Example sentences of "reason for the [noun] in [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The reasons for the delay in provision of such items were , therefore , investigated , and these are set out in Table 2 , below .
2 However , there appear to be no obvious reasons for the variation in number of libraries in total , or their divisional spread .
3 Indeed , the relatively slow growth of productivity in many industries is one of the principal reasons for the increase in service sector jobs .
4 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 .
5 The reasons for the difference in treatment of gilding and silvering by the Romans is not clear .
6 Answer guide : The point being illustrated here is that although we have been told the finite life of the machine and we are aware of the reasons for the loss in utility we still have to make estimates of when the machine will cease to be useful .
7 The reasons for the decline in profitability are lucidly and cogently analysed in an influential Marxist work by Glyn and Sutcliffe in 1972 .
8 The Reasons for the Decline in Population Growth Rate
9 One of the reasons for the improvement in pedestrian safety on the Continent over the past decade , is that the focus of traffic calming work has been on the areas where most people live , that is on existing , not new , residential areas .
10 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 .
11 Is there perhaps some additional reason for the increase in wheat yields ?
12 The reason for the rise in output is the familiar one : the unexpectedly high level of aggregate demand has led to the typical supplier observing an unexpectedly high price .
13 Another reason for the boom in fund raising activities is an increasing awareness of the school 's place in the community .
14 The most widely held reason for the decline in Keynesianism was its supposed inability to explain the historically high rates of inflation which occurred in Europe and North America from the late 1960s onwards .
15 Perhaps part of the reason for the upsurge in portraiture is due to the fact that there are so many talented young women painting now .
16 This practice was divorced from using a potty and may also indicate the reason for the difference in attitude .
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