Example sentences of "[adj] because [prep] [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | but is this because of the family 's bad eating habits , or is there a genetic factor ? |
| 2 | Bus usage in leading English cities has fallen by a sixth since 1985/86 because of the Government 's deregulation of bus operations , says a study for the Association of Metropolitan Authorities . |
| 3 | Moreover , section 29(1) directs that an offence should not be regarded as more serious because of an offender 's previous record or failure to respond to previous sentences . |
| 4 | ‘ The consequences of this man 's actions could have been a lot more serious because of the lady 's age and we are anxious to arrest him as soon as possible . |
| 5 | Previous experiments with gene therapy , involving one Italian and two American children , have so far only altered blood cells rather than bone marrow cells and have had to be repeated monthly because of the cells ' limited life span . |
| 6 | This , according to C de F , is inevitable because of the coal 's low quality and high cost to mine . |
| 7 | The retention of the wreckage for detailed scrutiny must not be frustrated because of the owner 's wish to repair the aircraft and return it to service without delay . |
| 8 | In 1989 more than 25,000 divorce decrees were made because of the husband 's adultery , 18,000 because of the wife 's . |
| 9 | Many of the new innovations have only been possible because of the company 's commitment to total quality management ( TQM ) . |
| 10 | Second , obtaining extra funds for the NHS will become increasingly difficult because of the taxpayers ' revolt against higher taxation . |
| 11 | Dialysis is expensive and difficult because of the country 's shortage of equipment . |
| 12 | Desalination plants also require a lot of energy , and building new power plants is difficult because of the state 's strict laws to control pollution . |
| 13 | With legislative elections due in March or April , and presidential elections later in the year , Roh claimed that the postponement was necessary because of the country 's current economic difficulties . |