Example sentences of "[is] due [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps not surprisingly , Cud feel their increasing popularity is due to the prevailing attitude of punters who desire a good night out rather than a drubbing from a band preaching a university thesis . |
| 2 | Perhaps not surprisingly , Cud feel their increasing popularity is due to the prevailing attitude of punters who desire a good night out rather than a drubbing from a band preaching a university thesis . |
| 3 | This improved fit over the pure CDM model is due to the additional ingredient of damping on small-scales by neutrino free-streaming . |
| 4 | A large part of this entropy is due to the additional freedom which allows the chain conformational changes to occur in the melt , after the restrictions of the crystalline lattice . |
| 5 | ‘ An inquiry whether anything and if so what is due to the first defendant for any and what costs charges and expenses properly incurred under or in respect of the said mortgage debentures and mortgages including the costs of this action . |
| 6 | Their popularity is due to the lower cost of ‘ consolidated ’ shipments , in which freight forwarders place the cargo of several shippers in the same container or on pre-leased space in a vessel . |
| 7 | This rapid rise in fundal pH is due to the buffering effect of the food , largely because of the protein present , and this has been seen in previous experiments with different test meals . |
| 8 | The question now becomes that of deciding what precise proportion of any unexpectedly high price is due to the aggregate demand shock and what proportion is due to the relative demand shock . |
| 9 | Lucy thinks this is due to the Catholic confession ; ‘ I have lied several times ’ formed an item of every girl 's and woman 's monthly confession : the priest heard unshocked , and absolved unreluctant . ’ . |
| 10 | This applies both to Nazi propaganda , whose strategies and objectives are analysed and exposed by Sauer , and to the world portrayed in Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet , where , according to Ryan , the tragic fate of the two lovers is due to the inescapable power of the norms which regulate personal and sexual relationships in their particular society , and which are enforced and perpetuated through language . |
| 11 | They argue that the differential in living standards between the two groups is minimal and to see this as social mobility is to detract attention from the important fact that they are all part of the large urban poor whose poverty is due to the wider social formation and , in particular , the capitalist mode of production . |
| 12 | The inner section will probably be slightly shorter than the outside sections , but this is due to the overall length of the saddle in relation to the size of the pickup and string spacing . |
| 13 | Part of the decline in abortion at this age is due to the greater number of wanted pregnancies from remarried women . |
| 14 | They suggest that the difference , present at puberty and persisting beyond the menopause , is due to the greater physical activity imposed on women of the earlier period . |
| 15 | Dealers often tell potential customers that the rug 's silken appearance is due to the superb quality of the wool . |
| 16 | The potential energy of the particles is due to the electrostatic forces of attraction between the particles and within the particles . |
| 17 | This is due to the higher burning temperature of the lead free fuel . |
| 18 | In part , this is due to the higher profile of socio-legal agencies on working-class housing estates where the user is more visible . |
| 19 | According to Peterlin it is due to the increased number of taut tie chains , whereas Ward proposes that crystalline bridges are formed , the effect of which is assessed by Takayanagi-type models or , again , by a fibre-composite model . |
| 20 | Expressing thanks for the gift said , ‘ Our success is due to the close co-operation between so many people — shipping agents , hauliers , the Port Authority , to name just a few , with whom we have formed great friendships and partnerships over the years . |
| 21 | This is due to the progressive loss of porosity and pore connectivity through which the conduction occurs ; the effect is smaller if there is significant conduction through the rock matrix . |
| 22 | Any increase is due to the non-agricultural , ‘ adventitious ’ rural population , while the number of agricultural workers continues to decline . |
| 23 | The government was evidently worried by Home Intelligence reports to the effect that there was an almost ‘ unanimous belief that the success of the Russian armies is due to the political system of that country ’ . |
| 24 | The delay is due to the complex documentation required , X/Open claims , saying that it wants to make a big splash for XPG4 , now scheduled for the Autumn . |
| 25 | One of the main reasons for this is due to the current state of the US economy . |
| 26 | Much credit is due to the quick thinking of his jockey John Buckingham riding in his first Grand National , in steering him over to the wide outside and popping him through a gap . |
| 27 | Another objection to the notion of ‘ stages ’ is due to the same problem . |
| 28 | This lower risk of lung cancer among pipe and cigar smokers is due to the lesser amount smoked and the lower degree of inhalation . |
| 29 | He simply says that it is due to the climatic conditions in Seoul at the time , adding ‘ Not only does Hong Kong start their season in late September , but so do we , the Koreans and Taiwan . |
| 30 | It will be in everyone 's interests to ensure that accounts are taken and valuations made promptly and , perhaps , if the involvement of a third party as independent valuer , arbitrator or mediator is contemplated to break any deadlock , that a time limit be imposed for agreement inter partes. ( b ) Calculation of what is due to the outgoing partner The first and obvious step in the valuation process is the taking of an account up to the date when the outgoing partner dies or leaves the firm , unless that happens or ( except in the case of a death or bankruptcy ) is made to happen at the end of the firm 's normal accounting period . |