Example sentences of "[adv] be attribute to [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Errors have generally been attributed to cognitive causes , evidence of the learner 's psychological process of rule formation .
2 Other day-to-day situations that may not be attributed to visual difficulties include the extended time the children may need to complete tasks , their need to come close to the blackboard or to demonstrations , and their apparent clumsiness in certain practical activities and sports such as ball games .
3 The breadth of some of these banks is so great that they can not be attributed to marine erosion at low sea levels corresponding with glacial periods : the Nazareth bank near the Maldive Islands is about 350 km ( 220 miles ) long and reaches a maximum breadth of about 100 km ( 60 miles ) and lies almost uniformly at a depth of about 60 m ( 200 ft ) .
4 This effect could not be attributed to different patterns of intonation in the two conditions ( Zurif and Mendelsohn , 1972 ) which implies that the effect was mediated at a syntactic level .
5 The full extent of the modern acidification , however , can not be attributed to changed land use .
6 Symptoms of hypotension include tiredness , light-headedness or dizziness and fainting , all of which could easily be attributed to other complaints .
7 An examination of the general tone of [ military-political publications ] reveals that these political officers are among the most vocal proponents of the so-called hawkish positions that mistakenly are attributed to professional line officers by many Western observers .
8 Many local authorities , however , do not pay bureaux managers at this rate and although the shortfall will always be attributed to budgetary constraints , there may also be a lack of awareness of what the position entails .
9 That a range of quarries was exploited in the Mediterranean area is not in doubt , but particular sculpted pieces can not always be attributed to particular quarries on purely visual grounds .
10 If one manages to find the simplest method at the first attempt that can mostly be attributed to good luck .
11 A breakdown in the toilet habits of old dogs can again often be attributed to medical causes , and there is little that can be done , although in cystitis ( inflammation of the bladder ) , appropriate medication may resolve the problem rapidly .
12 This has sometimes been attributed to abnormal mobility of the lower intercostal joints and the term ‘ slipping rib ’ was coined by Davies-Colley .
13 Mineralisation at the western end of the Ben Challum horizon has recently been attributed to hydrothermal systems associated with the development of basic intrusive rocks at shallow depth forming a possible Besshi-style deposit ( Scott and others , 1988 ) .
14 The already-widespread incidence of scabies in India can certainly be attributed to inadequate supplies of water and fuel .
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