Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] due [prep] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The drivers ' uncertainty was due in part to the vagaries of the train from Khartoum , on which half the town seemed to be waiting . |
| 2 | The cut was due in part to a recent series of pipeline ruptures and oilfield accidents and to a 4 per cent drop in Soviet oil production in the first half of 1990 ( as compared with the same period in 1989 ) . |
| 3 | Mr Stephen 's believes its smooth passage is due in part to the outrage surrounding Anna McGurk 's death . |
| 4 | This splendid achievement was due of course to exceptional wind conditions thrusting them along at the remarkable average speed of ninety miles per hour . |
| 5 | We are much clearer now than at the beginning about how to approach science in a more girl friendly way ( see Smail , 1983 , 1984 ) , and the clarity is due in part to the way we have worked with teachers . |
| 6 | Evidently the variation in the mating preference is due in part to genetics . |
| 7 | The obvious fact that stressful circumstances , such as anger or danger , are not conducive to going to sleep is due to adrenalin to a large extent . |
| 8 | Mozart 's place in history is due in part to the fact that his father recognised and nurtured his talent from an early age , virtually giving over his life in order to assist in the advancement of his son . |
| 9 | Mystery and history novels fall , by and large , into the category of cosy crime as opposed to unsettling crime , and perhaps their increasing popularity is due in part to the increasing difficulty of writing the old-fashioned mystery in today 's troubled times . |
| 10 | This extraordinary increase is due in part to the fact that the dogs breed twice a year and it seems that all females give birth whereas in wolf society only dominant females do so . |
| 11 | The Commission suggests that the increase is due in part to a growing public awareness of the need for environmental protection , coupled with a lack of opportunity for individuals to appeal to national courts . |
| 12 | Ashton pointed out that the late rise of formal banking in the country was due in part to the fact that it grew naturally out of the financial activities of men who " were content to describe themselves simply as merchants or traders , retailers or even inn-keepers " . |