Example sentences of "main reason for [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We give here the main reasons for doubting the validity of Urquhart 's population dose estimates , and for rejecting the conclusions of the accompanying contribution ‘ Looking for an increase in deaths from cancer ’ ( pB74 ) . |
| 2 | Parking problems and noise in the mainly residential area around Darlington Memorial hospital , where the development would have taken place , were given as the main reasons for dismissing the appeal by Surrey-based Bioplan . |
| 3 | ‘ That 's one of the main reasons for having the newsletter in the first place , because they 're all working to the same end , but it is n't always easy to know what they 're up to , ’ says Current Account editor Brigid Cleary . |
| 4 | This broad spectrum of the work-load was one of the main reasons for changing the name of the specialty from venereology to genito-urinary medicine . |
| 5 | What was the main reason for building the line ? |
| 6 | Certainly her main reason for accepting the post had nothing to do with the actual work involved , but the hope that closer acquaintance with him might throw some light on Elise 's baffling death . |
| 7 | Each time a referral was made details of the referring general practitioner ; the patient 's sex and date of birth ; the consultant , specialty , and hospital to which the referral was made ; the symptoms or diagnosis ; and the main reason for making the referral were recorded . |
| 8 | However , I think that his main reason for rejecting the possibility is that he could not imagine a process whereby it could happen . |