Example sentences of "they [be] due to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The elder and his dwindling following claim that misfortunes are the judgment of the outraged ancestors ; his opponents — led by those who covet his position — claim they are due to intolerable acts of malicious witchcraft , providing incontrovertible proof that their author is no longer fit to retain his exalted office . |
| 2 | In both the caecum and the trachea the chloride secretory responses were inhibited by frusemide , indicating that they are due to electrogenic chloride secretion from the basolateral to the luminal side of the epithelium . |
| 3 | A finance director challenged about the emergence of unexpected cash flow problems may be able to point out that they are due to invoicing delays caused by the breakdown of a new computer system , purchased and installed without sufficient thought and against his advice . |
| 4 | Some experts suggested they were due to other industries nearby — like chemical factories and oil refineries . |
| 5 | As to the recent faults the committee concluded that they were due to careless handling of the cable during laying , to poor design and to bad practices in overall manufacture . |