Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [adj] because [pron] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the traditional ‘ act ’ utilitarianism acts are right because they maximise ( or at least increase ) welfare , while for rule utilitarianism rules are morally binding because general adherence to them maximises , or would maximise , welfare , individual acts being right or wrong in virtue of their conformity to such rules . |
| 2 | These cases are significant because they illustrate one of the ways in which standing is related to the merits of the case . |
| 3 | It simply states that present proposals are unacceptable because they do not retain a fair and equitable trading system . |
| 4 | Scottish NFU bosses say the MacSharry CAP reform plans are flawed because they discriminate against large-scale farmers . |
| 5 | The phosphates used in detergents and cleaning products are useful because they condition the water to reduce scum , help to keep the water alkaline for proper cleaning and break up the dirt on fabrics to prevent it settling back . |
| 6 | ( Such signals are deictic because they have the distinctive relativity of reference , being anchored to the discourse location of the current utterance . ) |
| 7 | Vole are vile because they dig up and eat my crocus species in spring and then hog on the ripening figs in August . |
| 8 | However , the algorithms are admissible because they do not prune any of the arcs at B , and may backtrack to them later . |
| 9 | Now Jean was pleased because I do sequence dancing which I learnt with my husband , and so now this coming September when we start back again , once a month I 'm going to teach some sequence dancing in the hope that some young ones would , will hear of it and , and join because then once you can sort of get them involved with one thing you may sort of get good numbers . |
| 10 | Children may make a fuss when the limits are set down and insisted on , but there is a great deal of evidence to show that children and teenagers realize their parents are firm because they care ( see page 116 ) . |
| 11 | The origins are important because they help explain a number of otherwise curious features of the societies . |
| 12 | Some countries are rich because they have oil or copper or iron . |
| 13 | Function models are important because they enable us to separate tasks and approach them in an organized way . |
| 14 | OXFORD BOOKWORMS are successful because they combine these elements . |
| 15 | Hebert 's and Wainwright 's articles are encouraging because they begin to deal with their critical objects as a point of intervention within a political debate . |
| 16 | These matters are important because they explain how Pound and Eliot , who had campaigned as a team and would help each other for many years to come , radically differed not just in themes and attitudes ( of which something will be said hereafter ) but at this deep level , in the not altogether conscious interstices of their craft . |
| 17 | There have been many severe criticisms of the techniques of clinical ecology , all concluding that the concept of ‘ environmental illness ’ is unfounded and that the claims of clinical ecologists are invalid because they do not properly control their studies or define objective parameters of illness . |
| 18 | He said : ‘ Using estate agents to do this work is dangerous because they have a vested interest in giving high property values . ’ |
| 19 | your previous home is empty because you have gone to live with someone else to provide personal care because they are elderly , ill or disabled |
| 20 | your previous home is empty because you have gone to live with someone else in order to receive personal care due to your age , illness or disability . |
| 21 | So poems are elusive because you get the idea that actually working out your idea so it comes down on paper and it looks like a good poem and it says what you want to say and it does n't spoil the effect etcetera so you 've really captured your poem . |
| 22 | Young 's ideas are important because they cast serious doubt on liberal views of a just society . |
| 23 | But such judgements are questionable because they rely on composite time series of export prices which do not expose variations in the pattern and timing of price changes of individual goods . |
| 24 | The main criticisms of QALYs focus on two central points : firstly , that QALYs are unfair because they do not take into account who gains the QALYs ; secondly , that ‘ welfare ’ is not the only value to be put into the equation . |
| 25 | It is not enough to say that most asylum applicants are deserving because they come from ’ unstable ’ or ’ strife-torn ’ countries . |
| 26 | These bacteria are termed aerobic , meaning they require oxygen to function and trickle filters are ideal because they rely upon the surrounding atmosphere for this oxygen — not the water in the aquarium as is the case with submerged filtration systems . |
| 27 | Such questions are important because they probe the conditions under which political and cultural resistance is generated . |
| 28 | These rests are important because they allow your muscles to rebuild the depleted energy stores used up during the intense phases . |
| 29 | In his report , Lord Justice Woolf argues that degrading prison conditions are unjust because they contravene the immediate intentions of sentencers and the broader functions of the criminal justice system . |
| 30 | Eye make-up removers are useful because they enable you to take off eyeshadow , liner and mascara gently and efficiently . |