Example sentences of "reason is that [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The reason is that a great many " inventions " would not be obvious to a layman but would be to someone who knew something of the technology involved .
2 You should never under any circumstances fully discharge a NiCad battery.The reason is that a sure way to destroy a NiCad cell is to reverse charge it .
3 The reason is that a different body , the Technischer Überwachungs Verein ( tüv ) , has to approve gas cylinders that are transported by road .
4 The reason is that a different subset of genes is read in different kinds of cells , the others being ignored .
5 The first reason is that the apparent consent or refusal was given as a result of undue influence .
6 The reason is that the Mentawi islands have been isolated from Sumatra for between 50,000 and one million years .
7 This agrees extremely well with the fact that ( 20 ) is closely equivalent to ( 22 ) : ( 22 ) that is precisely the one It also provides us with a very satisfying explanation of the subtle difference between ( 23 ) and ( 24 ) ; ( 23 ) , with its non-restrictive relative seems at least somewhat odd , whereas ( 24 ) with its restrictive relative is quite acceptable , and so is ( 25 ) which has a non-restrictive relative but lacks the word very : ( 23 ) the very axe , which killed him , is to be sold ( 24 ) the very axe which killed him is to be sold ( 25 ) the axe , which killed him , is to be sold The reason is that the definite article indicates that some means of recognition is available to the audience .
8 He agreed with that proposition and stated : The reason is that the third party recipient may be subject to some additional and conflicting duty which does not affect the primary confidant or may not be subject to some special duty which does effect that confidant .
9 But the major reason is that the large increase in the number of heavy goods vehicles was not foreseen when the motorways were designed .
10 The underlying reason is that the careful ordering of this woman 's life finally choked her , and the survival instinct compelled her to break out before she suffocated completely .
11 The reason is that the vivid phrase which the investigator had chosen to ‘ flag ’ what he considered to be an issue of concern was seen as exaggerated and alarmist by academics .
12 The first and most obvious reason is that the public differences between the major parties have indeed got less : there seems little point in attacking on areas of large agreement .
13 One reason is that the commercial transaction test seems to go too far ; many transactions which will be generally regarded as perfectly legitimate forms of investment , are entered into solely , or at least predominantly , for tax reasons , and I think it would be wrong to suggest that they might be taxable for that reason alone .
14 A second reason is that the very language we use affects the conclusions which we think ought to be reached .
15 The reason is that the main function of such an extended phrase remains identification of some entity or other ; and there are occasions when that purpose can be helped along by introducing a P which applies to some other E.
16 The reason is that the organizational changes discussed by Williamson influence the distribution of power both within and between firms , and one can not presume that power is used to produce efficient outcomes .
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