Example sentences of "of the fact that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is surprising in view of the fact that over a longer term measurements can vary by much more than this . |
| 2 | There is little doubt either of the " extraordinary correspondence between the virtues which Methodism inculcated in the working class and the desiderata of middle-class Utilitarianism " , or of the fact that through the process of religious conversion and its reinforcement through the spiritual discipline of the Methodist system of regular " class " meetings , these attitudes were deeply instilled . |
| 3 | More recently there have been letters and articles predicting a world population of 15 billion , but no account has been taken of the fact that between 10 and 25 per cent could die of AIDS in the next twenty years , as is already happening in parts of Africa . |
| 4 | No mention of the fact that between them , Newcastle and Swindon had 34 shots at goal ; not even a reference to the one and only Glen Hoddle , who in the entire match misplaced only one pass . |
| 5 | In spite of the fact that since the Clean Air Act of 1956 , pollution caused by smoke has been greatly reduced to the benefit of those who live in the cities , we must not fool ourselves into thinking that there is no longer any problem . |
| 6 | So I think , from the trade union movement 's point of view , we can feel especially proud of the fact that on Monday we 'll be celebrating the forty fifth anniversary of the Health Service , and all the advantages that that 's brought to members of our communities and members of our , of our families . |
| 7 | That is to say , I did not take sufficient account of the fact that at that time of the day , what Mr Farraday enjoys is a conversation of a lighthearted , humorous sort . |
| 8 | This could have come about by virtue of the fact that at every stage of evolution the original life force ( whatever it may have been and relegated in this book to the pre-life period ) was always carried by the species at the head of the chain , and this was the species which would ultimately become the human race . |
| 9 | The possibility that we belong to such a so-called noumenal realm ( that is , a realm of things in themselves ) in our true being , also suggests dimly how it can be possible that ultimately we are free agents , who can cause ourselves to act according to the moral law , whatever the pressures upon us , in spite of the fact that at the level of appearance we are simply parts of the natural order of cause and effect , and as such merely animals impelled by our instinctive desires |
| 10 | but I 'm trying to make you aware of the fact that at some stage we should be looking long and hard at closing , right we 'd ask the questions , you 're quite good at asking questions , some sale field do n't ask question , do n't ask questions , right see you want to have a |
| 11 | Dear Harsnet , he wrote , I am well aware of the fact that for some years now you have cut yourself off from your past and not deigned to reply to the letters of your friends , or even to return their calls , taking refuge in your answering machine and pretending not to be in when they rang at the bell . |
| 12 | They should also know that it is very important that there must be established in the child 's mind at a very early age a dawning awareness of the fact that for all his life he will be required to submit to control from some source or other . |
| 13 | Andy was fourteen , I 'd just turned thirteen and was proud of my new status as a teenager ( and , as usual , of the fact that for the next couple of months I was only a year younger than Andy ) . |
| 14 | He suggested that women are by nature passive and therefore less inclined to crime than men — although such a suggestion does not take account of the fact that by no means all crimes involve violence . |
| 15 | and it 's extraordinary to notice to make a note of the fact that from being a defender of the people , a popular character , Jesus now is hitting rock bottom . |
| 16 | This is a speculative proposal , merely , and it may fall foul of the fact that in our image-ridden culture reading is difficult , and literary texts still demand to be read , rigorously and carefully . |
| 17 | Setting out Labour 's case for international co-operation to strengthen world security and combat environmental degradation , Mr Kinnock said : ‘ It is an argument for global citizenship — a recognition of the fact that in the world now and for the future , passive co-existence is not enough . |
| 18 | Not much has been made of this migration , some ethnic tension apart , and even less of the fact that in the years since the second world war it has been essential for western European economic life . |
| 19 | Which brings me to the point that we must not lose sight of the fact that in rugby terms we are not world champions . |
| 20 | The total drop in the audit fee of £0.7m is made more dramatic because of the fact that in the previous year the audit fee covered a 15-month period . |
| 21 | Under the proposals , the Institute 's disciplinary powers in these areas would be extended to include firms as well as individuals , in recognition of the fact that in reality it is the firms , rather than their engagement partners , which are responsible for client satisfaction . |
| 22 | Apple Computer Inc is teaming up with trading house Uchida Yoko Co Ltd to expand its business with Japanese schools , Reuter reports from Tokyo : Uchida , which specialises in office equipment and school supplies , aims to sell 3,000 Macintosh personal computers to schools in the year from July , taking advantage of the fact that in Japan 's supplementary budget unveiled in April , the government plans to increase spending on computers for schools and other public bodies — it is expected that $1,800m will be devoted to buying over 300,000 machines for schools by 1996 , with NEC Corp and Fujitsu Ltd , the latter with its FM Towns multimedia box seen as the main beneficiaries . |
| 23 | A change of identity was also mooted in view of the fact that in BR livery the numbers and names were merely painted on these locomotives . |
| 24 | Class remains synonymous with organized labour , regardless of the fact that in the context of local authorities organized labour is not always very radical . |
| 25 | 267 , which came to the Privy Council just before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council was created , provides a valuable illustration of the fact that in the absence of such arrangements as were made between the Inns of Court and the judges in this country , the power to judges to determine who were fit and proper persons to practise before them , where it existed , was regarded as essential for the due administration of justice . |
| 26 | ‘ I am fully conscious of the fact that in so concluding I may be said not to be applying Reg. v. Morris . |
| 27 | The mentalist assumes that mental states are irreducibly mental in virtue of the fact that in all their essential aspects they can be known only by " introspection " . |
| 28 | He boasted of the fact that in Egypt he had caught a disease of love from some five-sou courtesan . |
| 29 | The Party was very conscious of the fact that in spite of its large majority it had fared very badly in the inner urban areas , and it was without question this result which prompted Mrs Thatcher to state immediately after the election that policies for the inner city were to have top priority . |
| 30 | Gould made use of the fact that in the dark the bees orient their dance to gravity but if they can see the sun they dance directly with respect to it . |