1.   For one very simple reason, my friend.

2.   As far as the United Kingdom is concerned there is one major and very simple reason for this -- exporting is necessary for our economic survival.

3.   But their bill seems to have little chance of passing, for the simple reason that telling people that criticizing the public rarely makes for good politics.

4.   Rubber prices fell for the simple reason that burgeoning supply outstripped weak demand this week.