Example sentences of "could [be] attributed to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any change in position could be attributed to external factors , and so a defence of one 's own consistency could be mounted , whilst apparently changing sides from loyalism to republicanism . |
| 2 | It was one thing to offer hospitality , quite another to extend the boundaries of tolerant understanding to dark moods and sudden rages , even when these could be attributed to horrific experiences in earlier childhood . |
| 3 | They were asked to participate only if they had no history of gastrointestinal diseases or abdominal surgery other than appendectomy , and if they had no symptoms that could be attributed to gastrintestinal motility disorders . |
| 4 | There was no consensus about whether or not this high rate reflected a higher amount of crime , or if the difference could be attributed to false cases in Sri Lanka or the failure to report crime in India . |
| 5 | One study carried out in Canada showed that 20 per cent of cases could be attributed to true IgE-mediated allergy to food . |