Example sentences of "[verb] are [prep] fact " in BNC.
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| 1 | The seller should of course resist such warranties because of their vagueness , and insist that , if he is to give such a warranty , the purpose should be clearly specified in the contract , with sufficient detail to enable him to be sure that the goods that he supplies are in fact suitable for that purpose . |
| 2 | This action plan makes it evident that many of the organisational improvements recommended are in fact features synonymous with an ‘ openly run ’ school with an ‘ open ’ form of decision-making . |
| 3 | An unsuccessful search terminates when the end points of the section of the list being searched are in fact next to each other , and neither matches the searched-for item . |
| 4 | TIP Get several estimates , or recommendations from friends or consult Which ? magazine before deciding whether any goods or services you 're offered are in fact good value . |
| 5 | When we are not sure , it is time to make sure — to see if the things which we believe are in fact true . |
| 6 | To see this , let us imagine a market in which all those currently participating are in fact unable to learn from their market experience . |
| 7 | As we shall see in the chapter on sleep problems , sometimes the " insomniacs " complaining of never sleeping are in fact , by psychophysiological criteria , achieving normal amounts of sleep , but their experience is that of staying awake . |