Example sentences of "fact that [noun prp] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite the fact that Nicholas does more charity work than most young players and in spite of his regular visits to see sick children at Great Ormond Street Hospital , the image died hard . |
| 2 | Evidence for the importance of this ‘ rural-urban shift ’ can be found in the fact that London sustained such heavy population loss in the 1970s despite being located at the heart of the most dynamic region in the UK . |
| 3 | The fact that PRCS has such a large client base might suggest that it has discovered some magic formula , but Murphy insists the principles of good PR are quite simple . |
| 4 | The fact that Kent headed this unworthy league by an ample margin suggests that the industry there hastened its eventual downfall by inferior work . |
| 5 | To some extent , the demoralisation and poverty of spirit I had encountered could be attributed to the misfortunes of geography ; to the fact that Czechoslovakia had such ruthless neighbours as Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union . |
| 6 | For US T-bonds the situation looked a little more optimistic for a couple of years after the launch , but the volume of contracts traded has fallen steeply since 1988 although there has been no such decline in their home base on the CBoT , and despite the fact that LIFFE invested much effort in internationalising this contract — establishing a fungible link with the Sydney Futures Exchange ( SFE ) in 1986 to allow global trading in US T-bonds for 19 hours a day , and reaching an understanding with the CBoT for fungible contracts in the US T-bond and the UK Long Gilt . |
| 7 | There can be no disputing the fact that Luke includes this story for one main reason . |
| 8 | The fact that Renault managed this with the same V10 engine configuration with which it restarted its F1 programme in 1989 , while those around them said a V12 would be needed , is testament to the company 's enormous confidence and strength of purpose . |
| 9 | Needless to say , an attempt to destroy a country 's ecosystem takes a toll in much more than trees and reedbeds , and the fact that Vietnam has any wildlife left at all may seem remarkable . |
| 10 | She was very sensitive to the fact that Stephen had enough worries at the moment without the antipathy between his wife and mother adding to them . |