Example sentences of "[adj] be down to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , much of this is down to familiarity — knowing where the goal posts are . |
| 2 | By 7 years only 1.5 per cent of children are still soiling and by 10 to 11 years this is down to 0.8 per cent ( Bellman 1966 ) . |
| 3 | Once again , this is down to the importance of songs and the unimportance of ‘ product ’ . |
| 4 | I tell her that her house is lovely and Mowatt waves a smooth dismissive hand , saying ‘ This is down to Bob ’ . |
| 5 | Apart from the voltage of the battery , the re-charge time is an important feature of the cordless tool and this is down to the chargers . |
| 6 | A great deal of this is down to the fact that the sweet spot is in exactly the same position throughout the set . |
| 7 | This is down to a local council 's Engineers Department who provide the street names for new developments . |
| 8 | ‘ We are being asked to ensure patients get certain benefits , but surely this is down to the Government , ’ said Mr Richardson . |
| 9 | ‘ We are being asked to ensure patients get certain benefits , but surely this is down to the Government , ’ said Mr Richardson . |
| 10 | Also the M forty is down to two lanes in both directions between junctions five and seven , that 's between Stokenchurch and Thame . |
| 11 | By the 1992 election , this was down to 95.3 per cent . |
| 12 | In the Cup , so much is down to luck of one kind or another and one flash of individual brillance can settle it . |
| 13 | ICI , which is cutting 9,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years , announced that its annual pre-tax profits for 1992 were down to £565 million from £789 million . |
| 14 | The 41 is down to $22,745 , the 512 $33,745 and the 54 $45,745 . |
| 15 | The 41 is down to $22,745 , the 512 $33,745 and the 54 , $45,745 . |
| 16 | Number 3 was down to Pete Glanville . |
| 17 | As he preceded what he now thought of as a mythical being down to the canteen , he thought about how he 'd once found the sight of Zambia 's adjustments repulsive and unnatural . |
| 18 | That is down to little else but bad luck . |
| 19 | If they failed to consider any change of heart she may be tempted to make in the future , that is down to their own stupidity and naivete . |
| 20 | I know no England bowlers swing an old ball in the way Waqar and I do , but that is down to the way we grip it . |
| 21 | You know what I mean , that is down to the individual really is that er that they should actually find out and i , that needs to be highlighted to all |
| 22 | If central government wishes to increase those expenditure levels when they go over , that is down to them . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm aware that the engine note from his car is different to the other two Subarus but that is down to the exhaust system — nothing more . |
| 24 | ‘ That is down to jealousy . |
| 25 | And that 's down to me . |
| 26 | If you want to , that 's down to you but I 'm blowing the gaff . |
| 27 | There are Alembics , which are selling well ; we had a dozen in stock , that 's down to three now . |
| 28 | ‘ We had a lot of youngsters out there and we were a bit too fast and frenetic when we had the ball but that 's down to inexperience . |
| 29 | but that 's down to the professional expertise of dis departments . |
| 30 | But let's face it gents , speed in itself on a completely open road with nobody around is not in itself dangerous , that 's down to the individual . |