Example sentences of "because it [verb] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Braille is a particularly useful tool for probing predictions from different models because it depends on fine discrimination of raised dot patterns , and a rule system of contractions .
2 The centre piece of the act is the onymous toad , unique among the frogs and toads because it has lost the horny pads ( the so-called nuptial pads ) that grow on the male 's hands during the breeding season and because it mates on dry land rather than in water .
3 If it succeeds , it will be because it concentrates on achievable tasks .
4 In prosecutions for many other crimes , for instance assault , testimony varied more because it built on actual incidents .
5 Nevertheless it requires separate assessment , not least because it drew on certain areas of experience not directly dominated by the monarch .
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