Example sentences of "fact that a [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is due to their large size , the complexity and time required to install such a system and the fact that a machine bound system tends to be less flexible to change and re-layout . |
| 2 | The fact that a transaction includes the transfer of machinery , factory or office premises , stock , plant and equipment , tools and other tangible assets is not relevant if no intangible assets are transferred ( Woodhouse v Peter Brotherhood Ltd [ 1972 ] 2 QB 520 ) . |
| 3 | I blame the fact that a crow chose to hover below me as I scrambled up a tricky bit of path , made more perilous by loose shifting gravel . |
| 4 | Once re-investigation becomes routine , the fact that a case has been referred for re-investigation should attract no more concern than the fact that a medical diagnosis has been subjected to the test of a second opinion . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , my dear , I do n't think you can find anything sinister in the fact that a man wants to see his child bathed at night . |
| 6 | ( a ) he is not guilty of murder by reason only of the fact that a defence provided by s.56 ( diminished responsibility ) , 58 ( provocation ) or 59 ( use of excessive force ) applies ; or |
| 7 | As Slade LJ put it in Harlingdon Ltd : … the fact that a description has been attributed to the goods , either during the course of negotiations or even in the contract ( if written ) itself , does not necessarily and by itself render the contract one for 'sale by description " . |
| 8 | The mere fact that a vessel has sunk does not mean that there is a recoverable claim . |
| 9 | ’ … thus to take a case like that in question of a purchase from a retailer the reliance will be in general inferred from the fact that a buyer goes to the shop in confidence that the tradesman has selected his stock with skill and judgment . ’ |
| 10 | For example , it may be a fact that a writer has used the work of others without their permission . |
| 11 | The case of Instan seems to be authority for the proposition that a common-law duty was imposed upon the defendant to continue to care for her aunt , having once undertaken this responsibility.55 It would seem to follow from the fact that a relationship has to be created for the duty to arise that if the relationship ceases by one party releasing and absolving the other of his obligations , the duty also ceases . |
| 12 | In that way , despite the fact that a company lost the capital allowance on the excess on its investment , it gained on the reduction in corporation tax , from — I believe it was — 42 per cent . |
| 13 | No more than the fact that a company owning a fishing vessel is incorporated under the laws of the United Kingdom does the fact that it has its principal place of business in the United Kingdom and that 75 per cent . |
| 14 | In this instance , the very fact that a school cares enough about the success of its female pupils to try an experiment in single-sex teaching may be sufficient to account for their improved performance . |
| 15 | Purchasers responded only weakly to market signals such as competitive prices ( 22 per cent ) or the fact that a provider had " a well developed quality assurance programme " ( 12 per cent ) . |
| 16 | The mere fact that a warning has been given will not be sufficient to absolve the occupier . |
| 17 | The term ‘ permanent ’ is something of a misnomer , for the content of any pasture is constantly changing as conditions become more favourable for one species and less for another ; it applies only to the fact that a pasture remains in grass for an indefinite period . |
| 18 | This is known as ‘ translational lift ’ and accounts for the fact that a helicopter requires less power to maintain height in forward flight than it does in the hover ( Fig. 5.4 ) . |
| 19 | The fact that a majority did vote for them has shifted the balance of power back towards the reformers . |
| 20 | Absence for seven years , coupled with the fact that a petitioner has no reason to believe that his or her spouse is alive , will enable him or her to ask the court to make a declaration that death is presumed and that the marriage is dissolved . |
| 21 | Mike Loosley , general secretary of the Inner London Teachers ' Association - the area union branch — said yesterday : ‘ There 's no getting away from the fact that a child sent home on a particular day as a result of our action will be suffering . |
| 22 | In relation to the exercise of a profession such as medicine , the fact that a person has acted in accordance with practice which is recognized as proper by a responsible body of persons skilled in that profession means that there has been no negligence . |
| 23 | However , the fact that a person has a specific skill will not absolve an occupier who has not exercised a sufficient degree of care ( Ogwo v Taylor ) . |
| 24 | Of greater interest to The Times was the attendance of the King at the match for the first time and the fact that a cuckoo had been heard in the vicinity of the Crystal Palace . |
| 25 | No doubt age-old instincts tell them that altitude gives a measure of protection , but often the fact that a site commands good views seems a positive recommendation , as if a distant prospect of fields or farmyard is in itself an aid to production . |
| 26 | Finally the fact that a covenantor agrees only to sell to another who will accept a restraint is not in itself unreasoanble : Esso Petroleum Co Ltd v Harper 's George ( Stourport ) Ltd [ 1968 ] AC 269 per Lord Reid . |
| 27 | In Amoco Lord Cross said the fact that a covenantor had obtained and would continue to enjoy benefits under the agreement which he claimed to be unenforceable was pro tanto a reason for holding that the covenant was not in unreasonable restraint of trade . |
| 28 | This is so because , if courts are empowered to make authoritative determinations of the fact that a rule has been broken , these can not avoid being taken as authoritative determinations of what the rules are . |
| 29 | ‘ The fact that a woman sleeps with a woman does n't mean she forgets how to sleep with a man . |
| 30 | I mean , the fact that a woman sleeps with a woman does n't mean she forgets how to sleep with a man . |