Example sentences of "[conj] why it [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are also entitled to know if the Government received such advice and why it failed to act . |
| 2 | It 's worth taking a look at how and why it came to pass . |
| 3 | One look at the quality and depth of its management training programme is enough to explain why it has a £2.7 billion share of its market , and why it continues to thrive in the midst of an economic recession . |
| 4 | First , and parenthetically , it serves to remind us that the difference between the interests underlying individualism and holism is not merely the difference between showing why something happened to happen and why it had to happen , and thus between descriptive and counterfactual forms of explanation . |
| 5 | I certainly confirm my hon. Friend 's comments about the quality of the work at Vosper Thornycroft , which is the basis of its competitiveness and why it has achieved the order placed directly by my Department . |
| 6 | Whatever the reasons , discovering why programming might have ‘ failed ’ — as well as why it has succeeded — is all part of the learning process . |