Example sentences of "was down to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 13 p.c. advance in profits to £8m in the industrial division was down to the inclusion of Flexible Technologies , a manufacturer of hoses pipes and flexible ducting , acquired for £34m at the end of August last year . |
| 2 | When both worked , it was down to the skills of the two drivers and there seemed very little to distinguish them . |
| 3 | Everything was down to the last detail on this loco , including the small ladder which was originally attached to the ‘ A ’ end of the engine . |
| 4 | It was down to the practice ground in the gloom for Jack and myself but I managed to get a message to Sally to meet me an hour later than planned . |
| 5 | Definitions are difficult , but so far as the workstation market can be defined , Dataquest reckons that it gained only 4.2% in 1992 , following a 14.5% gain in 1991 , and suggests that the slowdown in revenue was down to the overall mix of workstations shipped shifting towards lower-priced systems , and to the poor economic climate in Japan , so that the market crept up to $9,000m . |
| 6 | six months was down to the two three pounds under the weight I was when I started . |
| 7 | Whether that was down to the powers that be I do n't know ; perhaps they were teaching me a lesson for daring to complain about where I was put . |
| 8 | Yes , after the morning paper it was down to the local market , er one hour with the butcher , a butcher , chappie named Welsh , two stall he had . |
| 9 | After all the mechanics were finished it was down to the chassis , bodywork and interior . |
| 10 | After her fifth or sixth toke she was down to the end of the joint and a couple of the dried seeds exploded like miniature fireworks , making her jump and then starting her off giggling . |
| 11 | Health Minister Brian Mawhinney , speaking at Stoke Mandeville Hospital he said the decision was down to the doctors . |
| 12 | GRAHAM Taylor was down to the bare bones today when only 14 of his England squad took part in his first Bisham training session before next week 's critical World Cup clash against Poland . |
| 13 | After a flypast of more modern military life it was down to the business of unveiling the plaque which commemorates the role of the Three Hundred and Ninetieth . |
| 14 | He explained the delay was down to the French court system being ‘ overburdened ’ . |
| 15 | actually if it was down to the |
| 16 | She said well it was down to the last two she said , I had a choice between a red and green cushion or a fitness test . |