Sentence:  However , it determined that neither this factor , nor `` the <WSD>fact</WSD> that all concerned in high executive posts in both companies acted honorably and fairly , each in the honest conviction that his actions were in the best interests of his own company and without any design to overreach anyone , including du Pont 's competitors '' , 353 U. S. , at 607 , outweighed the Government 's claim for relief . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened