Example sentences of "fact that [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | There were different kinds of customary tenure , but they had in common the fact that they gave some protection to the unfree man against arbitrary expropriation . |
| 32 | Furthermore , the duty to uphold and support just institutions is , in some respects , wider than the duty which devolves on one as a result of the fact that someone has legitimate authority over one , in three different ways . |
| 33 | When he completed his circumnavigation of the world , his contemporaries were just as impressed by the fact that he achieved this feat without losing a single member of his crew to scurvy . |
| 34 | In essence , therefore , a trustee or personal representative may deal , notwithstanding the fact that he possesses unpublished price sensitive information relating to the securities in which he deals , if he acts with propriety by first obtaining proper advice . |
| 35 | McCallen agreed that there is some pressure on him in view of the fact that he had five wins last year at the meeting but he added : ‘ If I only get two this time I 'll be happy . |
| 36 | The fact that he had little confidence in his horse did not help . |
| 37 | Their data showed that the larger the coalition , the greater was the fitness of each male within it despite the fact that he had more companions with whom he had to share paternity . |
| 38 | In contrast to some other material , my essay ‘ The Claims of Basic English ’ , to which I had referred in my letter of 18 July 1944 , had reached him ; and I was much cheered by the fact that he expressed unqualified approval for it . |
| 39 | His mild reaction to the tearing up of the Treaty of Versailles was perhaps explicable by the fact that he saw such events as inevitable and because the Foreign Office was locked into a policy of appeasement . |
| 40 | He said : ‘ He has fudged and shaded , and tried to get away from the fact that he made specific statements and those statements were wrong . |
| 41 | I am satisfied that the deceased encouraged the plaintiff in the belief that all the property he possessed at the date of his death would pass to her , and I do not consider that the fact that he made certain gifts during his lifetime , and indicated a wish to make others , including the gift of a legacy to the plaintiff 's son is inconsistent with such a belief . |
| 42 | In contrast , Edwin Land 's belief that other people in the organization should have the same rich , varied job as himself , the fact that he used similar symbols to describe his products , his organization , and his own life ( as we shall describe in greater detail below ) enabled stakeholders to trust him . |
| 43 | Over and above the fact that he has three clerks , |
| 44 | A terse phone call from Arthur Edwards , a long-serving photographer from The Sun newspaper , whose avuncular manner belies the fact that he has excellent sources inside the royal world , reinforced the message . |
| 45 | One reason why his historical narrative , and others like it , must not be read uncritically stems from the fact that he projected current issues backward in time . |
| 46 | Industry analysts were more interested in the fact that he controlled enough shares in the world 's biggest soup maker to veto any takeover bid . |
| 47 | Perhaps for future competitions consideration could be given to the fact that anyone entering these competitions from areas a distance from London should not be disadvantaged and venues arranged so that extra cost is not incurred and the prize could then be truly enjoyed by everyone . |
| 48 | Its length was entirely related to the fact that it contained good news and , once again , Opposition Members did not want to hear it . |
| 49 | The downward arpeggio in the last two bars will obviously be given to the clarinet , for besides the fact that it fits that instrument like a glove , it does not lie within the range of any other wind instrument . |
| 50 | No financial details were revealed on AT&T Co 's acquisition of Shaye Communications Ltd ( CI No 2,148 ) , and no indication of the company 's size was given apart from the fact that it employs 60 people , many of whom are involved in the design and engineering of the firm 's products . |
| 51 | Most of you had a shower installed because it was convenient and saved time , and also because you liked the fact that it uses less water than a bath and provides an extra bathing facility . |
| 52 | The district benefited from the fact that it had comparative information on performance from a large range of providers which enabled them to take a more detached view of the strengths and weaknesses of its own unit , even though it also increased the complexity of contracting . |
| 53 | ‘ It is a proven fact that it strengthens growing teeth . ’ |
| 54 | With my responsibility for small firms , the House will not be surprised that I for one would robustly defend the exemption level and the fact that it helps small firms in the industry . |
| 55 | Rather , the fact that it made any headway at all bears witness to the degree to which wide sections of the British public became alarmed by the apparent drift of Chamberlain 's foreign policy . |
| 56 | The gathering perception that pen input has been over-hyped was reflected in the fact that it slipped two points to 8% , and speech technology does n't have many friends either , dropping one point to just 7% . |
| 57 | Iris Murdoch 's prolific fiction touches only occasionally on academia ; but she loves plots based on relations between teacher and pupil , master and disciple , and her interest in philosophy is so well known a fact that it informs any reading of her books , which are often felt to convey modern philosophical issues in lucid and digestible form . |
| 58 | Regrettably this consists only of a short description of the mechanical working of the lift , taken from Thomas 's own description , giving no assessment of the lift 's success in use , despite the fact that it appeared six months after the lift 's entry into service . |
| 59 | It also held East Indian bonds , and the fact that it gave substantial mortgages on land has led Dickson to suggest that to an extent it was diverting funds derived from industry and trade towards the landed interest . |
| 60 | That the new system generated little moral authority was less important than the fact that it gave many Sri Lankans access to the power of the state . |