Example sentences of "because of its [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More recently , in Mary Tudor 's reign , the family had come into favour at court because of its reputation for piety and loyalty to the Church , and Sir Gregory had been able to build a new house on the site of the old . |
| 2 | Egypt has joined in because of its dependence on United States aid and good will and because of its distaste for Iraq 's bid for Arab leadership . |
| 3 | And if you remember I said that , because of its concern for security , the state creates a capacity for violence in the world of states , its , its environment and since this is er erm a characteristic of all states , however large or small the resources , they all create this capacity , they all have a defence policy er there is a consequent competition and this competition , far from resolving the problem of security , in fact exacerbates it , it makes it worse , and so states find themselves competing at different levels er competing particularly in the creation of military capabilities and the consequence of this is a more or less sustained and permanent arms race which frequently er produces armed struggles and war . |
| 4 | Known as the orchard pig because of its liking for windfall apples , it was cheap to keep and delicious to eat . |
| 5 | Because of its importance for passenger services and the economic development of the northern region , we ask the House to support the project . |
| 6 | Early structuralism was attractive because of its potential for analysis of cultural forms without reliance on a pregiven set of cultural values . |
| 7 | To dismiss religion because of its potential for evil is to risk being onesided and exclusivist , committing a logical error , failing to appreciate the nature of religion , and mistaking the real culprit responsible for such unedifying behaviour . |