Example sentences of "[adv prt] by the fact " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a definite air of mystery around The Black Dog — helped along by the fact that their records have often been near-impossible to find . |
| 2 | They 'd hesitated for almost a year before they 'd made the move , finally spurred along by the fact that they 'd grown sick of talking about it . |
| 3 | Do n't be put off by the fact that you ca n't rock and roll — nor can I — full tuition at beginner standard is included . |
| 4 | I was also rather put off by the fact I had inadvertently climbed to the summit of Cairn Gorm from the restaurant at the top of the chairlift one drizzly afternoon years ago . |
| 5 | • Do n't be put off by the fact that you have to control the purse strings — it is n't too difficult and leaflets are available from the Inland Revenue and the DSS . |
| 6 | I was n't put off by the fact that Jo had told me not to call or see her . |
| 7 | with , with posh people , if th if they were being pissed off by the fact that you did n't reply to the invitation properly then he 's a dickhead . |
| 8 | The man 's global standing was summed up by the fact that he had the whole of Cardiff Arms Park standing for an ovation that tingled your spine . |
| 9 | This view is backed up by the fact that Novell and Banyan ( for whom 100Base-VG support is just a matter of writing new drivers ) are on board . |
| 10 | The weakness of this argument was later shown up by the fact that ‘ Russian technicians readily overcame the difficulties alleged to be inherent in running the Russian product through the refineries in Cuba . |
| 11 | That amateurism was both a code of ethics and a system of status was borne out by the fact that ‘ amateur ’ was often used in conjunction with ‘ gentleman ’ . |
| 12 | CAC sees itself as part of the community of East Manchester and this is borne out by the fact that the company is now employing the third generation of workers from local families . |
| 13 | Interest in the GCR never seems to wane , borne out by the fact that copies of our first volume have all been sold , and correspondence from readers invariably asks for more . |
| 14 | That this is so is borne out by the fact that seaside towns with golf links handy have gone ahead by leaps and bounds . ’ |
| 15 | Robert Burns called John Tennant , ‘ a worthy , intelligent farmer , my father 's friend and my own ’ and his regard is borne out by the fact that when he was offered tenancy of Ellisland Farm , Dumfries , it was to John Tennant he turned for advice ; they travelled together to the farm and after an inspection , the older man recommended it to his young friend . |
| 16 | And this is borne out by the fact that although the outward forms of creatures can be bred into a most amazing degree of variety , as we find in the domestic dog , the inner instincts remain very much the same . |
| 17 | Making mylar sheets is a little more effort , but this is cancelled out by the fact that you usually need to mark much less . |
| 18 | Klaasen 's contention that ‘ the only integration that has gone on so far has been among the top officials ’ seemed to be borne out by the fact that we had to wait for the penultimate game of the tours to seen the first nonwhite player take the field . |
| 19 | The halfway house of floating a part of the equity of the better businesses while retaining a majority is ruled out by the fact that the units so treated have to have a three-year separate trading record first . |
| 20 | That I did in fact think this way , and that her assumptions about my assumptions were in fact correct , is borne out by the fact that I interpreted her words quickly , and that she seemed perfectly satisfied with my interpretation . |
| 21 | The Greek Government considered that that view was borne out by the fact that the Community legislation on the fishing industry referred to vessels ‘ flying the flag of a member state ’ or ‘ registered in a member state ’ and regarded those concepts as having been defined by the laws of the member states . |
| 22 | This is perhaps borne out by the fact that since the UK joined the EC with its current population of 320 million people , it has always operated with a net deficit on its balance of trade with its European partners . |
| 23 | But to our disgust , and as Nigel mentioned , also that we have seen a demise of factory inspectors , and this is borne out by the fact that figures at the present time show that an average workplace can be expected to be visited once in eleven years . |
| 24 | After the revolution , Andrei 's starlet wife loyally tried to defend her husband by portraying him as an opponent of the Comrade and the victim of persecution , but this unoriginal line of defence is not borne out by the facts , except insofar as all the members of the ruling group lived precariously . |
| 25 | This is a very appealing theory but scarcely seems to be borne out by the facts ; after all , we dream about all sorts of things which in no way do we wish to experience in real life . |
| 26 | This , as we have seen , is simply not borne out by the facts . |
| 27 | It was generally agreed that republics were now much more likely than monarchies to use them ; and this belief seems to be borne out by the facts . |
| 28 | Unfortunately the predictions of this very simple hypothesis were not borne out by the facts of subsequent experience . |
| 29 | Part of her annoyance was brought about by the fact that she had never met nor heard of Mary Brown but part of it was fuelled by the fact that her son had broken with the faith . |
| 30 | This unusual state of events is brought about by the fact that in 1822 the subscribed fund was invested and the winner receives the interest . |