Example sentences of "cause for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the early years of school children can contribute to an ‘ I can do ’ booklet which records such milestones as naming shapes , tying shoelaces , writing name and address unaided , counting to twenty and many other significant causes for celebration . |
| 2 | Even so there remain causes for concern in the Labour camp . |
| 3 | Recent causes for concern had related both to frequent revisions of figures as well as to integrity issues . |
| 4 | Urban deprivation ( overcrowded city slums ) and an ossified ( permanent ) political/social structure are also causes for concern . |
| 5 | As sound principles come to be reflected in legal phrases and in parliamentary orders , and as good intentions begin to generate a huge superstructure of bureaucracy , there are many causes for concern . |
| 6 | reporting to parents or informing discussions where there are enquiries or causes for concern ; |
| 7 | One of the main causes for concern brought up by the employees was not being involved with a number of changes that were taking place . |
| 8 | Overfishing by foreign vessels and toxic waste dumping were also major causes for concern at their annual summit . |
| 9 | In much the same way the possible causes for behaviour either in terms of triggers , or in terms of payoffs must be expressed as precise statements . |
| 10 | This leads us to assume that there are such causes for behaviour and we then seek to know the reasons for this . |
| 11 | Here in particular one can find an increase which merely reflects new legislation affecting causes for divorce — for example , the Matrimonial Causes Act of 1937 which introduced desertion , cruelty and incurable insanity as further grounds for divorce , adultery having previously been the only one . |
| 12 | On a Russian tour when he had a lot of causes for dissatisfaction , snapshots show him still lively : pretending to drop a kopek into the hat Marcia Haydée holds out to him ; embracing a Russian colleague , Yuri Grigorovich of the Bolshoi ; thoughtfully watching a Russian ballet class . |
| 13 | Cam is denied the colour and glamour of Barbados as he is kept at work on a tally of the cargo as it is landed : later , a talk with the captain helps him to see this and other causes for resentment in a different light . |
| 14 | And in Sylvia s case there had certainly been causes for distress . |
| 15 | Of course , it is always possible there are just causes for fear of losing someone 's love . |
| 16 | To her , the building was endlessly exciting , and she liked it for all the reasons that most people would specify as particular causes for dislike . |
| 17 | In the unlikely event of this kind of thing being allowed to spread to other countries , it will , mark my words , mean the end of all baseless rumours and a subsequent serious dearth of causes for riot . |
| 18 | In our sudden obsession with things ancient and Egyptian , we attended all the lectures on board — and found cause for worry . |
| 19 | With such lowly opposition he saw no cause for worry in the injured Hapgood , the off-form Hulme and the ‘ flu invalids John , Lambert and Coleman . |
| 20 | Phosphate is the least problem and , perhaps because of the almost profligate use of bone meal and the very long time it takes for the phosphate to be released by bacterial decomposition , is very seldom indeed the cause for worry . |
| 21 | The Duke had cause for worry , yet as he strolled down the rue Royale he was forced to put a brave face on the desperate odds lest his enemies took courage from his despair.The Duke could also cling to one strong hope , namely that his scratch army would not fight Napoleon alone , but alongside Prince Blücher 's Prussians . |
| 22 | I 'd say , I 'm sure there 's no real cause for worry , but I 'm a bit concerned . |
| 23 | This means it will take about a thousand million million million million years for the earth to run into the sun , so there 's no immediate cause for worry ! |
| 24 | But why stop to wonder at the very point where cause for wonder really begins ? |
| 25 | It is a cause for chagrin , not satisfaction , that Serafin has rejected all his advice . |
| 26 | Lord Hardwicke 's Marriage Act of 1753 compelled Dissenters to marry at their parish church ; only the baptism registers give cause for doubt . |
| 27 | In connection with any one claim or number of claims arising out of one cause for indemnity against liability in respect of damage to property the Corporation may at any time pay to the Policyholder the amount of the indemnity provided by this Policy ( after deduction of any sum or sums already paid as compensation ) or any less amount for which such claim or claims can be settled and upon such payment being made the Corporation shall relinquish the conduct and control of and be under no further liability in connection with such claim or claims except for the payment of costs and expenses of litigation recoverable or incurred in respect of matters prior to the date of such payment . |
| 28 | It was true that Mrs Maugham 's moral fervour had had slightly more edge in the days before she herself acquired a television set , but even now she managed to retain sufficient cause for indignation , and the quality of her feeling for Mrs Hanney had changed not at all , though her attacks had been somewhat restricted in scope . |
| 29 | There was less cause for indignation in the desert than in the trenches , and Douglas never lost his insatiable appetite for experience . |
| 30 | The encroachment of urban sprawl on the countryside may be cause for regret , but we are a nation of gardeners , and the English passion for gardening goes some way to ameliorate the impact of an increasing population on a small crowded island . |