Example sentences of "because it can [adv] be [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | The second is that this may not be a proper question at all , because it ca n't be answered . |
2 | Of course , I would be very guarded about allowing the Wizard from Oz 's sound to be the sole influence in choosing an instrument , because it ca n't be said often enough that a player 's style is almost as individual as his DNA . |
3 | He says a few lordships are cursing his name because it ca n't be helping them to survive . |
4 | This less generous treatment does not seem unreasonable because it can surely be expected that the sample should be examined . |
5 | This structure should be generally more useful in the future because it can easily be expanded to store extra information , should this become necessary . |
6 | Also , charcoal is preferred because of its steady and concentrated heat , its smokeless burning , and because it can easily be extinguished when the fire is no longer needed . |
7 | The UK has to import rubber because it can not be grown here . |
8 | The regular septagon is the most inaccessable of the primary polygons … probably because it can not be constructed accurately with only ruler and compass . |
9 | I try to put myself in their shoes , because it can not be emphasized often enough that business is very much like war , despite the optimistic view that there is enough scope and space for everybody to be successful . |
10 | The fact is that they hold the uterus open , which means that egg and sperm are allowed to unite , but the pregnancy is doomed because it can not be sustained without the uterus closing . |
11 | The editor may not agree with sentiments in a " letter to the editor " : if sued for libel , does he lose the defence of " fair comment " because it can not be said that the opinion is honestly his ? |
12 | Surprisingly , scented lilies are not used to supply perfume because it can not be extracted from them successfully . |
13 | Attacking a Steam Tank is very difficult — not the least because it can not be brought to hand-to-hand combat but will always move off in its own turn . |
14 | But the difficulty with this discussion is that it lacks a firm point of reference because it can not be taken for granted that there should be two levels of offence , rape and procuring sex by threats . |
15 | On the other hand , it may be that this is wishful thinking and that , in practical terms , the award of damages for illegality is incompatible with the theory of judicial review because it can not be reconciled with the idea that the ultimate decision must usually be left to the public authority . |
16 | Unsettling , because it can not be tamed . |
17 | Methlan Park will be closed because it can not be adapted to meet standards required under the Community Care Act . |
18 | For social scientists trained in empirical inquiry this means that the whole theory is invalid because it can never be invalidated by exposing it to analysis in the ‘ real ’ world . |
19 | However , it is not known whether the courts would accept this argument , because it can perhaps be said that the shares management acquire in Newco are acquired pursuant to ( though not causally connected to ) an opportunity offered to management ( namely to buy Target or its business ) by reason of their employment/directorships with the vendor or Target . |
20 | But although it is such a widespread condition , endometriosis is often overlooked because it can only be diagnosed by a minor surgical procedure called laparoscopy ( the insertion of an illuminated instrument through a small incision in the abdomen ) and many suffers do have problems getting their GPs to refer them to a specialist who can do the these for them . |