Example sentences of "[adj] reasons [Wh adv] an " in BNC.

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1 If we pause briefly and attempt to list the possible reasons why an individual or a family might have needed parish relief in the late 18th and early 19th centuries — sickness , unemployment , the needs of one-parent families or of orphans or young children , support in times of local or national economic crisis , old age — then we have now found Titfords in every category .
2 Although , from a tax point of view , an assets purchase is relatively straightforward , there are many commercial reasons why an acquisition of Target may be preferred by both vendor and Newco , even though Target may have unquantified liabilities .
3 There are many reasons why an increasing number of people , men as well as women , find themselves in the role of home nurse nowadays .
4 Elsewhere , they are less sanguine , covering the chronic weakness of their arguments in the figleaf of officialese : ‘ There are fundamental reasons why an aggregate estimate of the impact of economic and monetary union is not feasible .
5 There are several reasons why an overflow pipe may be dripping or giving a steady stream of water .
6 These are just two reasons why an environmental impact survey is needed but the planning committee have not considered this .
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