Example sentences of "which [is] why " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the whole , acting in isolation is a peculiar feature of the audition system , which is why the pieces you choose in either the classic or modern text need to be reasonably well contained and lend themselves to being performed as a one man show . |
| 2 | Which is why I think naturalistic plays with domestic situations need very careful handling . |
| 3 | I had to strap them to my bicycle , which is why they look a bit battered . ’ |
| 4 | Marina had that fabulous Gauloise and gin thee-ay-tah voice : which is why Jay had got to know her in the first place . |
| 5 | Our old chums , the Fuggle and the Golding , are remarkably prone to attack by pests and disease , which is why varieties such as Challenger and Target — more resistant to aphids and wilt but less subtle in aroma and flavour — have been developed . |
| 6 | Which is why , for this On the Rock , I climbed Eastern Terrace alone in the rain , and with every bright flower glowing out through the dismal weather in that majestic place , as I struggled to identify it , in my memory Evan was there behind me , as he always will be now , nodding with that peculiar wise grace of his , smiling , showing the way , ‘ … as when our days were a joy , and our paths through flowers . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ It can be a very lonely job , for both man and dog , which is why it involves such a special relationship , ’ Keith explained . |
| 8 | That last fact carries with it an unjust overall valuation of student status , eternal or otherwise , and one which Dostoevsky was not prepared to stand by ; which is why ‘ the student ’ becomes Peter Verkhovensky in The Possessed . |
| 9 | He is a different sort of great sinner , or essay upon the great-sinner theme , which is why I stress the aspect of return to the Vicious and tragic antihero who ca n't even call himself lazy . |
| 10 | Worldwide , the economy has continued to come on stronger than almost anyone forecast , which is why European central bankers agreed to throw another brick at it yesterday . |
| 11 | Civil war has broken out among the poets of Ireland , which is why Patrick Kavanagh , bohemian and rural bard , now has two graves in Inniskeen , the County Monaghan village where he was born 85 years ago . |
| 12 | Payment of the community charge is compulsory , which is why it is more accurately characterised as a tax than a charge . |
| 13 | No one can deny that Hare 's act is a hard one to follow , which is why judgment should perhaps be reserved until the newcomer faces up to some of the winter 's more demanding tasks . |
| 14 | Absences from work due to leave , sickness , court attendance , police business elsewhere , or transfers can seriously deplete this number on occasions , leaving the section very understaffed , which is why managers are so sensitive about constables phoning in sick , although this sensitivity is not always communicated in a heavy-handed manner . |
| 15 | This fear derives more from a recognition that they often lack the additional personal qualities which they see as necessary for certain types of work , which is why most policemen are reluctant to deal with rape victims or to undertake community and neighbourhood policing . |
| 16 | I believe too that this analysis must proceed historically , which is why I approach it via the now familiar historical detour . |
| 17 | It was to prevent bad development and to show that you could build decent houses with gardens at rents people could afford and also that you could develop a community , which is why he was never in favour of a company town . |
| 18 | Letters avoid this , which is why writing them becomes such an important part of the daily ritual . |
| 19 | But he is anxious to embrace the whole city , which is why the council is sponsoring a series of 40 commissions embracing artists , musicians and playwrights . |
| 20 | Unlike Mr Major , Mr Hurd is an experienced former diplomat and a Foreign Office Minister of State who has sounded made-for-the-job since day one , which is why he would probably not have got it but for the Lawson affair . |
| 21 | Unlike Mr Major , Mr Hurd is an experienced former diplomat and a Foreign Office Minister of State who has sounded made-for-the-job since day one , which is why he would probably not have got it but for the Lawson affair . |
| 22 | The workers will have to be part of the success of the sell-offs , which is why advisers like Mr Brennan are proposing that they be given sizeable stakes in companies for nothing — up to 5 per cent or more — with the possibility of them buying more shares at big discounts . |
| 23 | Nagging ‘ but … you 've got everything now ’ , ‘ please save your life/because you 've only got one ’ … which is why people give up pop music , in the end . |
| 24 | Which is why I do n't feel sorry for the poor . ’ |
| 25 | Which is why a ‘ real ’ popster like Mark Knopfler would shake his head in genuine dismay at Jamie Reid 's manifesto for Transvision Vamp , why your Climie Fishers make it and your Sputniks burn up in orbit . |
| 26 | The object of the book is not to analyse but to report , which is why it is predominantly the words of others taken from the radio series that I produced , In Other Words — David Bowie , a series that was narrated by Angie , David 's former wife . |
| 27 | In order to make the radio series , over 30 interviews were recorded exclusively , although only 5% could be used in the finished production , which is why I decided to produce this book , which will prove to be an excellent documentation on the life of David Bowie — an insight into this enigma of the rock world — told by those who really know . |
| 28 | Pinto beans are a rather unattractive , dull brown colour , which is why they are generally replaced with the more attractive red beans . |
| 29 | Coalitions have never worked in India , which is why the country has always returned to the comforting but damaging embrace of Congress and the Nehru-Gandhi family . |
| 30 | Perhaps the best MIGs can already challenge the F-15 ; perhaps the best radars can detect it , which is why only stealth fighters bombed well-guarded Baghdad . |