Example sentences of "[to-vb] on the fact that " in BNC.
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| 1 | April 1 being one of those ‘ wobbly Wednesdays ’ , no-one saw fit to comment on the fact that no such strategy was handed over by our Government , and that all the Commission received from us was a pristine copy of the Government 's White Paper on the Environment , first published nearly two years ago — and notoriously short on specific targets . |
| 2 | In particular , he fails to comment on the fact that eighty-five per cent of the seven-year-olds passed item ( 1 ) — a fact which suggests that even younger children might have been capable of passing this item , especially if it had been presented in an oral rather than a written form . |
| 3 | During these years the most important of the established exhibitors at the Indépendants and the Salon d'Automne included Bonnard , Vuillard and Denis , while the strong group of Neo-Impressionist painters under the leadership of Signac were also recognized and admired ; by 1909 Vauxcelles was able to comment on the fact that it was no longer necessary to fight for the painters that he had christened the Fauves . |
| 4 | It is salutary to reflect on the fact that decisions taken and qualifications awarded now could affect the mobility of people well into the twenty first century . |
| 5 | It is shocking and horrible , and it requires a sense of irony almost to reflect on the fact that this is 1991 — towards the end of the 20th century . |
| 6 | The important distinction between accommodation and services , recognised in the Wagner report ( 1988 ) helps us to focus on the fact that a complete environment is being offered . |
| 7 | It is also noteworthy that the Oriel crew — who may be presumed to have known a thing or two about rowing , given their record in recent years — also failed to remark on the fact that I or Karen were allegedly paddling away from the drowning man . |
| 8 | Democrats accused Bush of timing the veto to capitalize on the fact that public attention was currently focused on the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings [ see p. 38510 ] . |
| 9 | Anyone who has ever admired ‘ well kept ’ horses in immaculate stables might like to ponder on the fact that wild horses do n't : |
| 10 | Of course , the Conservatives won again in 1983 , but the fact that they secured two-thirds of the seats in the Commons with less than half of the popular vote encouraged the centre parties to cry still louder for electoral reform at the same time as the Left were forced to ponder on the fact that had there been proportional representation then the Conservatives would not have been able to form a government without the moderating support of another party in the coalition . |
| 11 | Nor are the police entitled to rely on the fact that the suspect conforms to a general stereotype offender . |
| 12 | The client is then able to rely on the fact that even if s65(6)– ( 9 ) applied the benefit will not have been received in the United Kingdom because the benefit will be used to repay the interest on the loan ( and not the capital ) . |