Example sentences of "[adj] reasons why [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The covert reasons why the scheme drew widespread support from Cardiff solicitors was that it was part of an internal power struggle .
2 There could be many possible reasons why the surgeon refuses to operate .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 Suggest some reasons why the land in the background in the photograph is less valuable to farmers than that in the foreground .
6 ‘ There could be literally a multitude of quite proper reasons why a child decided it no longer wanted to live with its parents . ’
7 Dissatisfaction with facilities offered to the ARC fleet in Barbados is said to be one of the chief reasons why the destination has changed , although a hint of rancour appeared to cloud references to the former destination .
8 Apart from short-term political factors , there are deeper reasons why the quality of health care has become more salient to politicians , managers and health care professionals in most of the Western world .
9 There are a number of other less obvious reasons why the companionship of other horses is so important .
10 Even in country areas , and in provincial towns like Middlemarch , largely untroubled by the growth of industry and the independent proletariat it generated , there are obvious reasons why the gulf between the two nations should have begun to open during the Regency .
11 The scope of this section is wide , since there are three reasons why a person may be dealing otherwise than as a consumer : first , because he is a businessman ( see s 12(1) ( a ) ) ; second , because the other party is not a businessman ( see s 12(1) ( b ) ) ; and third , because the goods are not of a type ordinarily supplied for private use or consumption ( see s 12(1) ( c ) ) .
12 There may be many reasons why a patient under hypnosis is able to experience past-life regression ( or , as the doubters might call it , ‘ flights of fancy ’ ) , but any of them can play a significant part in the overcoming of that patient 's particular problem .
13 But their report , published on April 28th , gives many reasons why the bill 's ‘ novel and untested ’ route back to private railways may end in derailment .
14 There may be many reasons why the husband and wife do not make any formal agreement about separation , but this should not entitle a husband to return and force himself upon his wife weeks , months , or even years since he last saw her .
15 The Chernobyl visit was just one of many reasons why the inquiry was still running when even the conscientious Barnes decided to take a summer break .
16 Second , ‘ join a rugby club ’ , also unsatisfactory because : ( a ) it still does n't guarantee you tickets ; and ( b ) there are many good reasons why a rugby supporter may not wish to be a member of a club .
17 There are sometimes very good reasons why a woman needs strong pain relief : the baby may be at risk , or there may be obstetric reasons .
18 This specialisation can be quite important ; there are good reasons why a model specialises in hair fashion photography rather than hands or feet .
19 This restates the previous law , and it may be supposed that , in the situations envisaged , there are good reasons why the conduct should not be regarded as criminal .
20 The business community benefits greatly from the close involvement of chartered accountants in its affairs and there are a lot of good reasons why the audit should be retained .
21 There were , however , two very good reasons why the operation had to go ahead regardless .
22 but there are often good reasons why the beneficiary and the executors are not the same .
23 If the claim is for less than £500 , the district judge of the county court will automatically refer the matter to arbitration , unless there are good reasons why the matter should go to trial instead .
24 An individual will invent endless reasons why the absence of the person who has died is due to some circumstance that can change .
25 They blame Icke for being one of the major reasons why the movement has lost support .
26 Those are some of the important reasons why the Government should be alive to the problems faced by the industry and the challenges that lie ahead .
27 Despite the fact that formal notice is not needed , there are two important reasons why the purchaser may wish to give notice of an equitable assignment .
28 There are various reasons why a songwriter/artist should do this .
29 However , it is questionable whether this recantation at the level of economic theory provides the clue as to the practical reasons why the road to the high inflation of the 1970s was littered with the wrecks of attempts at incomes policies .
30 The officer did not invite the defendant to express a preference for giving blood or urine but warned him of the consequences of failure to provide a specimen and gave him the opportunity to put forward any reasons why a specimen of blood could not be taken by a doctor .
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