Example sentences of "one reason for the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , although Marxists have been able to refute empiricist critiques of their theories by these methods , it has been the case that the original theory has come under severe strain , and this is one reason for the development of the modern structuralist approaches . |
| 2 | But the existence of this gap also suggests one reason for the influence on the functionalist style in public law of a domestic form of evolutionary social theory which is not an obvious bedfellow of utilitarianism . |
| 3 | One reason for the increase in the prison population during the 1980s was the rise in the number of remand prisoners awaiting trial or sentence . |
| 4 | Swindon author Dr Colin Francome , who co-wrote the book , explained at today 's launch that research shows that one reason for the increase in Caesarean operations is that consultants are afraid of a law suit if the baby 's born naturally and is n't healthy . |
| 5 | One reason for the weakness of the Communist movement in Mexico is that intellectuals were effectively incorporated into the system until at least the late 1960s , the Mexican government ‘ preferring the price of appeasing or coopting intellectuals to the perils of ignoring or alienating them ’ . |
| 6 | Lack of public awareness has been one reason for the spread of the killer disease . |
| 7 | This means that higher wind speeds must be sought — one reason for the choice of coastal and offshore sites . |
| 8 | Donald Davie has suggested that one reason for the explosion of theory is that it provides ‘ a stamping ground for the innumerable people in departments of English ( also of French , of German , of Classics ) who have energy and intelligence but no literary sensibility . ’ |
| 9 | As Fitzgerald and Sim ( 1982 ) suggested , one reason for the instability of the prison system in the 1970s and 1980s was the militancy of the rank-and-file prison officers in conflict with their own union , the Home Office , prison governors and the prisoners themselves . |
| 10 | One reason for the reconciliation of the middle and upper classes to the gradual extension of the franchise was that this never happened . |
| 11 | Perhaps one reason for the paucity of attempts to offer a direct critique of the " aims of English " , is the tendency within the discipline to avoid overt and detailed manifestos or statements of aims and objects upon which such critiques might be based . |
| 12 | Excessive schedule length has been one reason for the use of the faceted approach in updating major schemes . |
| 13 | One reason for the interest in rates of home ownership among the older age groups is the potential of realizing the asset and using it to pay for care . |
| 14 | Organizing prisoner labour is , in fact , a very demanding job and one reason for the decline in its use was the effort it required of staff , including high level staff , to make it work properly . |
| 15 | The opposition to these measures Provides one reason for the failure of the campaign and the growth of hostility within the community to Lancaster 's rule . |
| 16 | One reason for the length of the definitions is that English is a highly polysemous language , and within a typical entry there will be separate definitions for every sense of the word . |
| 17 | One reason for the length of the audience was , It think , that he found some comfort in being offered a number of more or less obvious platitudes , regarding the transitory nature of the present political muddle . |
| 18 | One reason for the ubiquity of chants lies in the fact that a large number of fans move around the country to support their team at away games . |
| 19 | One reason for the ubiquity of Dataease may be the ease with which well presented and reliable Databases can be set up . |
| 20 | The Palestinians deepest fear that their cause an independent Palestine was lost in world politics was just one reason for the launch of the Intifada nearly three years ago . |
| 21 | The number on the register is far greater than the number formerly liable for domestic rates — one reason for the introduction of the new system — and it is correspondingly more difficult to prevent non-registration and evasion . |
| 22 | In Marian 's view one reason for the scarcity of solicitors on the judges ' benches lies in something of a vicious circle . |
| 23 | Given these assertions , it is easy to see that one reason for the neglect of Freud by sociologists , especially in Britain and to a lesser extent in the United States , is as much due to the fact that intellectual fashions have changed as to anything intrinsic to Freud 's theory . |