Example sentences of "the main reason [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So far I have discussed the example of the missile and its specific antidote without stressing the evolutionary , progressive aspect , which is , after all , the main reason for bringing it into this chapter . |
| 2 | It is the main reason for filling in football coupons and entering all kinds of competitions . |
| 3 | What was the main reason for building the line ? |
| 4 | Eating may not then be the main reason for gathering in parties . |
| 5 | The main reason for fishing the middle line of the river today is that with a head wind it is the safest distance for me to be able to loosefeed easily . |
| 6 | This is something that the British harp on that incessantly , using it as the main reason for choosing one restaurant over another , but do we really understand what it means and are we consistent in our assessment of perceived value ? |
| 7 | The main reason for believing that it was neglected was its complete absence from any cinema newsreels of the period . ’ |
| 8 | However , the main reason for mentioning it in this methodological discussion is to show how subtle and fine-grained our analysis must be if we are to give an adequate account of the function of language variation in close-tie communities . |
| 9 | The main reason for pursuing archaeology is , of course , to find out as much as possible about how recent and remote societies lived and operated . |
| 10 | It is sometimes argued that the main reason for allowing such matters as provocation to reduce murder to manslaughter is to avoid the mandatory penalty for murder . |
| 11 | The main reason for using alloys is to modify the mechanical and physical properties of metals to suit the item being manufactured . |
| 12 | The main reason for using a Statutory Demand is not to drive your debtor into insolvency , which helps no one , but rather to bring pressure to bear on having accounts paid and having them paid quickly . |
| 13 | ‘ Buddha grass , ’ he murmurs , ‘ the main reason for staying in this god-awful country — ’ |
| 14 | The possibility of witnessing someone 's true nature is the main reason for wanting to see music performed live . ’ |
| 15 | But the main reason for quitting was that I felt stale , burnt-out . |
| 16 | The main reason for adopting this definition will reveal itself in Sections 3.6 and 3.7 . |
| 17 | That is the main reason for deciding to treat them here , instead of where ( some would say ) they belong , before The Hobbit and along with the ‘ Philological Inquiries ’ of Chapter 2 . |
| 18 | The main reason for falling prices continued to be Brazil 's refusal to revive the price support operations of the International Coffee Agreement ( ICA ) [ see pp. 36836 ; 37335 ; 37895 ] . |
| 19 | The main reason for showing this example is not its intrinsic value to applied scientists ( the problem of space-charged-limited diodes is no longer in the forefront of interest ) but to demonstrate the applicability of Poisson 's equation under conditions of steady current flow . |
| 20 | Both Arjo Wiggins Appleton ( 27% ) and NFC ( 20% ) cite use of the tender mechanism as the main reason for reducing their costs . |
| 21 | Each time a referral was made details of the referring general practitioner ; the patient 's sex and date of birth ; the consultant , specialty , and hospital to which the referral was made ; the symptoms or diagnosis ; and the main reason for making the referral were recorded . |
| 22 | The main reason for squinting is that a baby has not developed three-D ( binocular ) vision , which is what stimulates her eyes to move together . |
| 23 | The main reason for ceasing to work for the project was that the project itself had no suitable work to offer . |
| 24 | The tribunal allowed the appeal against the direction because VAT avoidance was not seen as the main reason for having two businesses . |
| 25 | Suddenly , there is just the slightest hint that Mr Murdoch is losing the magic touch , and for many investment banks and financial institutions around the world that magic touch was the main reason for backing him . |
| 26 | Two-thirds of the drinkers surveyed said the location of a pub was the main reason for visiting it and 32 per cent prefer a pub that serves food at most times of the day . |