Example sentences of "[is] a major reason for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Underemployment is endemic is the agricultural sector where the additional output of each extra worker may be zero ( or even negative ) ; this is a major reason for population drift from rural areas into city slums in many LDCs . |
| 2 | This is a major reason for attention to transition . |
| 3 | This is not surprising as dementia is a major reason for admission to long-stay care . |
| 4 | This is a major reason for the commitment in the job to thorough knowledge of the topography and geography of the district — the watercourse routes , the sites of potential pollution , and the location of sewage treatment works . |
| 5 | The latter is a major reason for continued interest among non-insurance companies in setting up their own captive insurance subsidiaries . |
| 6 | Hatred of religious bigotry , and of the violence and injustice it can produce , is a major reason for people turning their backs on religion . |
| 7 | The company says the decline of British Coal is a major reason for the sale . |