Example sentences of "be cause for " in BNC.
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| 1 | IN THE dirt-poor villages of northern Thailand , the birth of a son used to be cause for celebration . |
| 2 | THE opening of the Petersfield bypass is expected to be cause for celebration but two charities have already swung into action by arranging a joint fund-raising day before the road opens . |
| 3 | However , there may be cause for concern over the capturing of rosewood essence ( sometimes called Bois de Rose ) . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ While the visible signs of recession remain , there must be cause for hope that at last a framework for recovery is falling into place with the worst of the recession behind us , ’ he said . |
| 6 | Tantrums are common in the 18 months to 3 years age range but regular occurrence in a 5-year-old would be cause for concern . |
| 7 | There may then be cause for general practitioners to use thrombolysis if they are confident of their ECG diagnosis and management . |
| 8 | This should not be cause for alarm , however . |
| 9 | This observation , made by the village case study in 1984 , should have been cause for concern , since four years previously it had been demonstrated that the village practitioners in Bangladesh were willing and capable of being trained in the use and administration of oral rehydration solutions . |
| 10 | The inadequacy of the rest will have been cause for serious concern in the England camp . |
| 11 | Braun said that the ‘ order books are cause for cautious optimism . |
| 12 | There 's cause for encouragement in that it seems to be something we learn with age . |
| 13 | So now there 's cause for celebration — and the reprieved holiday-makers can drink a toast to their bon vacances . |
| 14 | The unions also feel there 's cause for optimism . |
| 15 | Given the way things have gone lately , that in itself is cause for mild celebration . |
| 16 | The original and present populations of all three species have never been assessed reliably , but because of their restricted distribution and the uncertainty of their numbers , the extent of their killing by crab fishermen is cause for grave concern . |
| 17 | Chris Welch has written ‘ The sight of cropped heads and the sound of heavy boots entering the midnight Wimpy bar or dance hall is cause for sinking feelings in the pit of the stomach . ’ |
| 18 | There is cause for concern on at least three counts . |
| 19 | Material objects may become temporary substitutes for important relationships , like the mauled soft toy or ragged piece of blanket in childhood , but it is only when relationships with ‘ things ’ rather than people become an established pattern for ‘ shutting out ’ that there is cause for concern . |
| 20 | There is cause for concern about the muddled way we think about the British ‘ constitution ’ ; there is even greater cause for concern about the political consequences of its nature . |
| 21 | Again , this may not be a problem in a protected setting but is cause for concern in a public place . |
| 22 | That it has not proved possible to squeeze our resources further in order to accomplish this is cause for regret , but it is an aim which I am confident that all of my successors will seek to achieve . |
| 23 | But there is cause for real hope , as this book explains . |
| 24 | I repeat to my hon. Friend that , while there is cause for concern about the large spectacular frauds that have been uncovered , the Government have done more than any other with the Financial Services Act 1986 , the Banking Act 1987 , the Building Societies Act 1986 and amendments to the Companies Acts to regulate the City of London . |
| 25 | We the G M B have an excellent record over the last fifteen years but the g our people , and more so the craftsmen within that particular g , is cause for concern and a massive scope for improvement in every area of health , safety and the environment . |
| 26 | Answer guide : Although the business has no cash problems and is making a profit there is cause for concern over stock holding levels and production levels . |
| 27 | From the tone of your report you would seem to suggest that there is cause for celebration here , but surely this railgun has only one purpose , to kill people , or have the great minds of physics and engineering got something more ethical planned ? |
| 28 | AMID continuing controversy over plans to transfer civil service jobs to Scotland , there is cause for celebration in Glasgow over a success story which has shown that distance from Whitehall is no barrier to effective performance . |
| 29 | It is cause for a double celebration because the Society is also celebrating its 10th anniversary . |
| 30 | Yet there was cause for anxiety even here . |