Example sentences of "this [noun sg] [vb mod] be attributed to " in BNC.
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| 1 | In contrast to the preceding period , none of this rise can be attributed to the investment of current account surpluses . |
| 2 | Part of this independence must be attributed to their ownership of houses and schools , paid for directly by their benefactors , payers of school fees , or investment funds . |
| 3 | Though there is no reason to think that the kings of Cyrene had actually helped Inaros at the beginning of the revolt , the fall of the Persian-backed Cyrenaean monarchy at about this period can be attributed to the infectious restlessness of Egypt next door , cp. below , p. 61 . |
| 4 | Although some of this variation may be attributed to inherent reliability problems in the computation method or original poor data quality , other geological factors probably account for the greater part of the observed variation . |
| 5 | Not a small part of this success can be attributed to our growing team of new writers . |
| 6 | Part of the extraordinary success of this book may be attributed to skilful marketing — of part-issues between 1859 and 1861 , the illustrated edition in 1861 , and the cheap reissues begun by Samuel Beeton and continued by Ward , Lock , & Tyler , to whom he sold his titles after Isabella 's death . |
| 7 | A good deal of this position can be attributed to discrimination on the part of employers . |
| 8 | Once again , however , Communist inability to consolidate this position can be attributed to a combination of swift and effective repression of Communism in Latin America ( partly a response to their increased support , partly due to the onset of the Cold War and the pro-US orientation of most Latin American regimes in the late 1940s and 1950s ) and failures in tactics by the parties . |
| 9 | Some of this increase can be attributed to the evaporation of remaining nitric acid from the condensed phase as temperatures rise . |
| 10 | On stylistic grounds other northern castles built or rebuilt at this time may be attributed to him , notably Raby and Sheriff Hutton ( 1382 ) , and perhaps also Lumley in county Durham and Wressle , Yorkshire . |
| 11 | Smoking is the main cause of chronic obstructive lung disease : it is very rare in nonsmokers and at least 90% of the deaths from this disease can be attributed to cigarette smoking [ 5 ] . |