Example sentences of "why we do [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is why we do not want to abandon the term inner city , either analytically or politically , only to ground it in the academic debates which have reproduced it conceptually , the political debates that have refashioned it discursively and , most significantly , the social injustices and inequalities that lend the term its emotive power and mobilising force . |
| 2 | We may have a head filled with reasons why we do not . |
| 3 | The reason why we do not notice surface tensions in solids is not that the surface tensions are weak but rather that solids are too rigid to be visibly distorted by them . |
| 4 | The actual tensile strength of ordinary glass and ceramics can be quite high ; the reason why we do not make motor cars , for instance , from them is not that they are weak but that they are far too brittle . |
| 5 | This is one reason why we do not restrict the use of " style " to what we have called stylistic variation , ie " styled " . |
| 6 | ‘ the layman may well wonder why we do not consult the Parliamentary Debates , for we are much more likely to find the intention of Parliament there than anywhere else . |
| 7 | But I think you will understand why we do not regret staging a grand wedding for Annabelle and Steven . |
| 8 | Will the Minister explain why we do not have an overall monitoring system to ensure that transport users get value for money and that there is a proper service , especially for those in rural areas ? |
| 9 | Like Edward she knew the ‘ reason why we do n't marry is not our immaturity but impecuniousness ’ . |
| 10 | I do n't understand why we do n't apply the same logic to other mammals . |
| 11 | ‘ We choose children who will fully appreciate this trip , which is why we do n't select those who are blind . |
| 12 | We can distinguish sceptical arguments which , although they attempt to deprive us of knowledge ( or even of justified belief ) still allow that we understand the propositions whose truth we are no longer allowed to know , from those which claim that the reason why we do n't know their truth is that we can not understand them . |
| 13 | I guess he 's wondering why we do n't kiss more often . ’ |
| 14 | That 's why we do n't go there . |
| 15 | What puzzles me is why we do n't do the obvious and go and find him . |
| 16 | The explanation that is usually given as to why we do n't see broken cups gathering themselves together off the floor and jumping back onto the table is that it is forbidden by the second law of thermodynamics . |
| 17 | I still remain a wee bit puzzled as to why we do n't try to recruit more than one member in any one large organisation , eg the exclusion of Scottish Power people simply because we have a [ Stewart ] member already . |
| 18 | I do n't know why we do n't throw them away ; perhaps we are charting our progress . |
| 19 | Like we can produce , we can reduce the unit cost of car production dramatically by increasing the s increasing the size of the plant , alright , and so even if , this is one reason why we do n't , why street trade has risen dramatically in manufactures , it 's because in manufactures there are powerful erm , economies of scale effects , alright . |
| 20 | This is why we do n't test at the ninety nine point nine nine nine nine nine percent confidence level because the higher you 'll , the smaller the probability making a type one error essentially er is significance level , right the larger the probability will make a type two error , right , a type two error denotes the power of the test . |
| 21 | Which is why we do n't use D for distance . |
| 22 | And our belief is that we 've got money to pay you that 's why we do n't delay in paying you . |
| 23 | Another thing is , I 'll tell why we do n't want er , they always having valuations , they are , they come and value it , and then they give us money . |
| 24 | But there are all sorts of reasons why we do n't get that news , one guy said well if we wanted to do it I know if we wanted to make the news that , according to the level of human suffering we 'd start off with Ethiopia then we 'd have the Kurdish problem and you know just made a living of disaster areas around the world , he said we might of finished up with a light hearted discussion on the poll tax , you know as the , as the light , the lightener at the end of the news if you like , and our , what news we receive here depends on our perception of the world , but mainly it 's the other way round our perception of the world is , is what , you know what it , or rather the news that we get actually manufactures our perception of the world . |
| 25 | No , that 's why , that 's why we do n't want to get rid of it to anyone , just in case they chop it up |
| 26 | And that 's why we do n't make money on carriage forwards cos we do n't sell carriage forwards for the positive reasons , we say , well if they do n't want them send them back , or if they 're damaged send them back . |
| 27 | We can see why we do n't , and I 'm not clear about the reasons why we do n't , but there you are , Michael . |
| 28 | We can see why we do n't , and I 'm not clear about the reasons why we do n't , but there you are , Michael . |
| 29 | And I think another reason why we do so well educationally is that the baby gives them a sense of direction and purpose and they may not want to get 16+ exams but they want to for their baby . |