Example sentences of "[prep] [be] at the root " in BNC.
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| 1 | Proposals for private motorised travel were , on the other hand , very different , for this mode was seen to be at the root of many of the traffic and environmental problems of the experimental areas and so every effort was to be made to curb the excesses of its use . |
| 2 | This seems to me to be at the root of the false notion of ‘ independence ’ being pursued by so many local élites throughout Europe and beyond . |
| 3 | and hinted that it would probably be a good idea if the Rector of St. Mary 's , the Vicar of St. Peter 's , and Mr. John Meridyth ( another Grammar School Visitor from the 1850s ) , who were considered to be at the root of the trouble , were not appointed Trustees . |
| 4 | The basic educational prescription is the sympathetic teaching of ‘ other cultures ’ in order to dispel the ignorance which is seen to be at the root of prejudice and intolerance . |
| 5 | Various factors thus appear to be at the root of the inner city problem , many of them similar in nature to those behind the problems underlying the North-South divide . |
| 6 | But , while the initials which represent the myriad courses and qualifications available to students were indeed confusing , other factors seemed to be at the root of the market 's apparent inaccessibility to publisher as well as bookseller . |
| 7 | And do you know what I believe to be at the root of the problem ? ’ |
| 8 | Although 30 years ago smoking in Britain had no links with social class , now there is a marked association between smoking and disadvantaged women , with poverty claimed to be at the root of the problem . |