Example sentences of "[prep] why it is " in BNC.
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| 1 | Science is knowledge of what is necessarily the case , and of why it is so . |
| 2 | Although the Act does allow for children to be absent from Hearings under the circumstances already referred to , they should still be notified of the Hearing , and an explanation of why it is taking place should be given . |
| 3 | A full explanation of why it is believed that contributions have been over-paid , the amount and the period involved , and the names and NI numbers of the people concerned should be included . |
| 4 | Whatever the heady consequences of that ( and they have classically been found contradictory ) , Sloman 's explication does not tackle the question of why it is we are conscious of certain things at some times but not at others . |
| 5 | This argument raises the question of why it is that sexual dimorphism and polygyny are related at all . |
| 6 | The economic circumstances of both parties seem to offer another important explanation of why it is more common for people to share a home with relatives at some points of historical time than at others . |
| 7 | I shall isolate six points of difference that seem to me important to our appreciation of why it is that children normally find writing difficult . |
| 8 | Students should come not merely to know that such and such is the case , or that this procedure works , but should be able to offer their own account of why it is the case or why it works . |
| 9 | Well , let's wait and hear wh what says , he 'll probably explain to you the history of why it is like this . |
| 10 | Or the project will test their understanding of why it is particularly bad to break a promise . |
| 11 | The appearance of a weaning-trauma in early agricultural cultures explains the paradox of why it is that a loss of the ideal mother — that is , a frustration — leads to an over-involvement with her . |
| 12 | Life-positions throw light on why it is that some people tend to be winners and some losers in life . |
| 13 | Given that this is the case , it is interesting and instructive to reflect on why it is that these people have decided to call us their ‘ clients ’ . |
| 14 | 1 ) Give a short explanation on why it is so important that all class members should join the Medau Society ; — |
| 15 | The fact that several shoals are compelled by circumstances to amass in a swim at the same time may be the explanation as to why it is easier to make a big catch from a river . |
| 16 | Having observed something , just record it and do not reason it out as to why it is so . |
| 17 | It is very curious that almost everybody accepts that Searle 's argument is profoundly mistaken and yet there are rich differences of opinion as to why it is wrong ! |
| 18 | because I think women have traditionally been very reluctant both to report domestic violence and hearing echo 's of what women are saying here , in terms of women looking into their own behaviours , to why it is happening rather than er having it labelled as a crime and I think one of the , the , the main thrust of the project , the women involved in is to raise the profile of domestic violence into being a criminal act . |
| 19 | There is an immediate question as to why it is there : is it what some vandal has done , or some unauthorized dauber , or some impulsive and frustrated artist , or some new policy of bringing art into the streets ? |
| 20 | There are good biological reasons for why it is so difficult to produce drugs that will knock out viral infections . |
| 21 | In passing our studies have helped to clear up some of the outstanding biological problems that underlie the reproductive biology of Bufo bufo , such as why it is that the males so greatly outnumber the females , and why they are smaller . |