Example sentences of "is why [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is why many Opposition Members have consistently and persistently been against it . |
| 2 | That is why that man said you will not get any more special offers on a Fri Saturday night because they ca n't sell it on a Sunday so you used to see them selling things off on a Saturday five o'clock . |
| 3 | For example , er , males are fitter than females , er human males , in the sense of sporting achievement and this is why all sporting events that we rely on athletic prowess have to be segregated . |
| 4 | That is why each radiator is fitted with a ‘ bleed ’ valve which can be opened with a small key — an essential tool in every house with central heating radiators . |
| 5 | This is why less sleep can be just as effective in restoring us physically , though we may be used to sleeping longer . |
| 6 | Surely you would want one or the other , which is why this rackmount Ampeg looks like a good match for the Yamaha bass ; it has straightforward controls which are still exactly what you would want , and you can then modify the sound with the bass itself . |
| 7 | That is why this Government will never sign the [ Maastricht Treaty 's ] social chapter . ’ |
| 8 | ( That is why this journal has consistently argued for a redirection of commission funds towards basic research , for the sake of the skill it can in principle provide . ) |
| 9 | This is why this volume is concerned with an attempt to tie together policy , theory and practice . |
| 10 | If this expectation is correct and the average price level is P then , of course , the aggregate level of output will equal its natural level — that is why this line cuts the vertical line from y n at P . |
| 11 | This is why this account will follow Guillaume ( 1990 : 99 ) in postulating that the support of the infinitive is a " generalized person " not yet defined explicitly as either first , second or third , nor even necessarily calling for ordinal definition ( cf. ( 10 ) above ) . |
| 12 | Th that is why this motion calls for the C E C to introduce a rolling campaign aimed at introducing legislation which will bind companies to the status quo until new agreements are reached through consultation . |
| 13 | There are social phenomena that are specific to confined areas : that is why any survey of Soviet politics and society must refer to discrete geographical localities . |