Example sentences of "least because it [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was denounced by many as economically dangerous and potentially unenforceable , not least because it specified the requirement of budgetary balance without providing the mechanism through which this could be achieved . |
| 2 | The assumptions can be expressed as follows : However , we did point out in Chapter 1 that the above summary is an over simplified representation of the real world , not least because it ignores the existence of the government and external sectors . |
| 3 | Not surprisingly , PW has welcomed the report , not least because it allows the firm to tell its side of the story without being hindered by the confidentiality rules which have left partners unable to defend themselves in the 16 months since the bank collapsed . |
| 4 | The Bolam test has come under criticism ( not least because it allows the profession to set its own standard ) but has survived intact . |
| 5 | A comparison with wet nursing shows up certain similarities , not least because it highlights the way in which fashion , prejudice , and moral attitudes dictate what are the perceived duties of motherhood . |
| 6 | Where the negligent misrepresentation induces a contract between the parties , it may be more advantageous to proceed under s2(1) of the 1967 Act , not least because it reverses the onus of proof by placing it upon the seller ( see Howard Marine and Dredging Co Ltd v A Ogden and Sons ( Excavations ) Ltd [ 1978 ] QB 574 ) . |