Example sentences of "because their [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 This would put applicants in a very false position , perhaps drive away very talented applicants who might think that there were fewer places available for them , but also to encourage people who might in fact be struggling to go to any university in the country , it might encourage them to apply and to have a reasonable expectation of success because their sporting abilities were outstanding , they would then be disappointed because they would not be admitted and if they were admitted at that level , they would probably have a very unfortunate time at Oxford .
2 When it came to war the humans won overwhelmingly — because their internal fights had given them plenty of military experience , while their enemies , although more formidable on paper , had had none .
3 The Unionist leader , James Craig , abandoned the Protestants in those three counties because their Catholic population was so high .
4 And they resented the cliche of representing the success of the band by a series of brief musical sequences alternating with shots of trains , because their clapping accompaniment was interrupted as soon as it began .
5 The two versions need to be distinguished because their practical implications are different .
6 Virgin , he claimed had been precipitated into a compromise with Sting largely because their key witness was unreliable .
7 They had sublet another 40 hectares because their 52 hectares of valley and mountain holdings still fall well short of their needs .
8 Mr Gould said that the four Glasgow schools had to close because their small rolls denied pupils a broad curriculum .
9 England get the long rest because their five group matches have been squeezed into seven days while other teams , like Pakistan , the hosts , have their pool games spread over eight .
10 England get the long rest because their five group matches have been squeezed into seven days while other teams , like Pakistan , the hosts , have their pool games spread over eight .
11 The ‘ plans ’ so derived are the most difficult to interpret in terms of urban morphology , because their apparent size and shape may be deceptively inaccurate in the absence of structures and proper chronological information .
12 The company has absolute proof that none of their products fall into this category , because their chilling process is unique and has in-built safety checks to ensure against this kind of eventuality .
13 Many parents feel that the speed of education reform and curriculum change has caused their children to suffer because their usual classroom or subject teachers are often taken out of the classroom to undergo courses related specifically to those changes .
14 Ultimately , the British could not win the battle for civil aviation after 1945 because their economic performance and uncompetitive aircraft industry were outclassed by the size and strength of the American competition .
15 Commercial and merchant interests withdrew support because their economic activity was stifled by the monarchy 's taxes and tariffs , while the mass of working people rebelled to resist levies on their labour imposed by the aristocracy and the church .
16 In general most of these new venues pay derisory fees , not because they are wicked scheming capitalists , but because their economic set-up forces them to do so .
17 They entered politics because their Baptist fundamentalism has produced certain moral and social positions which they see as threatened and which they wish to preserve or re-establish .
18 Because their nasal openings were on the top of their heads they could even continue to breathe if it became necessary ( see p. 115 ) to totally submerge .
19 On an equal mass comparison , this further favours the composites because their low densities allow much greater panel thickness .
20 Because their legal status and powers are confused , judicial control of their activities lacks coherence .
21 They could not leave it because their reproductive processes depended on it .
22 They tolerate cubs more than the females possibly because their reproductive life in the pride is so short .
23 First , workers as the majority group in the electorate might rationally choose to maintain capitalism , not because they are duped by the dominant ideology but because their individual interests are better met under redistributive capitalism than through a painful transition to socialism , which could only conceivably deliver net benefits in the very long run .
24 True scientific investigation always revealed the workings of divine law , and the medical profession needed to be kept under constant surveillance , because their narrow commitment to materialistic principles overlooked moral considerations .
25 For instance , the peasants of the Maramureş to whom Ceauşescu had appealed to preserve their ancient ways had only been able to do so until then because their poor hill-side farms had not yet been collectivized .
26 ITV 's viewing figures are low because their First Division games are screened only in certain regions — but their choice last Sunday , Charlton 's goal-less draw with Birmingham , was a turn-off .
27 Because their new make-up was so much thicker , a strong removal cream was needed to take it off .
28 The Highlands and Islands which he referred to er is er er a different matter because their geographic considerations which do n't apply to Cornwall , do apply .
29 He wanted both Louis the Pious and Judith commemorated because they were his parents and because their imperial status rubbed off on him .
30 Older children have a better prognosis because their immune system is better developed .
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