Example sentences of "[pron] is [adv] to do with " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have an uncompromising attitude sadly lacking in a lot of what 's coming out at the moment , which is partly to do with not being 18 or 19-year-olds who were really into something that happened fairly recently , whose major motivation is to try and copy that somehow . |
| 2 | In this context we may distinguish ( i ) the impartiality which is part and parcel of making moral or legal-judgments on the basis of formulating universal rules permitting or prohibiting certain types of conduct as distinct from making decisions only about particular persons and particular occasions : the impartiality not just of universalisability but of rules which actually are to be universalised ; ( ii ) the impartiality of being a non-involved person which is particularly relevant to the position of the person who is applying legal or moral rules to particular circumstances and which is directly to do with the characteristics of the judge who according to this standard must have no personal interest in the outcome of the case , but which may also be relevant in the process of legislation since legislators may have particular and personal interests in the outcome of the legislation in question ; ( iii ) there is the idea of impartiality as a norm of moral and judicial reasoning which has to do with giving due consideration to all relevant factors , a practice which may further but is not guaranteed by impartiality of the first two types . |
| 3 | I touched earlier on some of the reasons why we find open behaviour in this country so difficult and I believe it is partly to do with emotion . |
| 4 | It is either to do with sex or with overeating . |
| 5 | Not entirely that because it is also to do with the mechanism by which government grant is distributed . |
| 6 | They are quite interested in The Bump , though I suspect it is really to do with power broking — who is going to get the new bedroom , and who is going to choose the name when it 's born . |
| 7 | Martin Warnke : It is specifically to do with the emigration issue . |
| 8 | Politics has very little to do with issues ; it is all to do with the personal vanities and ambitions of politicians . |
| 9 | Like any other business , it is all to do with contacts and getting introductions . |
| 10 | Every bend reveals another staggering visual feast and it is all to do with the light , the dynamic mountain ridges , the pure white sandy beaches and the undisturbed peace . |
| 11 | It is all to do with progress for progress ' sake . |
| 12 | Empowerment enthusiasts say it is all to do with company culture and ensuring that employees are all fully conversant with the corporate goals and mission . |
| 13 | It is all to do with satellites . |
| 14 | The most moving thing that ever happened to them , they say — but secretly I think it is all to do with stealing thunder from the women . |
| 15 | It is all to do with the most effective means to ends , at least some of which must be given ( and thus are perhaps open to structural explanations of how the agent came to have them ) . |