Example sentences of "fact that it [was/were] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | perhaps the major significance of the Council of Europe rests in the fact that it was the first European organisation with a political flavour . |
| 2 | The significance of the BF therefore was to be in its administration and the fact that it was the first British organization to link itself specifically with Mussolini 's new form of politics , in however diluted a form . |
| 3 | Art Basel reigns supreme among art fairs for a number of reasons : for the length it has been in existence ; for the fact that it was the first fair to introduce a selection committee ; and because of its timing . |
| 4 | The reason that the Macintosh , hardly a favourite among the business community , has been so successful in its guise as a publishing system is due to the fact that it was the first to provide a common user interface for all its software . |
| 5 | The fact that it was the first time in the 20th century that either of the major parties had selected an all-southern election ticket reflected the widespread belief that only by recapturing support lost to the Republicans in the south could the Democrats hope to win the presidency . |
| 6 | An Old Firm game played on the Saturday before an international match is clearly not an aid to Roxburgh and the fact that it was the 34th match of a gruelling 44-game championship did not escape his attention , either . |