Example sentences of "[vb infin] to the fact " in BNC.
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| 1 | l9 Moreover , the kairos approach can not speak to the fact of an all-male priesthood ( which God is supposed to have given to His church and to have been adequate in past ages ) precisely having been one of the factors making for the secondary position of women in society . |
| 2 | The parable may refer to the fact that in Jesus ' time the Zealots ( this was a name given to nationalists ) were stirring up the peasants to revolt against such landlords . |
| 3 | He did refer to the fact that , if the trial proceeded , witnesses would be giving evidence about things that had occurred a long time ago and said that he did ‘ not think that is a position which is salvaged or saved by reason of the fact that there are in being notebooks , that there are in being witness statements . ’ |
| 4 | He paid a brief homage to the Gnomes , who had journeyed all the way from the Gallan Mountains to bring their ideas for the new Queen 's Crown Jewels and did not refer to the fact that they were four days late on account of getting lost on the way . |
| 5 | By ‘ deconstructionist ’ Brooke-Rose does not simply refer to the fact that her novel ‘ deconstructs ’ itself . |
| 6 | When the right hon. Gentleman next takes the opportunity to visit Blackpool , will he refer to the fact that according to the Government 's own figures which have been supplied to me , 38 per cent . |
| 7 | The same approach must apply to the fact that Price was , on the Swedish government 's case , an accomplice of the applicant , a matter upon which Mr. Newman also relied . |
| 8 | We should attend to the fact that knowledge of the external world means representing a lot of facts at once , so many facts that we lose hold of the idea of ‘ representation ’ . |
| 9 | Anthony Chua will testify to the fact . |
| 10 | Indeed , her room-mates will testify to the fact that the experience was a nightmare . |
| 11 | For example , knowing whether or not a particular individual is a partner may prove crucial , especially with regard to the fact ( discussed below ) that partners may bind the other members of the firm to contracts and other acts . |
| 12 | And what do you feel , what are your feelings and with regard to the fact the flats are coming down ? |
| 13 | Election experts could legitimately point to the fact that a system of proportional voting could have given a very different result . |
| 14 | There was more than a touch of arrogance to the assumption , and clashes with governments , who could at least point to the fact that they had been elected , were inevitable . |
| 15 | As evidence for this assertion she will point to the fact that the rise of the novel ( the literary genre of ‘ character ’ par excellence ) in the eighteenth century coincided with the rise of capitalism ; that the triumph of the novel over all other literary genres in the nineteenth century coincided with the triumph of capitalism ; and that the modernist and postmodernist deconstruction of the classic novel in the twentieth century has coincided with the terminal crisis of capitalism . |
| 16 | In addition to the objections already raised , such as the promotion of the goal of utilitarianism by questionable means , we can point to the fact that as compared with sarvodaya it shows a lack of humanity . |
| 17 | While they could point to the fact that the town might have a poor bus system , could have better public amenities and that in winter it was dull , they could also point to the good health they enjoyed compared to when they lived in a large industrial city . |
| 18 | Despite this criticism , pluralists can point to the fact that the share of military expenditure as a percentage of GDP has not constantly risen since 1945 — there were definite downturns after Korea and Vietnam . |
| 19 | Furthermore , they would point to the fact that downturns have been relatively temporary and have always been followed by a return to high levels of expenditure . |
| 20 | The second view would point to the fact that in reality it is the Prime Minister who , in setting the agenda for Cabinet discussion , decides what is to be discussed in the first place and consequently has power . |
| 21 | NATO will now restrict itself to only one nuclear system , as opposed to the Soviet Union — or Russia now — with three , and we in NATO can point to the fact that we will soon have about one tenth the number of nuclear warheads that we had 10 years ago . |
| 22 | Against this , the target 's controllers and directors will point to the fact that the proposal was sanctioned by a vote of shareholders ( as required by the Yellow Book ( see above ) and/or the Code ( see below ) ) and that competent independent advice was received on the terms of the offer and made known to shareholders as required under Rule 3.2 of the Code . |