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There are 9 links involving the concept "why?":
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Concept IDS-Key Occurrences Families Languages Network Forms
how? 17.61 7 7  COM   SUB 
what? 17.64 6 6  COM   SUB 
because 17.52 4 4  COM   SUB 
call (=name) 18.42 1 1  COM   SUB 
call (=summon) 18.41 1 1  COM   SUB 
court 21.15 1 1  COM   SUB 
how many? 17.62 1 1  COM   SUB 
how much? 17.63 1 1  COM   SUB 
who? 17.68 1 1  COM   SUB