unpleasant fact

collocation in English

meaningsofunpleasantandfact

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unpleasant
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈplez.ənt/us
/ʌnˈplez.ənt/
not enjoyable ...
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fact
noun[C or U]
uk
/fækt/us
/fækt/
something that is known to have happened or to exist, especially something for which proof exists, or about which there ...
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(Definition ofunpleasantandfactfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Unemployment is theunpleasantfact.
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That is an unfortunate andunpleasantfact.
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That is theunpleasantfactwe have to face.
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The politicians must face up to thisunpleasantfact.
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We have to face this veryunpleasantfact.
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That is anunpleasantfactthat must be faced.
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It is anunpleasantfact, but it is a fact which has to be faced.
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It comes as a great shock to them when they learn this mostunpleasantfact.
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Theunpleasantfactis that, if one has saved nothing, one could now be better off.
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There is nothing to be gained by seeking to ignore that veryunpleasantfact.
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Nevertheless, we must face theunpleasantfactthat some uneconomic pits must go.
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It may be anunpleasantfact, but it is the fact.
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It is anunpleasantfactof life for those people who will be affected by it.
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Do not let us ignore thisunpleasantfactwhen we know that it exists.
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We have also to admit theunpleasantfactthat war inevitably creates dictators, even in democracies.
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That must be a veryunpleasantfactfor him to face, as it is for the people of this country.
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That is a dangerous andunpleasantfact, but it has been demonstrated in a number of cases.
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We had also to reconcile ourselves to the veryunpleasantfactthat millions of people in the world were demanding a higher standard of living.
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It is a true but a veryunpleasantfactthat after the last war there was a progressive decline in our merchant fleet.
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Theunpleasantfactis that those large increases awarded last year and meant to bring peace to the industry have brought inter-union rivalry and discontent.
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Theunpleasantfactremains, however, that our welfare society has no sound provisions for ascertaining the other needs of these citizens.
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A furtherunpleasantfactto face is that we are not going to get over our difficulties by refusing to face them.
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The very possibility of an accident, even if one does not occur, is anunpleasantfactwith which to live, especially for those living near a nuclear reactor.
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The harsh andunpleasantfactis that we have only a small army, and we must use that small army in the best way and to the best effect.
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Therefore, it seems to me that we have to accept the veryunpleasantfactthat for the next five years we shall have to do with makeshift civil aviation.
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