Example sentences of "because it [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In the second case ( necessary false consciousness/irrational prejudice ) racism is seen as dysfunctional because it distorts the perception of reality and generates division amongst those who should be on the same side . |
| 2 | From that it follows that any tax , because it distorts the market , must be bad . |
| 3 | I 'd like to start somewhere not too much in the public eye , because it takes the pressure off , so I 'll probably go to Argentina or somewhere like that , do some rehearsals and some gigs and see what transpires . ’ |
| 4 | That benefits all patients because it takes the pressure off out-patient departments . |
| 5 | Because it takes the run-off from both eaves , it 's never , ever dry . |
| 6 | Because it takes the form of an overlay on the traditional organization tree and provides a mass of accessible information it does much to dispel the individual 's worries as to who is responsible for what . |
| 7 | Power Fluidics is different from conventional plant because it avoids the need for contact between moving mechanical parts and the process fluid . |
| 8 | None the less , it seems plausible to suppose that the loss of the OR in the pre-exposed group might retard the formation of a light-food association simply because it reduces the likelihood that these subjects will see the light at the start of conditioning . |
| 9 | Note first that since they form part of a contract between buyer and seller they are legally enforceable and that in itself is an important advantage because it reduces the cost of enforcing collusion . |
| 10 | A high and uncertain rate of inflation is disturbing because it reduces the efficiency of the market economy and slows down the process of economic growth . |
| 11 | Cellular radio is so called because it divides the country into small areas served by a radio base , and then divides each of these areas into ‘ cells ’ . |
| 12 | He was told not to smoke on set because it spoiled the image : he smoked . |
| 13 | Edward VI 's Bill of 1547 encountered a great deal of opposition throughout English society not only because it concerned the chantries but also because it struck at the system of confraternities on which much of medieval life was based . |
| 14 | Despite the structure of the proposal — where the with-profits fund retains a mutual structure , analysts say the deal is effectively a demutualisation because it opens the door to eventual takeover . |
| 15 | For example , when Rome 's first sundial was brought to the city from Sicily in 263 BC , during the first Punic war , and was erected in the Forum it was inaccurate because it indicated the time appropriate to the place whence it came which was more than four degrees to the south . |
| 16 | Foucault is critical of such a theory not just because it is based on a science/non-science distinction which for him is simply the product of a particular discursive formation which claims access to the real , rather than involving any epistemological questions of truth or objectivity , but also because it produces the notion of ideology as a secondary mediation ( as in Althusser 's interpellation ) in an inside/outside structure between the determinants of power and the individual subject . |
| 17 | The definition can be made more accurate , but not wholly satisfactory by specifying that the other animal must have changed its behaviour because it perceived the signal through its sense organs , and was not physically forced . |
| 18 | National Savings were particularly competitive in the 1980's when emphasis was placed on raising government funds from this source , largely because it relieved the need somewhat to borrow from the banking system which created credit and therefore inflationary conditions , and because of the fear that government borrowing in the long-term capital markets would tend to ‘ crowd-out ’ industrial and commercial companies from that market , and impede their ability to raise funds for capital investment and long-term growth . |
| 19 | The environmental impact assessment has earned the ire of the European Commissioner because it divorces the station from the link . |
| 20 | Many parents and would-be parents watching the play would understand the mother 's position because it reflected the consensus of public opinion . |
| 21 | Easy Rider happened to become the film of the moment because it reflected the mood of the moment . |
| 22 | It is not so in the same way in which the Bill of Rights is a part of the law of the United States of America — no Act of Parliament becomes void because it transgresses the provisions of the European Convention ; no United Kingdom court will or even can issue an injunction to re ; train a government official from acting in contravention of its terms . |
| 23 | It is clearly important that we understand the basic outlook of an individual , not because it is necessarily right , but because it determines the way that individual behaves . |
| 24 | Not only does a lexical check give a greater reduction in the number of candidates , but also a more useful reduction because it guarantees the output will be words ( see also Higgins and Ford , 1989 ) . |
| 25 | Early in my journalistic career I learned that one should never use a preposition to end a sentence with — remembering it because it committed the error it condemned ; whatever the consequence , I was now fully convinced that Moose Jaw was not a bad place to be from . |
| 26 | Conditioner helps to make split ends less noticeable because it smooths the cuticles down and improves hair appearance . |
| 27 | Alternatively there may be a commitment to competition as the appropriate form of economic organization , either because competition is a good in itself , or because it delivers the goods . |
| 28 | Elizabeth 's reign is now seen to be of crucial importance because it saw the completion of the Protestantization of the English people and witnessed the creation of a uniquely English style of Protestant church which was later to be labelled Anglicanism . |
| 29 | The speeches of ministers have reiterated the themes that it is not the job of government to solve as many problems as previously , that ministers should be more attentive to the interests of taxpayers when spending public money , that ‘ real ’ jobs will be created and sustained not by government subsidy but by workers making goods which people will buy , that the criterion of ‘ value for money ’ be applied to public-sector activities , and that the private sector should be encouraged because it creates the wealth which the public sector requires . |
| 30 | In such a world the very idea of research and academic prowess becomes charged with structural ambiguity simply because it creates the potential for outsiders to bring challenging concepts across boundaries which , at other times , are sacrosanct . |