Example sentences of "is why [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | This , as we have seen , is why liver cells are different from brain cells , and bone cells are different from muscle cells . |
| 32 | This is why graphology was not given a separate heading in our checklist of stylistic features in 3.1 ; it was understood that such features , where of stylistic interest , would be noted under the heading of foregrounding . |
| 33 | That is why drug experiences are so varied . |
| 34 | That is why quantum theory did not make itself felt until physics had developed to a stage where minute systems of atomic dimensions could be probed and investigated . |
| 35 | And that is why Misery is alive in the world today . |
| 36 | It has to do partly with the feeling , particularly powerful in the 19th century , that the proper role of education , at least at the top end , was to equip gentlemen to run the Empire ; and it seemed reasonable at the time to concentrate not upon mechanics , but upon grand ideals , and the classics were studied as if they were a form of theology , a way of revealing fundamental and lasting human truths This , perhaps , is why anti-science is strongest in Britain , because we took Empire most seriously . |
| 37 | The central question in terms of the diagram used in Fig. 5.11(a) ( see also Fig. 5.10 ) is why experience of A and B should reduce the effectiveness of the c elements in producing generalization between these stimuli . |
| 38 | The tough leathery top surface of a mature leaf is not so easy to penetrate as the softer epidermis of the underside , which is why mildew in particular can often be found by turning over leaves that are glossy and apparently quite healthy , even protected by fungicidal deposit , on the top . |
| 39 | That is why specialist units have to be shut down . |
| 40 | I this case the problem is to remember to put the verb first in the sentence , so this is why substitution is made in the verb slot . |
| 41 | This is why porn is uniquely placed to promote safer-sex messages , by giving the reader/viewer instant feedback . |
| 42 | The rainforest is a tightly knit ecosystem but one that is only vaguely understood ; which is why damage to any part of it can never be exactly limited . |
| 43 | Merely using stronger chemical bonds will have a small effect upon the strength of a cracked material by comparison with the stress concentrating effect of the crack and this is why diamond and sapphire are brittle and usually not especially strong , in spite of their hardness and high chemical bond energies . |
| 44 | That is why metaphor is so useful to communicate the experiential world of the people to the reader . |
| 45 | This is why speechreading is no stranger to you . |
| 46 | This is why success in surmounting this stage in a satisfactory manner is so important both for the happiness and future sexual fulfilment of the individual and for the security and success of this civilization . |
| 47 | ( This is why time-out should be as boring as possible — it then becomes a real penalty . ) |
| 48 | And this is why feminism helps everybody , to be slightly more relaxed about life . ’ |
| 49 | It 's a useful way of getting a perspective on the present , to realize that people think and feel in such different ways , in totally alien ways , that are completely unsympathetic , which is why feminism is an interesting development , because the ability to read something written in a totally patriarchal tradition , and to make the sympathetic adjustment , giving him his due , recognizing that he could n't have thought what you think , because people did n't think like that then … . |
| 50 | ‘ T is why loyalty such as my lord fitzAlan 's is so appreciated . |
| 51 | This is why phone works . |
| 52 | That is why smell is so important to quadrupeds ; erect animals with good eyesight can detect danger from far off . |
| 53 | The question that remains is why selection favours smaller females . |
| 54 | That is why selection for housing is based on housing need not on financial need , that 's the point , that 's why you do it according to housing need , not for money because the money side has been neutralised . |
| 55 | That is why surgery is needed to straighten it out as the muscle no longer responds . |
| 56 | This is why walking scores every time : |
| 57 | One of the great mysteries is why consumer electronics products are so expensive in Britain |
| 58 | One of the great mysteries of our modern free-trading world is why consumer electronics products are so much more expensive in Britain ( and Europe generally ) than they are in the United States . |
| 59 | This is why counting the number of words in a text can not give any indication of its style . |
| 60 | This is why registration in Part A is preferable although it is the defendant who carries the burden of proof . |