they are merely passing by . |
| 12 | The multiple role of many detoxification enzymes would explain one of the curious features of chemical-sensitive patients — the fact that they are usually affected by a whole range of chemicals , not just one . |
| 13 | The Upside Down Catfish tend to nip one another as they swim round the tank — they 've only been in the tank for five days , so would the nipping be due to the fact that they 're still settling in ? |
| 14 | Over the past few days , however , Harry noticed that she seemed reconciled to the fact that they were fast becoming an inseparable threesome . |
| 15 | But the gimmicky nature of those films ( stooping to ‘ Blackula ’ and ‘ Blackenstein ’ ) and their poor production values — not to mention the fact that they were frequently made by white directors — ensured that their popularity quickly faded . |
| 16 | The courts ruled that such companies only had the powers specifically granted to them by Parliament , and the ruling was extended to local authorities despite the fact that they were independently elected , not mere private corporations . |
| 17 | It was a decoy to hide the fact that they were also killing members of the political opposition . |
| 18 | If that was true , it occurred to her that he had n't really believed what she had told him tonight , but whether he did nor not , it did n't alter the central fact that they were never going to be lovers . |
| 19 | A slightly more critical eye might have felt that the very fact that they were publicly proclaiming the existence of such a rumour could not advantage Profumo in any way and might easily damage him . |
| 20 | Press bureaux , where they existed , were small ; and the fact that they were usually headed by officials rather than experienced journalists did nothing to increase their efficiency . |
| 21 | They 'd definitely sounded that way on the comm — and there was another hint about their nature in the fact that they were too withdrawn to make a visual link . |
| 22 | he 's got to wait for , plus the fact that he 's probably spent twenty of it out getting equipment |
| 23 | ‘ Which must mean that , regardless of the fact that he 's so wound up over you he ca n't think straight , you 're only playing around with him for the pure hell of it . ’ |
| 24 | The fact that he 's only risking his career — and mine , and the government 's — does n't really make any difference . |
| 25 | Everything focuses on the fact that he is always struggling with his desire for love and power as well as for an end to all his problems . |
| 26 | They have reservations concerning their middle jumper , Tony Copsley , aside from the fact that he is still labelled , as exemplified by that marvellously unfortunate tattoo on his behind , ‘ Made in England . ’ |
| 27 | Perhaps some component of Pascal 's restless questioning was due to his displacement through recurrent ill-health , but what makes his questionings still worth reading , is that they confront the foundations of our existence and that despite the fact that he is sometimes seen merely as a Catholic apologist . |
| 28 | What with Anna being such a charmer and what with the fact that he is now sleeping with her , he does his level best to find some small saving grace in her writing , something he can praise without hypocrisy . |
| 29 | The fact that he was soon going to die , thought Henry , gave his words a special poignancy . |
| 30 | that the reason he did n't sleep was because the fact that he was just sitting around all day . |