Example sentences of "[coord] this [be] largely because " in BNC.
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| 1 | In contrast , overweight people seem to get much less strong and effective stop signals from the body , and this is largely because of the other factor , the major clue , which our eating-behaviour expert would be using in his ‘ guess who 's overweight ’ game . |
| 2 | Very young infants are loathe to give up their precious bodily products and this is largely because children gain pleasurable sensations from not doing so . |
| 3 | The differences are there at primary school , they would say , but this is largely because of the educational experiences of the children ( in and out of the classroom ) . |
| 4 | After the summer of 1921 the Anti-Waste threat receded , but this was largely because Unionist candidates were now on the bandwagon with them , demanding cuts as loudly as anyone . |
| 5 | The government decided against the enforcement of competitive tendering in the domiciliary services , but this was largely because of the undeveloped state of private and voluntary agencies in this area . |