Example sentences of "fact [is] [that] [ex0] " in BNC.

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1 Notwithstanding the reservations of Glynn and Oxborrow it is clear that population growth rates were less than one third of their nineteenth century peaks and the fact is that there was a substantial loss of population from the old industrial areas to the new ones .
2 ‘ The fact is that there is a huge group which sees Labour as a way of furthering the cause of CND .
3 The fact is that there is no such thing as an ‘ independent ’ central bank .
4 But the fact is that there might be persons eager to oppose the operation of the trust , and vested interests in declaring that no legal intention could be seen in the words used by the testator .
5 The simple fact is that there needs to be an elite within the NHS , no matter how divisive that may sound if you 're reading this in Dorset or Manchester or Gwent .
6 I want to suggest that whatever anthropological and economic truths are embodied in these and similar statements , the fact is that there are indeed certain systematic differences in the lives of women and of men , and that this fundamental contrast in life-experience does indeed account for and to some extent also justify a difference in their moral outlook and assumptions .
7 The fact is that there are , as so often , no clear rules .
8 Parts of it may seem distasteful , even shocking , but the sad fact is that there are many others who have suffered far worse degradations .
9 Though there may be several good reasons why our paper was not accepted ( one being that the editor in question was no longer alive ) , the fact is that there is no outlet for complaints against editorial abuse of power .
10 All this seems fairly straightforward , but the remarkable fact is that there are particles that do not look the same if one turns them through just one revolution : you have to turn them through two complete revolutions !
11 The fact is that there is a fundamental difference in the philosophy which lies behind the British Constitution and those of her Continental partners .
12 The plain fact is that there are steps that Cleveland should be taking to improve the way that it manages education spending .
13 The second fact is that there has been a great deal of obfuscation and obstruction from the United States in the negotiations .
14 The fact is that there is no alternative to working with our partners in the EC .
15 The statement of fact is that there were 226 submissions —
16 The fact is that there is no privilege for confidences given to hon. Members .
17 The basic fact is that there is no point in having such a terribly destructive nuclear ‘ deterrent ’ anywhere .
18 The fact is that there are so many things which interest children now , and comics do n't have the place they once did .
19 The fact is that there was no case of neglect in these particular cases .
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