Example sentences of "because it [verb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is thought a better explanation both because it avoids the metaphysical extravagance of non-natural properties , and because it clarifies the relation between moral judgement and action . |
| 2 | It appears as primitive , because it forms the prehistoric stage of capital and of the mode of production corresponding with it . |
| 3 | Because it rejects the straight line conception of time from the first hiccough to the last gasp , the novel is not built round a clear , sequential story , that might be summarised in a few paragraphs . |
| 4 | THIS Bernstein recording of Mahler 's Ninth Symphony is historic because it preserves the only occasion on which he conducted the Berlin Philharmonic , on October 4 , 1979 ( with a repeat the next evening ) . |
| 5 | Thus the spot yield curve is the correct method for pricing or valuing any cash flow ( whether regular or irregular ) because it uses the appropriate discount factors . |
| 6 | Interval harmony is therefore to be recommended not only because it encourages the horizontal flow of parts and their final resolution into good harmony , but also because the process gives quicker and easier results . |
| 7 | ‘ Positivism ’ because it requires the standard institutions of positive law for making , recognising and applying binding rules . |
| 8 | Aristotle believed that strict determinism must be rejected because it destroys the natural basis for distinguishing between voluntary and involuntary actions . |
| 9 | Any untoward or awkward transition is immediately noticeable because it destroys the calm dignity that the human body needs if it is to be shown at its best . |
| 10 | Salesman : ‘ sorry , guv , you 'll have to take a black Datsun because it does the same job , and is cheaper ! ’ |
| 11 | Avoid mineral oil because it lacks the living qualities of vegetable oil and may even rob the body of some of its fat soluble nutrients . |
| 12 | I think it should be remembered that that public support actually was against a requirement of one thousand nine hundred dwellings , which is not quite the proposal being put forward by the County at the moment , but it is clear that there seems to me n not to be any public or great strength of public objection to the sort of proposals that are now before you in this enquiry , and it also seems to me that the reasons behind erm that that public support are essentially because it meets the first requirement of paragraph P P G thirty three , that the alternative expansion of existing towns or villages will represent a less satisfactory method of providing land for new housing that is needed , I think that is the essence of the public support , and so first of I think you can say that that 's that means that first criteria , and certainly it seems to meet the second automatically because it an expression of public preference . |
| 13 | This is the line taken by the United States Supreme Court , which rejected the ‘ bad tendency ’ grounds for abridging freedom of expression because it lacked the all-important factor of ‘ clear and present danger ’ . |
| 14 | The directors have chosen ABC first before several other companies not because it offered the most money , but because it is the organisation most in tune with Name 's philosophy , shares its commitment to growing the business and is most able to deliver ; |
| 15 | That was because it enabled the whole rugby fraternity to participate , with financial reward being the last thing on anyone 's mind . |
| 16 | The signal FX 75383 ( reproduced opposite ) sent by Gen Robertson from AFHQ on the evening of 14 May was central to the events which are the subject of this report , because it contained the two orders on which 5 Corps was to proceed in making preparations for the handovers of the two groups of surrendered personnel with whom we are concerned . |
| 17 | This was principally because it contained the old Baghdad-Tehran highway . |
| 18 | It sold more $500,000-plus machines in fourth quarter 1992 than the three previous quarters combined and looks forward to being able to use Pentium in its machines , because it says the new Intel Corp chip will reduce the gap between its machines and RISC in batch processing work . |
| 19 | In such an environment , competitive advantage lies with the organisation that has the richest variety and frequency of interaction with the customer , not because this builds brands awareness , but because it offers the greatest opportunities to identify and to react the events that signal credit demand . |
| 20 | It has to be crossed because it offers the second-greatest prize in nomination delegates , but it is almost impossible to clear the field without some casualties . |
| 21 | But as a general attack upon industrial co-operatives as a means of organising production and provision , it is ill-founded and ill-considered : ill-founded , because it proceeds from the unproven principle that the public ownership of industry was a necessary pre-requisite of the good society ; and ill-considered , because it ignored the democratic virtues — accountability to and responsibility from the workforce — of the industrial co-operative form . |
| 22 | ‘ Do n't lie ! ’ she said bitterly , deeply hurt by his endless obsession with power because it attacked the very roots of her growing feelings for him . |
| 23 | Her eyes leapt from Abraham begat Isaac and Isaac begat Jacob to Verse 25 of the Gospel According to St Matthew , to which she had turned simply because it began the New Testament and she had been unable to make anything of the Old . |
| 24 | That she 'd done what she 'd done — made this Will , that is — not to spite him but because it seemed the right thing . |
| 25 | Schellenberg gasped , mainly because it seemed the right thing to do . |
| 26 | But she made no move to leave , so I had to say not at all , I 'd gone to bed because it seemed the warmest place . |
| 27 | There was something I did n't tell you at your father 's funeral because it seemed the wrong time , but two days after he died , I received a letter from him . |
| 28 | Speech that might be regarded as insulting because it attacks the cherished views and beliefs of the audience at which it is directed is in particular jeopardy from this section . |
| 29 | The stored or potential energy in a raised weight can be used , for instance , to drive the mechanism of a grandfather clock though in most clocks a spring is usually more convenient , if only because it stores the same amount of energy which ever way up it is . |
| 30 | The Franco-German axis styles itself as the leading force in the Community and , while both countries make explicit reference to their special relationship in speeches in each other 's countries , the primacy of this alliance is clearly played down in the other countries of the EC , not least because it negates the whole point of having a community . |