Example sentences of "[to-vb] up to the [noun] that " in BNC.

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1 She did n't like to own up to the fact that she now stood a little in awe of him , and she had never felt like that with either Mr Martin or his father before him because , in their own ways , they had both been free and easy .
2 Mariana herself could also be seen as asleep because she refuses to wake up to the probability that her lover will not return .
3 I 'm afraid you 'll have to wake up to the fact that that kind of man from that kind of a family would n't know the meaning of love . ’
4 All we need to do now , we are told , is to wake up to the fact that we are God .
5 The City was beginning to wake up to the fact that the Labour movement , all told , had a great deal of money at its disposal — especially in the pension funds of Labour-controlled local authorities .
6 It took us both some time to wake up to the fact that the world did n't owe us a living . ’
7 Therefore , if a firm engaged to write a computer program fails to measure up to the standards that would normally be expected from able computer programmers and the program turns out to be sub-standard then , prima facie , the firm will be liable in contract .
8 But when you have to face up to the fact that no one wants to know and people are more interested in the apprehension and sentencing of the offender , that for many people is even worse than the original crime . ’
9 They will not be led by preachers at their church to face up to the fact that there are four Gospels , that John is significantly different from the Synoptics , that the New Testament writers do not always speak with the same voice even on essential matters of faith .
10 But then it would have to face up to the fact that , by comparison with much of the rest of the world , it would grow steadily poorer with no chance of arresting that trend until well into the next century .
11 At present , suppliers still need to face up to the fact that different customers may have different EDI requirements .
12 I suppose some people might have but I think I did n't really want to face up to the fact that he might have been that man on the beach . ’
13 You 'll need plenty of courage to face up to the fact that trouble is about to strike and then to deter whoever is behind it .
14 Taylor said : ‘ We have to face up to the fact that we 're falling behind other countries who do things regarding fitness as a matter of course . ’
15 The Queen for her own part will have to face up to the fact that , however perfect her public role , she has dismally failed in private to give her children the guidance they needed for stable marriages .
16 I had decided that I had to face up to the fact that John might not come back or he might be gone for a long time and that when he did come back we might not love one another .
17 She had to face up to the fact that her father meant business , and that once more Ace was going to be put into an impossible position because of her .
18 ‘ No , I 'm afraid I ca n't — and I 'm also afraid that you might have to face up to the fact that Silas has n't got private talks in mind , ’ Lucy pointed out gently .
19 She 'll just have to face up to the fact that he 's guilty , I 'm afraid . ’
20 Not have to face up to the fact that he was a dynamic , intelligent , charming man with a gift for finance and the raw exercise of power .
21 In particular you need to face up to the reality that you are likely to have fewer employment rights than a colleague based in the UK .
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