Example sentences of "[noun pl] can be attributed to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Studies of rural migration have largely neglected these factors although Dunn ( 1979 ) has shown that a substantial amount of short-distance movement in rural areas can be attributed to changing housing needs . |
| 2 | The greater incidence of digestion on maxillary incisors can be attributed to the greater breakage of the maxillae . |
| 3 | Despite anecdotal reports of serious bugs in Microsoft Corp 's new MS-DOS 6.0 , PC Week Labs says it has been unable to reproduce in a controlled laboratory environment any of the data-threatening errors specifically attributed to MS-DOS 6.0 or its DoubleSpace component , adding that it believes that many of the reported data-destroying errors can be attributed to the sudden introduction of SMARTDRV , the MS-DOS and Windows cache program , onto previously uncached systems — SMARTDRV caches disk writes , and any sudden power-down can cause unrecoverable file and disk errors — but be that as it may , Microsoft is taking the reports of data loss sufficiently seriously that it has pledged to do whatever it takes to track down and purge any serious flaws , although it has found none , and InfoWorld reported it found several problems , including one in the DoubleSpace data compression — but Microsoft said two of its engineers looked into but could not replicate the problems InfoWorld saw . |
| 4 | It would appear that this closure and the consequent employment effects can be attributed to the government 's failure to sanction the deal with Leyland Vehicles earlier in the year , as a result of the political pressure imposed . |
| 5 | Various effects can be attributed to other instances of recurrent imagery besides that of merely providing a satisfactory feeling of unity in the narrative performance . |
| 6 | The increased use of project financing in the last twenty years can be attributed to two factors — increased capital investment needs and economic risks . |
| 7 | The reversal of fortunes can be attributed to two factors . |
| 8 | Since the relative concentration of hydrocarbons remains relatively constant over this maturity range , the increased wetness of the Tertiary gases can be attributed to higher C&sub4+ ; concentrations . |
| 9 | Many differences of language between this and the other passages can be attributed to different subject matter : James is concerned with a world of human values and relationships , and the external universe of nature has no part to play in it . |
| 10 | Variations in the experience of kin support The issue here is whether variations in people 's experience of support within families can be attributed to personal and idiosyncratic factors , or whether those variations are related systematically to the position of the parties in economic and social structures . |
| 11 | One third of fertility problems can be attributed to women , one third to the man and the remaining third , a combination of both partners . |
| 12 | A I think all your problems can be attributed to the fact that your tank is far too small for a Geophagus steindachneri . |
| 13 | As with fish , most health problems can be attributed to water conditions , or to stress . |
| 14 | He estimates that no more than 10 Per cent of the variance between the local election results in Birmingham and the national averages can be attributed to local factors ( Newton 1976a : 14 — 15 ) . |
| 15 | Short of a series of studies which is designed directly to compare regional patterns , holding other variables constant , we can not be certain that any observed variations can be attributed to , say , people 's views about family responsibilities being different in the north-east of England from the prevailing norms in the south-west . |
| 16 | If a class is to lay plans there must be a strategist who assesses the circumstances , evaluates possible outcomes and decides what to do ; and while these properties can be attributed to groups as well as individuals , an agent ( what Poulantzas would call a subject ) is needed in both cases . |
| 17 | The revised plan resulted in a total saving of $2 b.o.e. of which 50 cents can be attributed to the horizontal wells . |
| 18 | Since most of the gap occurs between the final parts drawing release and delivery of the dies , differences can be attributed to the die manufacturing process . |
| 19 | The infrared spectra of highly stereoregular polymers are distinguishable from those of their less regular counterparts , but many of the differences can be attributed to crystallinity rather than tacticity as such . |
| 20 | Positive tests can be attributed to feedstuffs or medication , but Martin Pipe emphasised : ‘ I am implying that that is not the case . |
| 21 | The lack of evidence using standard EOG measures can be attributed to the degeneration of the retina in these subjects . |
| 22 | However the high cost of closed-loop systems can be attributed to their small share of the market ; would closed-loop be any more expensive than open-loop if a comparable set of integrated circuit control packages was available ? |
| 23 | Although some uneven distribution of utilities and services can be attributed to market forces , others result from decisions taken by public agencies , such as health authorities , or by local planning authorities ( see chapters 5 and 8 ) . |
| 24 | In general , a large proportion of bile duct injuries can be attributed to the learning experience of the surgeon . |
| 25 | ‘ There is now not the slightest doubt that a part of the increased number of cancer cases can be attributed to the effects of the many new chemicals present in the environment ’ , he reported . |
| 26 | Indeed , about 50 per cent of the variation from person to person in mental activities can be attributed to variations in the strength of a single attribute , which , because of the great diversity of its expression , is called g , for general intelligence . |
| 27 | The Council of 500 was drawn from the demes in proportion to their population ( see p. 112 ) and it is now known ( for instance ) that in the time of Kleisthenes no more than one-quarter of known Athenians can be attributed to city demes . |
| 28 | With hindsight , it appears that disturbances in other towns and cities can be attributed to the copycat element . |
| 29 | Most of these acts can be attributed to the emotion of compassion , referred to earlier in this book as probably being one of the earliest of human emotions to emerge from the dawning of civilisation . |