Example sentences of "[adj] reason for the [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is there perhaps some additional reason for the increase in wheat yields ? |
| 2 | They erm , the Thames investment in Astra is er , another reason for , in fact the principal reason for the increase in associates and investments , working capital is a simple , a seasonal outflow which has been , again by the stronger dollar and the reduction in shareholders funds compared with the thirty first of December er , reflects the eighty six million pound good will write off on Thames . |
| 3 | For example , if it were shown that the reduction of through-traffic was the principal reason for the reduction in accidents , then it would be efficacious to dispense with the expensive street furniture and speed-reduction measures . |
| 4 | ‘ We conclude ’ , they wrote , ‘ that the basic reason for the decline in the profit share was the squeezing of profit margins between money wage increases on the one hand and progressively more severe international competition on the other . ’ |
| 5 | A key reason for the upheavals in the foreign exchange markets is the disparity between the short-term interest rates ruling in the US and the much higher ones obtainable in Germany , where the Bundesbank is battling to slow the growth of money supply and curb inflation following the higher than expected costs of reunification . |
| 6 | The Economist of Feb. 29 noted that enterprises were selling dollars in increasing amounts , and suggested that although the shortage of rouble notes was a major reason for the rise in the rouble 's value , monetary pressure could also be a factor . |
| 7 | It should be emphasised , however , that one major reason for the growth in its use has been the effect in recent years of the additional legislation bearing upon employment and the increased cost and risks of employing operatives direct . |
| 8 | This is a major reason for the commitment in the job to thorough knowledge of the topography and geography of the district — the watercourse routes , the sites of potential pollution , and the location of sewage treatment works . |
| 9 | There is no single reason for the rise in numbers of claims . |
| 10 | None the less , the decisive reason for the increase in the price of consumer goods is the rapid growth in the production of fixed capital goods . |
| 11 | The main reason for the fall in profits at Sekers has been the unsettling effect on world markets for silk products of the unprecedented 75% retroactive rise in raw silk prices from China since April , as reported at the AGM in September . |
| 12 | The main reason for the decline in housebuilding in the public sector is the strict control of local authorities ' capital spending by the central government , as part of the government 's attempt to control overall public expenditure . |
| 13 | The main reason for the growth in numbers was the migration of linenweavers , and their families , from the country to the linen factories and spinning mills . |
| 14 | The growth of services , with many opportunities for small businesses , was the main reason for the growth in absolute numbers . |