Example sentences of "[adj] down to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rapid pace of growth remains crucially important , because cost of goods sold , as a percentage of net revenue , was 58.8% in the second quarter , compared with 53.6% a year ago , and put this down to competitive pricing pressures , manufacturing ramp-ups for new products , and an ‘ ongoing shift in revenue mix ’ to products with higher cost of sales as a percentage of revenue . |
| 2 | The rapid pace of growth remains crucially important , because cost of goods sold , as a percentage of net revenue , was 58.8% in the second quarter , compared with 53.6% a year ago , and put this down to competitive pricing pressures , manufacturing ramp-ups for new products , and an ‘ ongoing shift in revenue mix ’ to products with higher cost of sales as a percentage of revenue . |
| 3 | The Review notes an increase in the number of complaints against registered auditors , but puts this down to growing recognition of the Institute as a regulatory body . |
| 4 | But the fact AMV is now sitting very prettily is as much down to good luck as good management , some say . |
| 5 | One would tend to put these down to human error — annoying and misleading — in most cases ; what we might call sloppy work . |
| 6 | It 's all down to hard work at every level of the sport , but anytime Kilkenny get to a final they expect to win . |
| 7 | ‘ All down to bad living , ’ Devlin said . |