Example sentences of "is [num] reason [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For Raskolnikov is incorrigibly patrician and rare at heart ( which is one reason why the Epilogue does not convince ) , even if I have overstressed the Hamletish side to him . |
| 2 | Primitive man believed this ; this is one reason why the moon has long been considered feminine . |
| 3 | This is one reason why the proportion of over 65s has risen , but it also means that many more old people will grow very old , with much higher chances of becoming very dependent and physically feeble . |
| 4 | In the case of Byrd it has almost always been the latter ; and this is one reason why the performance practice of Byrd 's music is sorely in need of revolution . |
| 5 | A plaque erected by the Israeli Ministry of Defence pays tribute to Ben-Ami Pachter , the Israeli commando leader who died in the ambush ; which is one reason why the name Um Al-Farajh ceased to exist and the name of Ben Ami took its place . |
| 6 | That is one reason why the case is hard to make . |
| 7 | He also has a quartet he attempts to rule with a very firm hand and an inadequate manager called Giant ( Spike Lee himself ) whose obsession with gambling is one reason why the group is prone to the exploitation of ( white ) New York club owners . |
| 8 | Perhaps this is one reason why the observer seems to stand apart from the scene he experiences . |
| 9 | FORECASTS from the Treasury have been proved to be hopelessly wrong which is one reason why the economy now seems to be in Freefall , leading to the closure of hundreds of Factories . |
| 10 | Women often are as important as men in making and keeping these links , which is one reason why the importance of the kin network in employment frequently has been missed by other researchers , who have looked for people with the same surname . |
| 11 | The installation of pre-payment meters is one reason why the number of disconnections has fallen , but more important is the fact that the regional electricity companies , under the terms of their licence , have to approve a code of conduct with the Office of Electricity Regulation and must offer customers who are in genuine difficulties a payment plan so that debt can be paid off over a period . |
| 12 | That is one reason even a smoothly-run and uneventful Libyan poll took some time to complete . |