Example sentences of "fact that [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 This was mainly due to demobilization , but others may have been attracted to the region due to the fact that through the expropriation of landowners , the area held by peasants had gone up by 65 per cent since 1917 .
2 One wonders to what extent this is due to the fact that through the ‘ list system ’ associated with proportional representation , German politicians act very much under the direct control of their party machines .
3 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 .
4 This is surprising in view of the fact that over a longer term measurements can vary by much more than this .
5 Despite the fact that over the years America has been Israel 's guardian , both politically and militarily , and continues to give Israel $3 billion-worth of aid annually , that does not stop it from falling victim to Mossad 's activities .
6 The very fact that over the past few snow starved winters she has compiled a guide book to Nordic ski touring in Scotland , is sufficient testimony to this characteristic .
7 It is a matter of fact that over the past 12 months , Hinkley B has out-performed Hunterston B and Heysham 2 has performed better than Torness .
8 Can my right hon. Friend find time during his busy day to congratulate the management and staff of Rover on the fact that over the past 12 months not one single minute of production time has been lost through industrial disputes ?
9 Many asked , is it the right time for the G M B to even consider merging with the T & g , particularly given the fact that over the past thirteen years the T & g has lost over fifty percent of their membership and now stands in great financial crisis .
10 In England the question of translation was complicated by the fact that between the Norman Conquest and the middle of the fourteenth century French was the language of the ruling class .
11 The matter is complicated by the fact that across the social spectrum some families changed their surnames as often as their surcoats , and individuals had , in the course of their lives , sometimes as many as three or four surnames , any of which could be adopted quite haphazardly by their progeny .
12 Even more remarkable is the fact that across the personal computer platforms there are just a handful of players and products that are accepted .
13 But many companies are not prepared to allow the necessary time , despite the fact that without the language in some countries it is impossible to operate .
14 The restrictive nature of the domicile requirement was increased by the fact that under the Act of 1988 the burden of proof was borne by the applicant for registration ; however , evidence of a subjective intention was not easy to find especially since , where the applicant was a company , it would also be necessary to prove the state of mind of hundreds or thousands of shareholders .
15 The force of SSAPs resided primarily in the fact that under the ICAEW 's auditing standards , a true and fair view was generally defined as one which did not contravene extant SSAPs ; and that any noncompliance had to be stated and its effect quantified .
16 It is vital that we get across the fact that under the reforms in the NHS we can now set proper standards of care throughout the country .
17 The hon. Gentleman is seeking to disguise the fact that under the Government in which he served the quality of service under the headings that I have just listed was vastly inferior to the quality of service provided under this Government .
18 You can identify yourself as an ALAS member and advertise the fact that under the scheme you offer a free interview .
19 ‘ They want to cover up falling union membership and the fact that under the last Labour Government investment rose by just 13pc whereas under the Conservatives it has risen by 55pc in real terms .
20 He also criticised the fact that under the present system witnesses might give evidence on issues which turned out not to be in dispute , thus wasting further time .
21 This simply confirms the fact that to the very end of his life , Klemperer remained a controversial musical figure , stamping his own individual authority on any music he conducted .
22 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 .
23 The biographical sources mention a few facts and anecdotes attributable to this period , among them the fact that toward the end of his life he was afflicted with ophthalmia and became nearly or totally blind .
24 It currently accounts for some 10 per cent of ozone loss , but this proportion is likely to rise to 16 per cent if present trends continue , despite the fact that at a meeting of Montreal Protocol signatories last November , it was agreed to freeze use at present levels [ see ED 68 ] .
25 Anybody who had been to Venice must , he thought , confess that much of the beauty of that city consisted in the fact that at every turn the eye met with different kinds and styles of buildings , — at one moment Palladian and at another Gothic .
26 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 .
27 Will he bear in mind the fact that at no time did Bentley discourage Craig verbally from firing that gun , that he brought a 16-year-old accomplice , armed , to commit a robbery and that the Lord Chief Justice had every justification for what he did ?
28 The sense of comic opera or mini tragedy was reinforced by the fact that at the March meeting the Shetland Islands Council received a letter from the Scottish Office , indicating that as ministers would not be able to deal with the issue ‘ for quite some considerable time ’ , could not the Shetland Islands Council sort out the matter ?
29 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
30 Despite the fact that at the turn of the century mathematicians were happily ( in most cases ) using complex numbers , there was some residual disquiet relating to them .
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