Example sentences of "is why [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , it does : and that is why art directors love it — though it has only been fashionable for about 20 years . |
| 2 | The behaviour of physical , nonbiological objects is so simple that it is feasible to use existing mathematical language to describe it , which is why physics books are full of mathematics . |
| 3 | This is why video makers who wish to run third generation copies off second generation edited masters use super-format tapes for all their work . |
| 4 | That is why licence powers are being used to control it and why this Bill , soon to go to Committee , will give the director general still more powers , should he want to use them . |
| 5 | This is why noise groups invariably deal with subject matter that is anti-humanist — extremes of abjection , obsession , trauma , atrocity , possession — all of which undermine humanism 's confidence that through individual consciousness and will , we can become the subjects of our lives , and work together for the general progress of the commonwealth . |
| 6 | This is why noise control should be taken into consideration at the design stage . |
| 7 | That is why Rugby Union nowadays would probably do just as well if the game built a system of scouting such as Rugby League has had for 100 years . |
| 8 | The biggest risk factor of all is an inherited predisposition , which is why life insurance salesmen run a mile when they hear that your dad died of a coronary at 35 . |
| 9 | This is why union meetings and Labour Party meetings are always conducted in a haze of smoke — or were , until my local party banned it . |
| 10 | That is why South Glamorgan had an extra 10 per cent . |
| 11 | This , as we have seen , is why liver cells are different from brain cells , and bone cells are different from muscle cells . |
| 12 | That is why drug experiences are so varied . |
| 13 | That is why quantum theory did not make itself felt until physics had developed to a stage where minute systems of atomic dimensions could be probed and investigated . |
| 14 | That is why specialist units have to be shut down . |
| 15 | One of the great mysteries is why consumer electronics products are so expensive in Britain |
| 16 | One of the great mysteries of our modern free-trading world is why consumer electronics products are so much more expensive in Britain ( and Europe generally ) than they are in the United States . |
| 17 | This is why sound insulation should be taken into account when the building is designed : insulated breaks can be arranged to stop sound travelling , but this is n't possible after the structure is complete . |
| 18 | This is why target readers can often identify what appears to be a lexically and grammatically ‘ normal ’ text as a translation , or as ‘ foreign ’ . |
| 19 | That is why Bible study should never be dull for a Christian . |
| 20 | They may be at the root of colic , which is why lactose intolerance is important here . |
| 21 | That is why power boat owner David Peaks opted for a five-door turbo diesel Mitsubishi Shogun — rival to the Range Rover — after a succession of diesel Land-Rovers . |
| 22 | A question that sociologists and psychologists sometimes ask is why blood donors ( in countries , such as Britain , where they are not paid ) give blood . |
| 23 | The first question which should be asked on this subject is why use microcomputers Is the starting point for the selection of software either ( a ) because in this technological era everyone should know about microcomputers or ( b ) for sound learning aims and objectives ? i.e. do school librarians and teachers start from the skills and processes or because of the existence of software ? |
| 24 | That is why tax authorities treat IRPs like debt . |
| 25 | Despite that , interest rates do differ between countries , which is why borrowing costs appear so diverse . |
| 26 | ‘ This is why food packaging products can only be 50% recycled . |
| 27 | This is why vulnerability factors only become of causal significance when a severe event occurs or major difficulties exist . |
| 28 | Enrichment is hard , which is why bomb programmes are rare . |