Example sentences of "may [be] [adj] because [art] " in BNC.

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1 However , if the sands are mixed with silt , porosity may be low because the fine silt particles tend to clog the void dense igneous rocks can hold and transmit water if they are fractured , although the pore space is negligible .
2 ( e ) As we have seen , an intention to repay or substitute may be dishonest because the defendant can not replace the very thing taken , yet if he intends to return the property itself , he is not guilty of theft because he does not have the intention permanently to deprive .
3 On the one hand , clones produced with the object of reproducing desired attributes may be disappointing because the genetic deviation from the parent may mean that the attributes are lost .
4 Where , however , there is an unrealised loss in the Target shares , the deferral treatment may be undesirable because the allowable loss will not be realised .
5 The secretory response of gastric acid to pure ethanol and alcoholic beverages may be different because the action of the non-ethanolic contents of the beverage may overwhelm that of ethanol .
6 Indeed , Blundell fears that UK food surpluses may be transient because the intensive agriculture that produced them is not sustainable .
7 This is an example of where theological answers may be unwise because the doubter is insensitive .
8 Hence even a specific target , say " price to cover average costs ' , can be met in many ways , because average costs may be high because the firm is relatively inefficient , or low because it is relatively efficient .
9 In one sense , the characterisation of the transaction as being either sale or exchange may be important because the remedy for defective performance in exchange is not for the price , but rather a claim for unliquidated damages for non delivery .
10 If the shareholders agree on a value , and do not refer the matter to the company 's auditors , their agreement and the ensuing transaction may be invalid because the price of the shares has not been established in accordance with the company 's rules ; and as a practical matter it might be unfair to other shareholders .
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