Example sentences of "not the reason " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now that Mr Major has won his own mandate , it is important to understand that , though the Conservative Party has sometimes been successful because it has stolen the Labour Party 's clothes , this is not the reason for its success on this occasion . |
| 2 | Sexual intercourse IS the celebration of a relationship , not the reason for it . |
| 3 | In fact that was not the reason for the dispute . |
| 4 | Fluent , intelligent and professional , she is not the reason for its ratings failure . |
| 5 | ‘ I know what 's goin' on so that 's not the reason she sends me away . |
| 6 | But this was not the reason for Chrissie 's restrained tears . |
| 7 | Profit is not the reason . ’ |
| 8 | Men not wanting to marry the girls is a consequence of a dreadful action ( and a social stigma ) , not the reason for fighting rape . |
| 9 | Jaq feared being marked as a heretic ; but that was not the reason why he was being specially scrutinized . |
| 10 | That is not the reason for trying however , nobody will deny that it would be very nice to achieve fame and fortune with a world-beater , but the amateur gardener seeks primarily the satisfaction of creation . |
| 11 | But the subject of his lecture was not the reason so many thousands of young Americans had crowded into the stadium : they had come to see him . |
| 12 | Some patients may have preexisting conditions , e.g. diabetes mellitus , which , although not the reason for their current admission , may affect their care . |
| 13 | ‘ Yes , he was , but that 's not the reason I — ’ Rosie stopped , then began again . |
| 14 | Was not the reason why the House thought it not plain that their lordships believed that Parliament did not have this situation in mind and would have cut down the wording if it had ? |
| 15 | The aggregated dogwhelks are feeding and give the appearance of a hunting pack ( that is not the reason for the name dogwhelk ! ) . |
| 16 | People 's lifestyles are a reflection of their economic condition in society , not the reason for their position . ’ |
| 17 | Hardly any birds have a good sense of smell , so that is not the reason for picking on marjoram . |
| 18 | The regulation of population density can only be a consequence of migration , not the reason why natural selection causes the habit to evolve . |
| 19 | Whilst this is undoubtably true — men , even when they 're in the minority , take up proportionally more space and time and attention than in equity they are entitled to — but it is not the reason why radical feminists argue for their exclusion . |
| 20 | But this , he knew , was not the reason for his hesitation . |
| 21 | ‘ Master Corbett , you 've told me how I am supposed to have killed this woman , but not the reason why . ’ |
| 22 | Was that not the reason behind Kronweiser 's enquiry at Olivera 's ? |
| 23 | ‘ That was not the reason ! ’ |
| 24 | But that 's not the reason , of course . |
| 25 | I 've not , Alastair accused me of being topical because of a member of the royal family this week this is not the reason but I 've gone for Leotard in the one twenty five at Cheltenham . |
| 26 | This of course is not the reason for this little chat . ’ |
| 27 | That is not the reason for the order . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ That 's not the reason I 'm going away . ’ |
| 29 | But when Patrick found him scoffing a large tea in the Royalbion marquee that was not the reason for his jubilation . |
| 30 | ‘ The trouble I 've had with British Telecom … but that 's not the reason I phoned . ’ |