Example sentences of "fact that [pers pn] [vb -s] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite the occasional brush with the law ( ‘ obstructing the police ’ in Vienna ) , Mr Rossi seems to have led a laudatory ( for a man of his calling ) existence — save for the fact that he bears no little responsibility in influencing the progeny of working people to attire themselves in tent material . |
| 2 | And he was helped by the fact that he bears a slight resemblance to the blond singer in Abba , too . |
| 3 | Moore 's terminology is complicated by the fact that he allows the possibility of properties which are not natural , without being non-natural in the special sense in which value properties are . |
| 4 | Callinicos , defence of Marxism is erudite and compelling , and the fact that he runs out of steam over post-war art is of less moment than the fact that he takes the range of issues seriously enough to discuss them at all . |
| 5 | Former owner David Stoddart , who also bred Party Politics , decided to sell the gelding — a move largely influenced by the fact that he retains a five-year-old half-brother , who is the last from the family . |
| 6 | The contempt which Anderson seems to have for McKendrick in scene sixteen ( which , as we shall see later , is also suggested by the level of politeness he uses ) is strongly marked by the fact that he allocates no turns to him at all . |
| 7 | Althusser 's historical interest derives from the fact that he represents the only orthodox Marxist theorist who has tried to get out of Hegel while remaining a Marxist — though for many Marxists he did sacrifice Marxism in the process , which only suggests how closely Marxism and Hegelianism are intertwined . |
| 8 | What do you think that this says about John Major , the fact that he wants a victory parade ? |
| 9 | The star a word you know Courtenay would hate being called to his face makes no bones about the fact that he wants The Miser to be successful because that will put money back into his favourite theatre , Manchester 's Royal Exchange , where the production originated . |
| 10 | With the minority status of ultra running and his own unease with publicity , the fact that he has no sponsors is hardly surprising , especially as he admits to not running to win , but the Zarei philosophy of running takes that into account . |
| 11 | Which does n't alter the fact that he has no alibi . |
| 12 | The prospect of equalling Gary Player 's record of five victories , and the fact that he has a bye into the second round on Friday , has enticed Ballesteros to make his 14th successive appearance in the World Matchplay . |
| 13 | A Frenchman [ may believe that ] ‘ potatoes ’ is English for apples … ; from the fact that he has a mistaken belief about ‘ potatoes ’ and ‘ apples ’ it does not follow that he has a mistaken belief about potatoes and apples . |
| 14 | A patient 's attention should be drawn to the fact that he has a right to complain and we have taken steps to do so . |
| 15 | The simple fact that he has a family at all , is a married man with adult status , is a guarantee of some element of responsibility . |
| 16 | It will be observed that this definition , though it lays considerable and perhaps disproportionate stress on the contractual nature of the shareholder 's rights , also emphasises the fact that he has an interest in the company . |
| 17 | Rusty 's success is due to the fact that he serves the board . |
| 18 | The curious nature of the Bar would matter less were it not for the fact that it supplies the vast majority of judges . |
| 19 | Goody points out that the written form of language releases us from the linear experiential mode : ‘ the fact that it takes a visual form means that one can escape from the problem of the succession of events in time , by backtracking , skipping , looking to see who-done-it before we know what it is they did . |
| 20 | Economic proposals by big-city mayors have the newslife of an earthquake in Chile , but this does n't alter the fact that it remains the only substantive programme . |
| 21 | Your job description covers a multitude , and the fact that it frames the needs of the business , does n't it ? |
| 22 | On the one hand there is the ‘ will theory ’ , which regards the distinctive feature of a right as lying in the fact that it offers a ‘ legally protected choice ’ ( Hart , 1973 ) , giving the right-holder the power to exact compliance , or not . |
| 23 | It is my belief that the right hon. and learned Gentleman 's refusal to publish the review — this is from the man who believes in open government — stems from the fact that it bears no relationship to the scheme that he is now putting forward . |
| 24 | Apart from the fact that it avoids the above dilemmas , by claiming only the narrowest scope for semantics , such a theory recommends itself to the pragmaticist for the following reasons . |
| 25 | Its domination resides in the fact that it keeps the economy going , without which the whole society would collapse , and in the fact that it thereby imposes certain restrictions on other practices . |
| 26 | If we take as the distinguishing feature of devolution , as compared with deconcentration , the fact that it involves the removal of direct control by any of the organs of central government over the administration of the devolved powers , then two quite distinct types of devolution require recognition . |
| 27 | Apart from the fact that it lacks a coat of fur , it is a perfectly normal cat , with a charming disposition . |
| 28 | It gets its name from the fact that it requires a fighter simply to raise his hands in a defensive position and bend his legs slightly , almost as if he were walking down the street . |
| 29 | NC protein is present in the capsid during reverse transcription , as indicated by the fact that it promotes the positioning of the primer tRNA to the PBS for the initiation of reverse transcription . |
| 30 | While the firm would not be compelled to disclose or utilise the information about B when advising A , the fact that it owes a duty of confidentiality to B will not necessarily constitute a defence to a breach of its duty of disclosure to A. If the firm is to be fully protected it must obtain A2 's consent to its acting in the conflict situation after informing him of its conflicting duties and the fact that it can not perform its full duties of disclosure . |