Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] it [verb] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To the historian , this makes it more interesting because it presents hostages to fortune , and there is more to interpret . |
| 2 | Leaving aside the issue of where Mart goes to see his films , the observation is interesting because it directs attention towards one of Hollywood 's generally unnoticed pre-occupations . |
| 3 | To answer this question it must be noted that in sociology ( and elsewhere ) a feminist perspective appears to be polemical because it runs counter to the accepted male-oriented viewpoint — a viewpoint which is rarely explicitly articulated . |
| 4 | I enjoyed doing this because it took people by surprise . |
| 5 | This poem is funny because it treats people as if they were second-hand cars for sale . |
| 6 | This algorithm is incremental because it creates clusters from the first few data , and these early clusters can be used at once , even though they may be improved during later learning . |
| 7 | Unemployment is harmful because it imposes costs on society . |
| 8 | To some extent the spending was diversionary because it deflected attention from the cuts that were occurring in the orthodox funding mechanisms for current and capital expenditure . |
| 9 | But the local-tax fudge is dangerous because it concentrates attention on a great dilemma facing Mr Major : how do you lead a party that has just overthrown Margaret Thatcher ? |
| 10 | ( 5 ) Interest is not taxable whether it forms part of a judgment debt or a payment in or a settlement ( Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 , s329 ) . |
| 11 | This is particularly intriguing as it incriminates food in the pathogenesis of Crohn 's disease . |
| 12 | One thing about him that was widely known was the fact that he was a businessman , and so it was as such that he was welcomed ; the party could even claim some credit for being the first to elect a businessman as its leader — much as it claimed credit in 1975 for electing a woman , although Margaret Thatcher had certainly not been chosen for that reason . |
| 13 | Perhaps , in this fictional world ( it must be fictional if it has dragons in it ) the knight is seeking a magic pineapple , hoarded in a dragon 's cave . |
| 14 | A third and more serious problem with ( 6.9 ) is that it is not operational because it involves expectations of dividend payments into the infinite future . |
| 15 | Strange 's study [ 1971 ] of sterling policy is , nevertheless , particularly valuable because it places finance within a framework of international relations and domestic political economy . |
| 16 | The development of industry within urban areas tends to be welcome as it provides employment for those who lose their jobs when older industries become redundant . |
| 17 | However , it seems that such a provision can not be a contractual promise , and will only be effective if it gives rise to an estoppel ; it therefore will not exclude the implied term of fitness for purpose unless the seller believes it and relies on it ( Lowe v Lombank [ 1960 ] 1 All ER 611 ) . |
| 18 | From 1922 until it ceased publication in 1951 he edited Y Llenor , the highly successful Welsh quarterly journal , to which many of the leading Welsh writers of the period frequently contributed . |
| 19 | At the opposite extreme , chaotic material is irritating because it frustrates interest in the process for its own sake . |
| 20 | The scheme is good because it gives payments for things like looking after hedgerows . |
| 21 | Rollin 's own review ( 1981 : 96–105 ) is also useful since it covers tests for carcinogens , mutogens , and for effects upon embryo development ( teratogenicity ) . |
| 22 | My own minicom is invaluable as it enables users with profound hearing loss to give and receive instant conversation . |
| 23 | Their own chemical industry is cost-effective because it buys products at knock-down prices from places like Lauchhammer , where the incidence of cancer keeps increasing . |
| 24 | This is a problem in many countries , but in ex-colonial countries in this region prejudice against vocational skills is particularly strong because it formed part of the discriminatory policy of white regimes . |
| 25 | The group is strong because it has access to power through its institutional involvement with the state , which is why Becker calls it a corporate bourgeoisie . |
| 26 | It can not have pleased Kimon , the Spartans ' friend , any more than it pleased politicians of more obviously radical complexion . |
| 27 | Manchester/Liverpool rivalry aside , the meeting was important because it took place in a magazine which is a vehicle for the Spandaus , Durans and Marilyns of this world to say ‘ Hey look at me . |
| 28 | In July 1990 , the House of Lords held that a byelaw prohibiting entry to the Greenham Common military bars was invalid because it infringed rights of common . |
| 29 | He was n't proud of the ability to go berserk because it meant loss of control . |
| 30 | The range is geographically important since it forms part of the main watershed of northern England . |