Example sentences of "[pron] is why [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 … . |
| 4 | The bonding between layers is weak , and they therefore slide over each other , which is why graphite feels slippery and is used as a lubricant . |
| 5 | The behaviour of physical , nonbiological objects is so simple that it is feasible to use existing mathematical language to describe it , which is why physics books are full of mathematics . |
| 6 | The biggest risk factor of all is an inherited predisposition , which is why life insurance salesmen run a mile when they hear that your dad died of a coronary at 35 . |
| 7 | So the higher you are , the more exposure to damaging rays , which is why skiing is such a high-risk for sunburns . |
| 8 | No one can deny that Hare 's act is a hard one to follow , which is why judgment should perhaps be reserved until the newcomer faces up to some of the winter 's more demanding tasks . |
| 9 | Despite that , interest rates do differ between countries , which is why borrowing costs appear so diverse . |
| 10 | Most cells are red ( which is why blood looks red ) . |
| 11 | Enrichment is hard , which is why bomb programmes are rare . |
| 12 | But then the severely discursive is ultimately inadequate , as she knows , which is why mankind needs ever more fictions to live by , why there have to be new novels as well as old . |
| 13 | If the ERM continues to impose on this country an unemployment rate 750,000 above what it would otherwise be — and that is the average for Europe — we have only a short time before the racist and neo-fascist plague descends on us also — which is why launching the Anti-Racist Alliance was so urgent . |
| 14 | They may be at the root of colic , which is why lactose intolerance is important here . |
| 15 | the first one is why label make now |
| 16 | Yet the nature of many negotiating situations is inherent conflict , it is why bargaining has become necessary . |
| 17 | ‘ T is why loyalty such as my lord fitzAlan 's is so appreciated . |