Example sentences of "[prep] why it is that " in BNC.
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| 1 | I shall isolate six points of difference that seem to me important to our appreciation of why it is that children normally find writing difficult . |
| 2 | The appearance of a weaning-trauma in early agricultural cultures explains the paradox of why it is that a loss of the ideal mother — that is , a frustration — leads to an over-involvement with her . |
| 3 | Life-positions throw light on why it is that some people tend to be winners and some losers in life . |
| 4 | Given that this is the case , it is interesting and instructive to reflect on why it is that these people have decided to call us their ‘ clients ’ . |
| 5 | In passing our studies have helped to clear up some of the outstanding biological problems that underlie the reproductive biology of Bufo bufo , such as why it is that the males so greatly outnumber the females , and why they are smaller . |