Example sentences of "main reason for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would seem that the special state character of Northern Ireland , with its very legitimacy always under threat , has been the main reason for the maintenance of this pattern of politics . |
| 2 | Guambia 's historical claim on the island has become more significant since oil was discovered , and the main reason for the invasion is economic . |
| 3 | Poll tax evasion is thought to be the main reason for the falling numbers . |
| 4 | The failure of the line to attract traffic was doubtless the main reason for the ultimate decision that led to the abandonment of the lift . |
| 5 | The main reason for the growth in numbers was the migration of linenweavers , and their families , from the country to the linen factories and spinning mills . |
| 6 | This take-some-of-it-or-leave-some-of-it approach to Scripture is the main reason for the fuzziness between Christianity and some forms of the psychic . |
| 7 | In Sussex most conservation work has been carried out to conserve particularly vulnerable habitats , in which birds are often an important element , and in a few cases the birds have been the main reason for the conservation work . |
| 8 | The main reason for the first three failures to carry the Bill through Parliament was that the then Secretary of State for Education , George Kekewich , objected to the clauses in the Bill whereby it was not compulsory for local authorities to make any provision for the education of deaf children in their area . |
| 9 | The main reason for the lack of definition is that the response of the amp and speakers changes with an increase in volume . |
| 10 | Ironically enough , the main reason for the collective 's buoyant humour ( they 're all Harry Enfield jokes and Kenneth Williams double entendres ) is a forthcoming trip across the Atlantic for a five week make-or-break binge , headlining a package bill with — get this , Pop Kids — Bleach and Kingmaker ! |
| 11 | The main reason for the enormous price differential is possibly aircraft utilisation . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , administrative change was not the main reason for the decline of the networks in the Southern Band . |
| 13 | Moving carefully into the main reason for the meeting is a crucial skill . |
| 14 | The main reason for the decline in housebuilding in the public sector is the strict control of local authorities ' capital spending by the central government , as part of the government 's attempt to control overall public expenditure . |
| 15 | Few young people I spoke to put politics first , as the main reason for the ‘ brain drain' . |
| 16 | It is tempting to think of hunting as the main reason for the tiger 's decline . |
| 17 | The main reason for the flow of emigrants was the farm crisis in Europe , and the circumstance that made it possible was the availability of cheap steamers . |
| 18 | It highlights the importance of theory ( although it covers only Marx , Freud and feminist approaches in its brief summaries ) and the argument is made that ‘ positivism ’ is the main reason for the rejection of research use by practioniers . |
| 19 | The main reason for the relative quiet over Bill 86 may be that the French-speakers of Quebec no longer believe their language to be in serious peril . |
| 20 | It is generally believed that persecution by man was the main reason for the extinction of this magnificent bird as a breeding species in Shetland . |
| 21 | Perhaps this was the main anxiety , and the main reason for the RHA taking a role in local decision-making . |
| 22 | The main reason for the ban was the problem of non-smoking coaches becoming crowded with people standing , while seats remained empty in smoking carriages . |
| 23 | Although an increased susceptibility to hepatotoxicity may be contributory , the main reason for the continuing high mortality from paracetamol overdose is that many patients still present to medical care too late after ingestion for an antidote to be given according to standard guidelines . |
| 24 | The ‘ search ’ for a ‘ strategic ’ role was , of course , the main reason for the creation of the metropolitan authorities . |
| 25 | On all three issues , the accumulation of conflicting evidence is the main reason for the discomfiture of the dogmatists , the discrediting of easy , universal theories about economic growth or political progress . |
| 26 | The main reason for the changing pattern of marriage is probably a rather different attitude to the starting of a family . |
| 27 | The main reason for the continual losses , apart from the switch to private car transport already outlined , is that the modal split outlined in Table 6.1a makes it very difficult to provide an economically efficient service . |
| 28 | The main reason for the rapid growth in homelessness is a shortage of homes to let at rents which the poorer sections of the population can afford . |
| 29 | One main reason for the difficulties considered here is that a settlement usually involves payment of one lump sum in the same way that damages consequent upon a successful court action are also paid in a lump sum . |
| 30 | Only the bands sit like kings on the available sofas , confident that they are the main reason for the party . |