Example sentences of "truth [is] that [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The truth is that since 1959 , Labour thinkers like Jenkins , Anthony Crosland , Hattersley and others have put equality at the heart of the modern Labour Party 's philosophy .
2 Contrary to the all too common belief that ageing is essentially an unavoidable process of retreat , of withdrawal into passivity and dependence , the truth is that for most men and women later life is a time of active challenge : a time when perhaps more than ever they need to be able to respond imaginatively to change .
3 Perhaps the most honest judicial statement in this area came from Lord Denning : The truth is that in many cases the legislature has left the point open …
4 The plain truth is that in such a situation , when the defendant was actually walking away from the scene , no further breaches of the peace were likely to be occasioned by him .
5 The truth is that in European affairs it would be difficult to diminish further the power of this Parliament .
6 The simple truth is that in public buildings , in the streets ( and even in the House of Commons ) , there just are n't enough women 's loos to go around and this begs the equally simple question : why ?
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