Example sentences of "fact [that] [pron] is [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mere fact that something is sold as a bulk product to a specification need not , in itself , decide that one should move out of it . |
| 2 | The fact that what is seen as crime varies with different societies does not affect the definition of crime — as an act which breaks the criminal law of the particular society . |
| 3 | Later , Hexam finds Radfoot 's body , which owing to his likeness to Harmon and the fact that he is dressed in Harmon 's clothes is identified as his . |
| 4 | I am sure that to conceal from a child the fact that he is adopted is both foolish and cruel . |
| 5 | Did the fact that he is accompanied by a doctor on the campaign trail help to lose him last week 's TV showdown with Clinton ? |
| 6 | The fact that he is paid by S1 is irrelevant because of the application of Sch 6 para 10(2) , which states that emoluments include all relevant sums paid by or receivable from the company 's subsidiary undertakings and any other person . |
| 7 | In order to decide whether this is so , account must be taken , not only of the fact that the worker is employed on board a vessel registered in the member state in question , but also of other circumstances , such as the fact that he is in the employ of a company incorporated under the law of that state and established there , or the fact that he was hired in that state and that the employment relationship between him and his employer is subject to the law of the flag state , or the fact that he is insured under the social security system of that state and pays income tax there : see pp. 3009–3010 , paras . |
| 8 | Indeed , through the fact that he is spoken of as though there present , something different is being said of Christ than of anyone else . |
| 9 | Much of a regulatory enforcement agent 's behaviour is moulded by the fact that he is confronted with organizational activity , where the policeman is typically concerned with individuals or groups . |
| 10 | It is well worth visiting and contains facsimiles of many fine and interesting manuscripts , but be prepared for the fact that it is geared to schools and is therefore rather didactic . |
| 11 | The fact that it is made by men with no faces and only two fingers each merely makes it all the more remarkable . |
| 12 | Citizens have an obligation to obey law by virtue of the fact that it is made in accordance with established procedures . |
| 13 | The petition must state : ( i ) the amount of the debt ( in sterling , converted from any foreign currency at the official exchange rate at the date of issue of the petition , by analogy with r 6.111 ) , the consideration for it ( or , if there is no consideration , the way in which it arises ) and the fact that it is owed to the petitioner ; ( ii ) when the debt was incurred or became due ; ( iii ) if the debt includes interest or any other charge accruing from time to time , the amount or rate of the charge ( separately identified ) and the grounds upon which it is claimed to form part of the debt provided that , in the case of a petition based upon a statutory demand , only the interest claimed in the demand is included ; ( iv ) that the debt is unsecured , and either that the debt is for a liquidated sum payable immediately and the debtor appears to be unable to pay it , or that the debt is for a liquidated sum payable at some certain future specified time and the debtor appears to have no reasonable prospect of being able to pay it . |
| 14 | Part of the confidence surrounding the 19 DX comes from the very fact that it is turbocharged . |
| 15 | This was quite complicated due to the height of the head-dress and the fact that it is pointed . |
| 16 | Whether or not that is true , the fact that it is said shows that there is a feeling of isolation in the north-east . |
| 17 | Now there are various ways in which a policy could be expressed but the policy that 's come up erm from North Yorkshire and the fact that it is deported by the district who would be defining that policy and interpreting it in view of their local circumstances in due course , I think er makes it a powerful factor in arguing why it should be included in the structure plan as to whether such a policy may or may not be necessary . |
| 18 | The fact that there is no right time , he wrote , the fact that it is bound always to be too early or too late , that fact is little consolation . |
| 19 | Law , that is to say , is made valid by my experience of it , and not by the fact that it is presented to me as law . |
| 20 | Rather , he accepts as a sufficient reason for following a prescription the fact that it is prescribed by someone acknowledged by him as entitled to rule . |
| 21 | This is the fact that it is based on what has appeared to be a uniquely simple fuel , and one whose exploitation could avoid dependence on a variety of other uncertain choices . |
| 22 | As we have seen , Strawson 's analysis gains its plausibility from the fact that it is based on an appeal to our everyday view of ourselves , which is offered as an a priori reason for adopting an individualist approach . |
| 23 | I welcome the many offers of support and the money available to various agencies in Scotland , as well as the fact that it is hoped to establish an enterprise zone in Lanarkshire . |
| 24 | Well , there is the fact that it is connected to sensory endings that are designed specifically to respond to vibrations in the air . |
| 25 | The backwash is reduced in energy by the percolation of water into the shingle , so that the backwash is not necessarily able to return the material carried forward by the swash in spite of the fact that it is combined with the effect of gravity , whereas the swash is acting against gravity . |
| 26 | It is a world of " visions " and of " devils " , of " voices " and of " shadows " , and the fact that it is described throughout in vague and melodramatic terms suggests that it is fundamentally ill-suited to presentation in the kind of drama which Eliot wished to write . |
| 27 | GSR as a measure can , of course , be criticised for the fact that it is known to be closely related to the subject 's expectancies and preparations for action . |
| 28 | First , it is too brief ( a rare complaint ! ) ; secondly , the fact that it is published by the consultants and not by DoE or HMSO reduces its ease of accessibility . |
| 29 | Advertise the fact that it is marked with a sticker . |
| 30 | The fact that it is concentrated in the poorer areas is no justification for such behaviour , for which there can be no justification ; it increases the urgency of the need to find a solution . |