Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [adj] reason " in BNC.
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| 1 | Use of the autocue is another reason in favour of a variable floor , by the way . |
| 2 | The constantly increasing complexity of the law is one reason , but by no means the only reason , why many solicitors in small practices are now dissatisfied with their position . |
| 3 | ‘ Gutless management is one reason why consultants are flourishing , ’ said Knight . |
| 4 | I think the the key point about patriotism is one reason why perhaps people in , in Britain and so on should n't be patriotic too , but if you see the rather cynical attitude of the Western countries towards recent events , not just in Russia but right across the Eastern block , very good example was condemned , erm but when , following the massacres erm , the West has gone on to sort of do deals with the winners and cultivate links er with the people responsible for that massacre , the killing of the Soviet Union went the other way and consequently erm that 's where you know Western resources are directed . |
| 5 | Non-conformist outrage at the Education Act was one reason for the Conservative defeat in the election of December 1905 . |
| 6 | He also has a quartet he attempts to rule with a very firm hand and an inadequate manager called Giant ( Spike Lee himself ) whose obsession with gambling is one reason why the group is prone to the exploitation of ( white ) New York club owners . |
| 7 | The theory challenges the assumption of orthodox welfare economics that the existence of market failure is sufficient reason for governmental intervention . |
| 8 | His general theme is that reason has supremacy over revelation . |
| 9 | Lack of rain is one reason for low ground water levels . |
| 10 | That sheep dip is singularly disagreeable to a golden eagle is one reason for its rarity . |
| 11 | This habit was one reason why he found steady work difficult . ’ |
| 12 | Stewardess service and airline-style meals are provided in Stagecoach carriages , but alcohol is banned — drunken rowdiness was one reason why BR withdrew its seated service . |
| 13 | The right of an editor to trial by jury is one reason why this law has not been invoked since 1947 : no government will risk the embarrassment of an acquittal . |
| 14 | Fears of what might happen in the East are one reason EC leaders have been willing to offer some help to those on the other side of the broken Berlin Wall . |
| 15 | Lack of information is another reason for the persistence of structural unemployment , being itself one of the causes of geographical and occupational immobility . |
| 16 | Evidence of popular agrarian-nationalism is one reason why the rural community was later identified as being a major support of ultranationalism and aggression . |
| 17 | The Austrian fleece is one reason why Phoenix are able to offer Windstopper on some of their jackets at about £15 to £20 less than others on the market . |
| 18 | This variety is another reason why Orcs and Goblins appeal to so many players , as the number of different troops types enables you to tailor an army to your own style of play or to a particular opponent . |
| 19 | Opportunity is another reason for the entrepreneurial boon . |
| 20 | Of course Western prosperity is one reason why East Germans want out . |
| 21 | In France the system was much more centralized , and it might be that the stiffness of the Napoleonic system was one reason why France had lost to Germany the prominent place she had had at the beginning of the century when that system was set up . |
| 22 | The tribunal said Davies 's lie was sufficient reason for losing his job . |
| 23 | The risk of diluting the nature of the surveyor 's duty to his client was one reason for the restrictive rules about investment holdings . |