Sentence examples for this was put down to from inspiring English sources

This was put down to the rise and rise of the e-reader, which meant that everybody could read what they wanted, without anyone knowing.

Profits of his businesses fell from £23m to £21.6m but, according to a report, this was put down to additional salary costs.

This was put down to the positive business mood surrounding India's new prime minister, Narendra Modi.

The 950 nautical miles mission was considered a failure but this was put down to problems with the torpedoes and not the aircrew.

These days, all this is put down to self-mythologising.

Sometimes, this is put down to the beastliness of husbands, but Eat Pray Love relies on no such get-out.

Nor could all of this be put down to innocent fashion trends –wet-look hair gel, half-mast trousers, fake tan – or even a healthy urge to compete for sexual attention.

10.23am: Meanwhile Uefa president Michel Platini has praised Europe's three World Cup semi-final teams for promoting young, creative players, adding: "Can all of this be put down to mere good luck?

Under the Obama administration, this failure was put down to a peculiarly Republican taste for obstruction.

This, I am informed, was put down to his "delusions of innocence".

This could be put down to inspiration from Wes Anderson films.