Example sentences of "fact that [adv] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The uncertainty is illustrated by the fact that even five years ago Vodafone profits were forecast at around £40million by the end of the decade . |
| 2 | These two contrasting events emphasize the central fact that even natural hazards are not defined solely by the characteristics of the event but by the interaction of those events with the human occupation of the threatened area . |
| 3 | Even more interesting was the fact that over 300 cars were parked at the Park and Ride facility at Harman 's Cross which obviously reduced the level of traffic along the road to Swanage by that amount . |
| 4 | Despite the fact that very few reservoirs have been functioning for more than 10 years , cases have been described in which dysplasia and carcinoma have been seen in colitic pouches and adenomas in FAP pouches . |
| 5 | Meanwhile we should note that one of the important discoveries of zoologists in recent times , one that has tended to blunt warm and cold-blooded distinctions , is the fact that very large creatures , whether animals or reptiles , show much fewer temperature differentials , especially at weights greater than 100 kg . |
| 6 | Conversely , the observable spectrum function has a value at wavenumber κ χ influenced by all eddies smaller than ( for reasons arising from the fact that only one-dimensional spectra can be observed . |
| 7 | I think that one of the outstanding erm criticisms that I would make of the whole programme , in research with animals , is the fact that only two licences have been revoked I think you said |
| 8 | The fact that only two variables of the Pugh score are so powerful in our model is probably related to two reasons : first , in case of variceal haemorrhage , some of the five variables of this score are probably redundant and second , in our model the use of the absolute value of prothrombin adds a gain in sensitivity compared with the subclasses of the Pugh score . |
| 9 | Some indication of the pressures which these place on our finances can be seen from the fact that only two years ago the direct costs of these two areas were £175,000 and £70,000 respectively . |
| 10 | Keeping information up to date was considered to be difficult due to the increasing number of information sources , and the fact that only certain sections of documents might be superseded by new information . |
| 11 | Despite the fact that only three weeks were available between his first viewing of the premises and the date for submission of offers , Russell Mills managed to find five collaborators , and their tender succeeded in competition against bids from office developers , engineering firms and an art college . |
| 12 | A clue to his role may be found in the fact that only seven times did he take five wickets in an innings and never once ten in a match . |
| 13 | Military organisation was also well advanced , in spite of the fact that only primitive weapons were in evidence . |
| 14 | And the same change throughout the industry can be accounted for by the functional fact that only those firms which made this change would have survived the competition . |
| 15 | Universality refers to the fact that totally different systems can exhibit the same route to chaos — the same not just in that they show the same broad features , but very closely the same including quantitative details . |
| 16 | I am still surprised , when I consider what loners most illustrators are , that the organisation continues to survive — though it suffers from the fact that too many artists leave once they have become established and feel they no longer need its help so much . |
| 17 | It is no accident that there is a similarity between the diagnostic test , above , and the claim which used to be advanced in transformational grammar to the effect that an attributive adjective incorporated in a noun phrase is derived from some such structure as : ( 6 ) the N present BE ADJ This proposal was questioned quite early in the development of transformational grammar ( see Berman , 1974 ) , and a major reason for this was precisely the fact that too many phrases with attributive adjectives were discovered where the derivation does not seem to be usable ; as we shall see later , there are other reasons why such a derivation may not work , apart from the issue discussed here . |
| 18 | This was made possible by the fact that long American journeys involved overnight sleeping accommodation . |
| 19 | The fact that highly respected consultants verify our conclusions further strengthens an already watertight case against removing the water service from public control . |
| 20 | The fact that highly improbable circumstances could result in significant upside potential should not affect the presentation . |
| 21 | ( For example , they hide the fact that significantly higher wages were earned by an elite of urban craftsmen . |
| 22 | The only other external modifying force is the fact that extremely intricate designs tend to become unclear if the pile is too long , which is why most finely-knotted items are close-cropped . |
| 23 | Barkay et al. ( 1989 ) also draw attention to the fact that genetically engineered bacteria may affect global biogeochemical cycles by usurping the role that naturally occurring bacteria currently play in helping to control flux rates of nutrients from one pool to another . |
| 24 | This is despite the fact that around 40,000 visitors enter the Magic Kingdom daily to see Mickey and Co at a cost of £23 for adults and £15 for kids . |
| 25 | Partly this was explained by the location of the papacy on the borders of France , at Avignon , and partly by the fact that so many cardinals as well as popes were French . |
| 26 | The fact that so many repossessions take place needlessly , proves that there is something wrong with the service borrowers are getting . |
| 27 | As far as the school was concerned , the fact that so many parents attended a parents ' evening was ‘ an indication of the kind of area we are dealing with … where parents are interested in their children 's education and want to play as full a part as possible . ’ |
| 28 | This is something which has been drawn to my attention on many occasions and would she not agree that there are many of us who very much regret the fact that so many parents er are find it difficult to exercise their right to vote , because there is so much opposition er at a local level from officials |
| 29 | Propagandists could always argue that the fact that so many misfortunes had befallen England since the Revolution confirmed how wrong it had been to dethrone the rightful sovereign . |
| 30 | Does he agree that the fact that so many parts of the country are queueing up for ESA status is a tribute to him and to the usefulness of such areas ? |