Example sentences of "because it [be] [vb pp] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They say the survey is inaccurate because it is based on incorrect figures that the Prime Minister gave to parliament this year . |
| 2 | The law on the issue of consent continues to change because it is based on public policy . |
| 3 | I have called it inductivist because it is based on inductive reasoning , as will be explained shortly . |
| 4 | NT will not be fractured into a bunch of different versions simply because it 's run on different microprocessors . |
| 5 | NT will not be fractured into a bunch of different versions simply because it 's run on different MPUs . |
| 6 | It is said to be easy to upgrade and service because it 's based on standard uniprocessor 50MHz 80486 EISA bus hardware . |
| 7 | It is said to be easy to upgrade and service because it 's based on standard uniprocessor 50MHz 80486 EISA bus hardware . |
| 8 | But ‘ Commonwealth preference ’ was still important in the 1960s because it was granted on half the UK 's imports from Commonwealth countries . |
| 9 | Admittedly , this is a powerful nation , but not necessarily because it was founded on strong principles . |
| 10 | The USA has become a powerful nation because it was founded on strong principles . |