Example sentences of "since it [vb -s] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One method of carrying out an audit is known as a SWOT analysis since it identifies strengths , weaknesses , opportunities and threats . |
| 2 | Pledge was impractical on a widespread basis in a developing industrial society , since it requires possession by the creditor — obviously inappropriate for goods in transit or to be sold or transformed . |
| 3 | This approach places a great burden on parents , since it requires tolerance and endless patience ; but it can bring out the best in the child . |
| 4 | Some argue that while this may be desirable , it is not possible ; it is pie in the sky , since it ignores reality . |
| 5 | The range is geographically important since it forms part of the main watershed of northern England . |
| 6 | A second objection is that where both parties carry on business in Contracting States they can reasonably be subjected to the Convention automatically since it forms part of their national law , whereas parties carrying on business in different non-Contracting States who agree that their contract is to be governed by the law of a third State which is a Contracting State may well have in mind only the domestic law of that State and arguably ought not to be bound by the Convention unless they contract into it . |
| 7 | Such lack of PR authority is desirable since it minimises conflict and ensures that the emphasis is upon cooperation and consultation between line and staff . |
| 8 | We can continue to represent the normal case , which corresponds to Bolinger 's referent-qualification , by either of the types of formulae : ( 6 ) Although it is relatively easy to describe verbally the second version where the adjective qualifies the property of the noun but does not in itself qualify the entity of the noun phrase , it is not so easy to suggest a simple but appropriate diagrammatic representation for it ; we may perhaps adopt a formulation as in ( 7 ) where the arrowhead representing qualification passes through the bracket into the property which is the descriptive identification resource of the noun : ( 7 ) [ ( DISTANT ) ( COUSIN ) ] We should still speak of the adjective as attributive , since it remains part of the same entity-identification as the noun ; and it is still perfectly proper to describe it as qualifying the noun syntactically , inasmuch as it marks an extension of what would be achieved by using the noun alone . |
| 9 | The Welsh Highland ( 1964 ) Company warmly welcomes the proposal not least since it avoids conflict with our plans to rebuilt Northwards from our existing base in Porthmadog towards Beddgelert and Rhyd-ddu . |
| 10 | The first is the easiest to remember since it uses characters that are related to the name of the function the sequences is performing ( as mnemonic ) . |
| 11 | Since it takes place ‘ inside ’ it must be related to memory . |
| 12 | Using functional notation , we can write However , since it takes time for firms to adjust their capital stocks in response to changes in demand ( remember that capital is a variable factor of production only in the long-run ) , it may be more realistic to introduce a lag into the accelerator part of the function and write Only empirical testing can determine which of the three independent variables is the most important . |
| 13 | More pertinent perhaps , since it casts light upon the vexed question of syntax ( the rule-governed combination of several words into a meaningful whole ) was Terrace 's conclusion that Nim and similar Ameslan apes , despite appearances , were unable to improve upon the meaning of two-sign utterances since longer sets were merely repetitious or random . |
| 14 | In the report for the Police Foundation , an independent research body , Professor Zander argues that the main US legislation , the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations Act , is ‘ fundamentally objectionable ’ since it allows forfeiture without criminal conviction . |
| 15 | We therefore particularly value our partnership with SCF through TRANSAID since it enables BESO to make a direct contribution to Britain 's relief efforts in Africa . |
| 16 | However , the TQM in R & D Network is not jut concerned with laboratory work , since it embraces R&D organisations from the electronic , computing , engineering as well as chemical and food industries . |
| 17 | But the major writer , where his imagination is responsive to environments , has an influence that is both less obvious and more profound , since it transforms awareness of the significance of domestic contexts . |
| 18 | Companies do not pay tax on their FII since it represents dividends paid out of profits that have already been taxed in the corporate sector ( s 208 ) . |
| 19 | This is a valuable tool at the disposal of the negotiator since it promotes movement towards agreement and yet ensures that proposals to give the buyer something are matched by proposals for a concession in return . |
| 20 | This is most useful , since it promotes cash flow through the business in the first and early years of trading . |
| 21 | This is often a difficult decision and requires expert advice , since it involves knowledge of the finances of the company , the finances of the individual , tax law , national insurance rules and pensions law . |
| 22 | Adaptation is one of the longer chapters since it exemplifies fitness . |
| 23 | However he says he hopes to establish MNOD as an industry standard for storing musical information , since it retains information that is lost in the MIDI format , and once he gets backing from the industry , work will begin on extending the format . |
| 24 | The strange fact that the 1693 playbook leaves out the whole of the first 1692 scene ( the scene with the Duke , Egeus and the Lovers ) can only be accounted for , I believe , as a printing-house convenience , since it makes room for the inclusion at the end of Act I of the new episode of the Drunken Poets . |
| 25 | Nepotism is selfish behaviour having the appearance of altruism since it benefits relatives as well as ones own concerns . |
| 26 | Plaunotol probably raises defensive factors since it enhances PG levels in gastric mucosa . |
| 27 | Also , the neighbouring wine bar sponsors activities on the rink and it 's in their interest to hold the tournament there since it provides entertainment for their customers . |
| 28 | This system has been implemented on several super-computers , since it provides scope for instruction overlapping ( described in 8.2 ) . |
| 29 | Furthermore , within Compact there is a strong incentive for employers to participate in this sort of curriculum support since it provides insights into the ways the schools which they are partnering approach learning . |
| 30 | From what we have said so far , it should be clear that socialisation is a crucial concept for sociology , since it directs attention to a key element in the process by which the individual becomes social and acquires those qualities usually referred to as ‘ human ’ . |