Example sentences of "[noun] be [adj] reason " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although that ’ internal ’ needs noting , the restraint — even encouragement — which Mr Gorbachev shows Hungary is another reason for its growing self-confidence abroad . |
| 2 | Use of the autocue is another reason in favour of a variable floor , by the way . |
| 3 | The constantly increasing complexity of the law is one reason , but by no means the only reason , why many solicitors in small practices are now dissatisfied with their position . |
| 4 | ‘ Gutless management is one reason why consultants are flourishing , ’ said Knight . |
| 5 | I think the the key point about patriotism is one reason why perhaps people in , in Britain and so on should n't be patriotic too , but if you see the rather cynical attitude of the Western countries towards recent events , not just in Russia but right across the Eastern block , very good example was condemned , erm but when , following the massacres erm , the West has gone on to sort of do deals with the winners and cultivate links er with the people responsible for that massacre , the killing of the Soviet Union went the other way and consequently erm that 's where you know Western resources are directed . |
| 6 | Non-conformist outrage at the Education Act was one reason for the Conservative defeat in the election of December 1905 . |
| 7 | He also has a quartet he attempts to rule with a very firm hand and an inadequate manager called Giant ( Spike Lee himself ) whose obsession with gambling is one reason why the group is prone to the exploitation of ( white ) New York club owners . |
| 8 | The theory challenges the assumption of orthodox welfare economics that the existence of market failure is sufficient reason for governmental intervention . |
| 9 | His general theme is that reason has supremacy over revelation . |
| 10 | Lack of rain is one reason for low ground water levels . |
| 11 | The installation of pre-payment meters is one reason why the number of disconnections has fallen , but more important is the fact that the regional electricity companies , under the terms of their licence , have to approve a code of conduct with the Office of Electricity Regulation and must offer customers who are in genuine difficulties a payment plan so that debt can be paid off over a period . |
| 12 | Earlier this season , a last- minute goal from Duncan Ferguson did the damage and the return of the tall striker to the first team after resolving his personal problems is another reason for Aberdeen 's manager , Willie Miller , to view the game with caution . |
| 13 | That sheep dip is singularly disagreeable to a golden eagle is one reason for its rarity . |
| 14 | However , the difficulties involved in providing a safe and reassuring environment for staff working with this group of people are one reason why so many professional staff still clamour to retain the old asylums ; in such asylums staff know they can summon help at a few minutes ' notice from a neighbouring ward and from resident medical staff . |
| 15 | This habit was one reason why he found steady work difficult . ’ |
| 16 | Stewardess service and airline-style meals are provided in Stagecoach carriages , but alcohol is banned — drunken rowdiness was one reason why BR withdrew its seated service . |
| 17 | The shortcomings of monitoring and review procedures are one reason why other forms of evaluation operating alongside them are desirable . |
| 18 | The right of an editor to trial by jury is one reason why this law has not been invoked since 1947 : no government will risk the embarrassment of an acquittal . |
| 19 | A recognition of the need to maintain that sector and through it the full diversity of recorded music in Britain is one reason why the last few years has seen a new interest in the record industry from public bodies concerned with culture and with employment . |
| 20 | Fears of what might happen in the East are one reason EC leaders have been willing to offer some help to those on the other side of the broken Berlin Wall . |
| 21 | These hand-outs are one reason why the sluggish reformers in the CIS have not yet issued their own currencies . |
| 22 | Lack of information is another reason for the persistence of structural unemployment , being itself one of the causes of geographical and occupational immobility . |
| 23 | Evidence of popular agrarian-nationalism is one reason why the rural community was later identified as being a major support of ultranationalism and aggression . |
| 24 | The Austrian fleece is one reason why Phoenix are able to offer Windstopper on some of their jackets at about £15 to £20 less than others on the market . |
| 25 | This variety is another reason why Orcs and Goblins appeal to so many players , as the number of different troops types enables you to tailor an army to your own style of play or to a particular opponent . |
| 26 | Opportunity is another reason for the entrepreneurial boon . |
| 27 | Of course Western prosperity is one reason why East Germans want out . |
| 28 | In France the system was much more centralized , and it might be that the stiffness of the Napoleonic system was one reason why France had lost to Germany the prominent place she had had at the beginning of the century when that system was set up . |
| 29 | The tribunal said Davies 's lie was sufficient reason for losing his job . |
| 30 | The risk of diluting the nature of the surveyor 's duty to his client was one reason for the restrictive rules about investment holdings . |