Example sentences of "fact that it is [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | X-ray appearances and function are now both markedly improved despite the fact that it is generally believed that once joint cartilage ( the substance lining the joint space ) has been destroyed it can never be regenerated . |
| 2 | Air pumps and the aeration features on many pumps/powerheads ensure plenty of oxygen in the water ( as does the fact that it is regularly turned over in the tank ) . |
| 3 | Who exactly Kristeva means becomes even less clear as she adds : ‘ Let us recall the fascist or social-fascist homosexual community ( and all homosexual communities for whom there is no ‘ other race' ’ ) , and the fact that it is inevitably flanked by a community of viragos who have forgotten the war of the sexes and identity with the paternal Word or its serpent . ’ |
| 4 | Its formation is not completely understood but the fact that it is better developed on loose stones than on rock pavements and that there is frequently a well-developed band extending from an inch or two below the surface to just above the ground surface , suggests deposition from solutions derived from the soil by capillary action . |
| 5 | When used it was hammered or battered into sheets ( hence the fact that it is sometimes referred to as ‘ battered brass ’ ) . |