Example sentences of "main [noun] for the [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among those in the middle age band , that is between 30 and pension age , the main reasons for the rise in the number of households are the increase in marital breakdown and the tendency for non-married people to live on their own ( Haskey , 1987a ) . |
| 2 | The main parties also agreed on constitutional changes to stem the influx of immigrants , one of the main reasons for the rise in attacks on foreigners . |
| 3 | There are two main reasons for the changes in these proportions . |
| 4 | One of the main problems for the subject in the inter-war period was that it became increasingly identified as a status quo subject . |
| 5 | I won the 100 metres , beating a number of Europeans including one of my main rivals for the Championships in Stuttgart , Frank Emmelmann of East Germany , who had won in Athens four years earlier . |
| 6 | The main reason for the fall in profits at Sekers has been the unsettling effect on world markets for silk products of the unprecedented 75% retroactive rise in raw silk prices from China since April , as reported at the AGM in September . |
| 7 | The main reason for the decline in housebuilding in the public sector is the strict control of local authorities ' capital spending by the central government , as part of the government 's attempt to control overall public expenditure . |
| 8 | The main reason for the growth in numbers was the migration of linenweavers , and their families , from the country to the linen factories and spinning mills . |
| 9 | The growth of services , with many opportunities for small businesses , was the main reason for the growth in absolute numbers . |
| 10 | In this case it may be possible to define the main task for the subject in terms of the demands necessary for driving the car . |