Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] was due [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Commission 's proposal was due for debate at a plenary session of the European Parliament on the 20 November . |
| 2 | While he did not exactly oppose this suggestion , he added , somewhat enigmatically , that he believed Liza 's trouble was due to circumstances quite beyond her control and that she needed the help not so much of a specialist but a sympathetic friend personally acquainted with her predicament . |
| 3 | You could tell whether a horse 's misbehaviour was due to fear or plain stubbornness . |
| 4 | The drivers ' uncertainty was due in part to the vagaries of the train from Khartoum , on which half the town seemed to be waiting . |
| 5 | The sterling crisis was a natural consequence of trying to maintain domestic demand without import controls ; the investors ' strike was due to unease about the social changes , including the effects of rapid inflation , which it was feared would result from the government 's restoration of full employment . |