Example sentences of "[prep] [det] is that a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason for this is that a large daggerboard helps with stability in lighter winds . |
| 2 | The major reason for this is that a rather small proportion of the population makes a will-only about 20 per cent on the most authoritative figures available ( Todd and Jones , 1972 ; Manners and Rauta , 1979 ) . |
| 3 | One reason put forward for this is that a person is more likely to lose their job in an area of high unemployment , and this lack of job opportunities must apply equally to wives . |
| 4 | The reason for this is that a window provides light only on one side ; the other three sides and the top consist of the walls of the room and its ceiling , and the loss of available light is considerable . |
| 5 | One reason given for this is that a distinction is created within the Treaty between those matters ( under Titles II , III and IV ) which , as amendments to the Treaty of Rome , are changes to the law of the land , and those aspects ( Titles I , V , VI and VII ) which concern the new entity of the European Union and are the subject of intergovernmental agreement and which do not therefore in a strict sense affect British law ( the stated reason why only Titles II , III and IV are subject to parliamentary ratification ) . |
| 6 | The reason for this is that an express covenant as to one branch of the covenant implied by the word " demise " excludes the other branch on the principle that expressio unius est exclusio alterius ( the expression of one thing is the exclusion of another ) ( Miller v Emcer Products Ltd [ 1956 ] Ch 304 ) . |
| 7 | The explanation for this is that an automatic car is not always immediately available and they are more expensive to produce . |
| 8 | The corollary of that is that a higher proportion of their income is spent on tobacco products . |
| 9 | Naturally , the greater part of the volume of this room is within the roof space and a consequence of this is that a small pre-existing ventilation opening , which was sited high up below the eaves of the barn and is now glazed to form a window , has its sill at floor level . |
| 10 | The consequence of this is that a population of individuals with sex can evolve faster to meet changing circumstances than one without it . |
| 11 | The clear implication of this is that a fully autonomous civilian economy may not exist . |
| 12 | The result of this is that a spelling like with can realize three separate classes : OE wiht ( 'wight , person' ) , OE wip ( 'with' ) , and OE hwit ( 'white' ) , and this of course applies to other items of these types . |
| 13 | The broad effect of this is that a defect will normally be cured as against the administrator and liquidator ( since unsecured creditors will not normally rely on the register of charges ) but not against persons who acquire an interest ( who will normally rely on the register of charges ) . |
| 14 | In many parts of the country there has clearly been a shift of settlement in Saxon times and the implication of this is that a number of Saxon settlements remain to be found , away from the medieval villages , in what are former open field areas . |
| 15 | The result of this is that a direct comparison with the other regional data is not possible . |
| 16 | Of course , the implication of this is that a different measure is also a different concept . |
| 17 | The first of these is that a basic system with only 640k of RAM will be unable to use smartdrv , since it requires either expanded ( at least 256k ) or extended ( at least 512k ) memory . |
| 18 | In the field of equal opportunities , the notion of contract compliance has been borrowed from the USA by some councils : the idea behind this is that a condition of local authority purchase from its suppliers may be expressed in terms of key employment practices , including the recruitment of ethnic minorities and women , and reasonable access for them to promotion within the enterprise . |
| 19 | However , the problem with this is that a group of children see the same entertainer time after time . |
| 20 | A contributing factor to this is that a dictionary aims to provide for every usage of a word with little indication of how common that usage is . |
| 21 | Perhaps a telling comment on this is that a major reason for the recruitment of top , superannuated civil servants into business is that they know their way round the political labyrinth of Whitehall . |