Example sentences of "[noun pl] why it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its discursive variety and complexity is one of the reasons why it imitates the social world with a verisimilitude unequalled by other literary forms . |
| 2 | The DSS believes that NICs are due on such payments ( the Faculty has set out the reasons why it does not agree ) , but comments that it is possible to deal with matters rather differently by the so-called ‘ statutory method ’ . |
| 3 | GUINNESS PLC HAS TOLD Guinness Today the reasons why it does not offer shareholders the chance to receive dividends in shares — called scrip dividends — rather than in cash . |
| 4 | This chapter is not a systematic analysis of the areas of women 's invisibility in sociology ; rather , it is an attempt to suggest some of the areas and ways in which it is manifested , some of the reasons why it occurs , and why , from the point of view of sociology ( and women ) it matters . |
| 5 | A hotel is only a house multiplied up which is one of the reasons why it offers such a good opportunity to demonstrate to people at large what can be achieved . |
| 6 | There are several reasons why it received greater emphasis as the years went by . |
| 7 | In his survey , the social worker Mervyn Eastman states that ‘ society does not even accept that old-age abuse takes place , let alone appreciate the reasons why it happens . ’ |
| 8 | I understand that one of the reasons why it took longer than one would have wished was that the emergency services went to the inappropriate end of the tunnel , further away from the train , and had to be redirected to the other end , which gave easier access to the two trains . |
| 9 | A more thorough analysis suggests that , although professional incompetence and ‘ personality conflicts ’ were certainly involved , in every case there were also some very genuine reasons why it proved so difficult to work harmoniously together . |
| 10 | ( 11 ) A member to whom a notice under this rule is given may appeal against that notice to the Appeal Tribunal in accordance with Chapter VIII of this Part and the notice shall state that that right exists and the time within which it may be exercised ; and — ( a ) a notice under paragraph ( 9 ) above shall state the reasons why it appears to the board to be desirable for the protection of investors for them to exercise their powers in the manner and in relation to the member in question ; and ( b ) a notice under paragraph ( 10 ) above shall state why the notice under paragraph ( 9 ) is being rescinded or varied . |
| 11 | There are good reasons why it has to be more expensive than in the USA . |
| 12 | Durability , comfort , less fatigue and increased ball control are some of the reasons why it has become a Grand Slam surface , and why En Tout Cas decided to endorse its stated policy of choice and availability of surfaces , by bringing it to the UK . |
| 13 | Software AG reckons one of the main reasons why it has achieved year-on-year revenue growth is that , unlike its competitors , its software works equally well across a wide range of environments . |
| 14 | However , as the citation from Brunner suggests , h-instability is one of the putative ‘ Anglo-Norman ’ features distinguished by Skeat ( 1897 ) , and this is another of the reasons why it has been dismissed . |
| 15 | One of the reasons why it has been able to do so is its policy of charging for special exhibitions . |
| 16 | There are many reasons why it has been difficult for researchers to form links with universities , he says , with some not even sure that particular departments would survive investigations into the competence and integrity of the professors . |