0 something that is known to have happened or to exist, especially something for which proof exists, or about which there is information: --
In fact there is some evidence to suggest that they were able to exhibit a degree of compassion, especially if the victim requested mercy.
The reported information on the form thus might not correspond to the reality of facts.
In fact, it was replaced by new sources of disquietude.
One patient was refused because the fact that she already had a 4-month baby did not by itself seem a sufficiently strong indication.
In fact much of what we do is based on experience that "ordinary people" (here: not researchers or other elites) have shared with us.
But, in fact, we do not place any weight on ordinary intuitions about color.
Although parties were relatively quick to form, historians have underscored the importance of the fact that they were not anticipated by the founders.
For the sake of completeness we sketch a quick proof of this last fact.