noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ important , interesting , relevant , salient
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You must look at all the relevant ~s.
▪ basic , simple
▪ cold , concrete , hard , incontrovertible , inescapable , observable , obvious , plain , straightforward , true , undeniable
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The police have to support their case with hard ~s.
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These are all incontrovertible ~s.
▪ bare , disturbing , harsh , sad , stark , unpalatable ( esp. BrE ), unpleasant
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the bare ~s of war
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a rather harsh ~ of life
▪ known
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The known ~s of the case are as follows.
▪ little-known , well-known
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It is a well-known ~ that girls do better than boys at school.
▪ proven
▪ historical , scientific
▪ mere
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The mere ~ of your being there will arouse their suspicions.
VERB + FACT
▪ be aware of , have , know
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We don't have all the ~s yet.
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She already knew the ~s she needed.
▪ ascertain , establish , find out
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the best way of establishing the ~s
▪ check , consider , examine , look at
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I think you need to check your ~s.
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For God's sake, look at the ~s!
▪ prove
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These ~s have not yet been proved.
▪ collect , gather
▪ select
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Historians must first select the ~s that they present.
▪ give , present , report , state
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The job of the teacher is not simply to impart ~s.
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I'm not making excuses—I'm just stating a ~.
▪ interpret
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different ways of interpreting the ~s
▪ account for , explain
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How do you account for the ~ that unemployment is still rising?
▪ accept , acknowledge , appreciate , face , recognize
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She wouldn't accept the ~ that she had lost.
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I appreciate the ~ that you're under a lot of pressure at the moment.
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I'm afraid you'll have to face ~s. She'll never marry you.
▪ grasp
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He doesn't seem able to grasp this basic ~.
▪ learn
▪ deny , dispute
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No one can deny this ~.
▪ forget , ignore , overlook
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This approach ignores the ~ that people, not computers, commit crimes.
▪ be oblivious to
▪ conceal , disguise , hide
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If he was bored, he managed to hide the ~ very well.
▪ obscure
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The recent improvements should not obscure the ~ that general standards are still far too low.
▪ change
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This does not change the ~ that a crime has been committed.
▪ draw attention to
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The report draws attention to the ~ that the country is now a net exporter of the product.
▪ emphasize , highlight , underline ( esp. BrE ), underscore ( esp. AmE )
▪ confine sb/yourself to ( esp. BrE ), stick to
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Just stick to the ~s.
▪ be based on
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a novel based on historical ~
▪ reflect
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Prices reflect the ~ that the company is aiming at the luxury market.
▪ stem from
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He knew their bitterness stemmed from the ~ that he was in charge.
▪ be explained by , be supported by
▪ be complicated by , be compounded by , be exacerbated by
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The problem was compounded by the ~ that I had no idea what I was looking for.
▪ hate , lament , regret , resent
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We waited miserably, lamenting the ~ that our suitcases had been put on the wrong plane.
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She resented the ~ that I had more freedom than her.
FACT + VERB
▪ remain
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The ~ remains that we are still two teachers short.
PREPOSITION
▪ after the ~
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On some vital decisions employees were only informed after the ~ (= when it was too late to change them) .
▪ apart from the ~
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She was happy, apart from the ~ that she could not return home.
▪ despite the ~ , in spite of the ~ , notwithstanding the ~
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He got the job, despite the ~ that he has no experience.
▪ due to the ~
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Due to the ~ that they did not read English, the prisoners were unaware of what they were signing.
▪ given the ~
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The findings are not surprising, given the ~s: …
▪ in ~
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I used to live in France; in ~, not far from where you're going.
▪ ~ about
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We learned several interesting ~s about elephants.
PHRASES
▪ (as) a matter of ~
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It's not wild speculation! It's a plain matter of ~.
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‘I suppose you'll be leaving soon, then?’ ‘No, as a matter of ~ I'll be staying for another two years.’
▪ ~s and figures
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All the ~s and figures were presented at the meeting.
▪ the ~ of the matter
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A new car would be wonderful but the ~ of the matter is that we can't afford one.
▪ the ~s of the case
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The ~s of the case are quite straightforward.
▪ a ~ of life (= a situation that cannot be changed)
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It is an sad ~ of life that the most deserving people do not often achieve the most success.
▪ the ~s of life (= the details about sex and how babies are born, esp. as told to children)
▪ ~ or fiction?
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The Loch Ness Monster: ~ or fiction?
▪ the ~s speak for themselves (= further explanation about sth is unnecessary because the facts prove it is true)
▪ get your ~s right , get your ~s straight , get your ~s wrong
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If you're going to make accusations, you'd better get your ~s right.
▪ have the ~s at your fingertips
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When making your presentation, it is important to have all the ~s at your fingertips (= to have the information you need and be able to find it and use it quickly) .
▪ in actual ~ , in point of ~
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I thought the work would be difficult. In actual ~, it's very easy.
▪ in view of the ~ that …
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Voluntary work was particularly important in view of the ~ that women were often forced to give up paid work on marriage.
▪ know for a ~
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Do you know for a ~ that he is in London?
▪ not to mention the ~ that …
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It's very hard to do this on a home computer. Not to mention the ~ that it's actually illegal.
▪ a question of ~ , a statement of ~
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It's a simple statement of ~.
▪ a recognition of the ~ that …
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a growing recognition of the ~ that learning may take different forms