Example sentences of "the [adj] reason [is] the " in BNC.

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1 The second reason is the snagginess of the swim .
2 The second reason is the immediacy of the moment .
3 The second reason is the fact that most people have a limited budget and are already spending all their cash on games .
4 The chief reason is the Communauté Financière Africaine ( CFA ) franc , a currency shared by 13 French-speaking African countries , which has been pegged to the French franc , without being devalued , for an impressive 45 years .
5 The broadest reason is the influence of systems theory , with its view that the foreign policy behaviour of states is determined above all by the location of the state in the international system .
6 International law experts say the first reason is the strongest and the last the weakest .
7 my lord various er matters arise under that , we would ask er at this stage erm not for a judgement , two reasons , but for an adjournment , the first reason is the court of protection costs will have to be calculated
8 The pragmatic reason is the constraint on our ability to make a precise forecast of what will be required .
9 The other reason is the extent of teachers ' own knowledge about language .
10 The other reason is the effect on inflation and consequently on interest rates .
11 Probably the main reason is the number of printers controlled by RS232 communications using 7 bits plus parity .
12 The main reason is the shortage of real attractions .
13 The third reason is the difficulty of enforcement and administration , which both give rise to certain problems .
14 The third reason is the end of nationalisation and the introduction of privatisation , which is being opposed by the Labour party .
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