Example sentences of "[adj] to [be] [adj] because [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They explain that if someone thinks it is wrong to be gay because of their religious beliefs , three training sessions will not change them . |
| 2 | In Britain , the government has yet to place its safer-sex advertising aimed at ‘ men who have sex with men ’ in non-gay publications , thus by-passing those men who do not identify as gay and so are least likely to be well-informed because of their minimal contact with the gay scene . |
| 3 | Early development is likely to be uneven because of differentiation in initial conditions . |
| 4 | Proving that the negligence caused loss is likely to be difficult because of the uncertainty of the results of that independent investigation : and the party making the allegation might have the damages reduced for contributory negligence in not having drawn the matter to the expert 's attention during the course of the reference . |
| 5 | In such contexts , computerization of cataloguing and diversification of media will undoubtedly affect the application of LCC , but changes are likely to be slow because of the size of the libraries involved and because computerization of large numbers of cataloguing records is a huge task . |
| 6 | In conclusion , it does seem that some people were born to be fat , but are only able to be fat because of the relatively affluent society in which they live . |
| 7 | On one occasion he thought he heard Hubert 's teeth grinding ; but it was difficult to be sure because of the roar of the engine . |