Example sentences of "major reason for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The case studies by Rapp , Berry and Temple ( 1973 ) which were referred to earlier in this chapter also illustrate all the major reasons for failure of conservation in Tanganyika and post-colonial Tanzania - technical incompetence and incompatibility with existing agricultural practice has already been mentioned — also attempts at coercion of peasants to build erosion works ( p. 1 17 , 250 ) , and a lack of participation , with an excess of petty restrictions ( p. 251 ) . |
| 2 | One of the major reasons for the widespread failure of rural developments is that it usually does not serve the interests of the people at whom it is ostensibly aimed . |
| 3 | There seem to be two major reasons for this . |
| 4 | As regards environmental scanning for general planning purposes , the major reasons for scanning being carried out can be divided into : |
| 5 | Major reasons for database failure include : |
| 6 | SWINGEING UK premium hikes were one of the major reasons for a dramatic profits turnround by insurance giant Commercial Union in the third quarter of 1992 . |
| 7 | Lower railway freight traffic , the stronger Canadian dollar and weak newsprint markets were the major reasons for the decline in net income . |
| 8 | However , his surveys as a whole suggested that ‘ low pay ’ and ‘ irregular work ’ were the major reasons for poverty . |
| 9 | Whether the weavers of today are aware of the symbolic meaning of their designs — or whether they simply reproduce them out of a general reverence for tradition — is a matter of considerable debate , but there is no doubt that the symbolic potency of nomadic designs is one of the major reasons for their growing popularity in the West . |
| 10 | In the UK , it is estimated that 1 in 4 people are overweight , grade 1 obesity , the major reasons for dieting are cosmetic and a sense of well-being . |
| 11 | The major reasons for a care order are that the children have themselves committed an offence , they are in need of care , protection and control , or they or another child of the same family have been victims of an offence or are in the same household as a person convicted of a serious offence such as manslaughter , cruelty or suchlike . |
| 12 | The major reasons for advisory committees ( incorporating outside representation ) are : |
| 13 | Some of the major reasons for the increase in resource consumption include a 23 per cent increase in Royline customers over the past year , a 60 per cent increase in the number and complexity of Back Office account enquiries and a 40 per cent increase in authorisation processing associated with online systems such as SWITCH , EDI and Cashline Reciprocity . |
| 14 | The prison officers have been seen as one of the major reasons for , not one of the victims of , the mismanagement of the prison service . |
| 15 | New York City IDUs accurately perceive themselves as vulnerable to TB , and correctly identify some of the major reasons for the recent resurgence in TB . |
| 16 | What 's one of the major reasons for growth in manufactures ? |
| 17 | He came to be regarded as the major reason for the government 's post-Falklands electoral strength , its reputation for competence , enterprise , and success . |
| 18 | It had a special message for the Labour Party , and was surely a major reason for Labour 's growing loss of confidence between the 1950s and 1980s , including the failure to produce any convincing successor to Crosland as a theorist of democratic socialism . |
| 19 | In a recent survey , one in four visitors to Bath gave a trip round the antique shops as a major reason for visiting the city . |
| 20 | However , as a major reason for the merger must be to improve the C&G 's capital position , it is curious for it to give away quite so much money . |
| 21 | A major reason for that was the timing . |
| 22 | The fault element is fairly substantial , since the Lawrence definition refers to an obvious and serious risk of at least substantial damage to property : there will be few cases where only such damage , and no risk to personal safety , is involved ; moreover , as argued above , a major reason for having rules of the road which all drivers should know is to reduce the risk of injuries and deaths resulting . |
| 23 | Lombardy was the first territory to be invaded by Charles , but the Lombard support of the Carloman faction was not the official or even the major reason for the campaign . |
| 24 | The rapidly rising cost of social security was a major reason for the Government 's reform of community care , outlined in the White Paper , ‘ Caring for People : Community Care in the Next Decade and Beyond ’ . |
| 25 | A major reason for the failure of the peace process lies in the weakness of the Arab world . |
| 26 | Another older FAO report ( 1966 ) suggests that a total lack of local participation in conservation measures was the major reason for widespread failure . |
| 27 | The major reason for me going was simply that what I want to do musically , there is just not scope for in The Smiths . |
| 28 | One major reason for Japan 's success in coping with the high cost energy environment since 1979 has been the remarkable reduction in oil ( and total energy ) use without sacrificing economic growth . |
| 29 | A major reason for a manager to understand something about statistics ( and to overcome his fear of numbers ) is to enable him to cope with other managers who use this method of proving a point or presenting a case . |
| 30 | Almost all cars that are stolen are reported for the simple reason that that is the only way owners will get insurance compensation ; and insurance is often a major reason for reporting other thefts and burglary . |