Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] be due [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it 's much more likely to be due to human error . |
| 2 | Every professional experimental researcher , in whatever field , has their own private list of fluky data , things that did n't happen quite in accord with expectations and are likely to be due to uncontrolled circumstances — such as the dirty test tube — rather than signalling a major discovery . |
| 3 | Changes in HNO 3 during late spring are also likely to be due to meridional mixing as the vortex begins to break up . |
| 4 | The failure of such experiments to demonstrate any effect of homoeopathic remedies is therefore just as likely to be due to inappropriate remedy selection for the model under study as to the possibility that the remedy really is inactive , or that homoeopathy is just a load of fantasy , wishful thinking and mumbo jumbo . |
| 5 | Natural infection may have also contributed to the high seroprevalences in the IPV group 13–17 months after vaccination , although evidence from previous studies in poliomyelitis-free areas suggests that this finding is more likely to be due to brisk secondary responses in children who had been primed with OPV and who later received poliovirus antigen parenterally in the form of IPV . |
| 6 | The authors indicate therefore that excesses of prostatic cancer in industrial workforces are unlikely to be due to external radiation . |
| 7 | If the relationship is real the mechanisms are far from clear , except that the effect is unlikely to be due to external radiation ; the possibility that it could be due to internal contamination by radioactive substances or some other exposure at work should be pursued . |
| 8 | These findings are unlikely to be due to delayed antibody responses in the OPV group , since peak antibody concentrations are usually attained within 2–4 weeks after vaccination . |
| 9 | If the association between paternal preconceptual exposure to radiation and childhood leukaemia we found is not a chance finding , the effect is unlikely to be due to paternal exposure to the forms of external penetrating ionising radiation measured by monitoring devices . |
| 10 | A happy thought is that a gain of 2–3 lb ( 1 kg ) in a day is extremely unlikely to be due to fat alone . |