Example sentences of "reason [Wh adv] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason why a release to one debtor releases all jointly liable is , because , unless it was held to do so , the co-debtor , after paying the debt , might sue him who was released for contribution , and so in effect he would not be released ; but that reason does not apply where the debtor released agrees to such a qualification of the release as will leave him liable to any rights of the co-debtor . |
| 2 | Apart from the restraint of trade considerations there would seem to be no reason why a contract under which one person undertakes to keep silent on a particular subject should not be enforceable in accordance with its terms . |
| 3 | As long as you 're careful , there 's no reason why a laze in the sun should n't be just what the doctor ordered ! |
| 4 | Such a person would not himself act as a teacher ( though there was no reason why a person with teaching experience might not make , as it were , a sideways step into this area of work ) ; he would not be a " leader of teachers " , and he would certainly not be anything approaching the Head of Resources envisaged in both the Codsall and Evans models mentioned above , with a curriculum development brief . |
| 5 | There is , however , no logical reason why a vaccine for protection against tuberculosis should contain species specific antigens . |
| 6 | And that is the reason why a slip-up by the determined Hardy against Mexico 's Angel Fernandez at the Dacorum Pavilion , Hemel Hempstead , tonight would be unthinkable . |
| 7 | There is no reason why a change of context should restore α but given that a novel context is likely to be arousing , some increase in the likelihood of the OR might occur . |
| 8 | Viljoen was quoted as saying on Radio South Africa on Feb. 5 that there was no reason why a deadline of April 30 for the release of political detainees and the return of exiles could not be met . |
| 9 | There is no reason why a professor of history , say , should not also manage a family business if he has the time and energy . |
| 10 | The reason why a lot of Vox amplifiers blow up is because , when you turn the amplifier on , all the preamp tubes and power tubes are powered up , but if you 're only going to use one channel , plug the guitar in that one and take out the valves that you do n't use from the other channels , so the amp is n't quite as hot . |
| 11 | Of course , there is no reason why a book on speech act theory should discuss alternative approaches at all . |
| 12 | The reason why a cut in members ' allowances was not in our budget is I think we did n't consider it and we did n't consider it because the figures involved are so small that it was n't a matter which was , as I say , worthy of financial comment , although I accept it has a political dimension . |
| 13 | A reason why a number of companies that have adopted some form of matrix management have declared it a failure is to be found in inadequate preparation and briefing of those involved . |
| 14 | The reason why a search of premises which is not authorised by law is illegal is that it involves the tort of trespass to those premises : and any trespass , whether to land or goods or the person , that is made without legal authority is prima facie illegal . |
| 15 | Is there any reason why a party to litigation in England , either as plaintiff or defendant , should not take advantage of any procedures which might be open to him to obtain discovery or other access to relevant material in some such foreign jurisdiction ? |
| 16 | A reason why a pattern of vertical stripes might have been selected as a social bonding device is that attachment takes place most strongly during periods of grooming ( right ) and this involves a zebra bending its neck creating vertical folds in the skin ( below ) ; the bold stripes could have evolved to augment and elaborate these dark lines . |