Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [subord] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a fitting word for the man who is alive because of his fighting spirit . |
| 2 | Salinisation in the region is extensive because of inadequate natural drainage and the fact that much of the ground-water in the underlying aquifer is also saline . |
| 3 | We just spent seven thousand quid on Alwyn that 's non-recoverable because of Quickspend . |
| 4 | v. Intellectualisation — Again , the fear that leads to interminable intellectualisation is understandable because of the social stigma of alcoholism or drug addiction or other forms of addictive disease even though misdiagnosis has significant risks for the sufferer , for others in the workplace and for the Company itself . |
| 5 | Pip 's relationship with Estella at the beginning is weak because of her attitude towards him and the reason why . |
| 6 | Aye , that 's right because of , it 's all , they 're all very close together Dan . |
| 7 | It is even possible that you may have to leave your project before it is complete because of illness or assignment to other responsibilities or for some other reason . |
| 8 | The Central Yacht Club of the Trade Unions has a good harbour and is centrally located , but its clubhouse , which looks impressive from the outside , is unfinished because of lack of funds . |
| 9 | It 's the second new shop front in three weeks but the owner says he 's helpless because of a council ban on security shutters |
| 10 | Mark claims that all this is possible because of the authority of Jesus : |
| 11 | Do you know it is possible because of the fear of people around you , the fear of your peers , the fear of what men may say , of what your family will think , of what your work mates might say about you , it is possible to allow that fear to send you to hell . |
| 12 | Such an environment is free of time-cues but is inhospitable because of its climate . |
| 13 | But that previous reinforcement is now represented in my brain : my brain is different because of it . |
| 14 | Mental health is different because of culture and race yet the same irrespective of either . |
| 15 | The junior Dog is a very small constellation , but is unmistakable because of the presence of Procyon , which is one of the nearest of the bright stars ; it is 11½ light-years away , and is the equal of 11 Suns . |
| 16 | He could replace Trevor Steven , who is doubtful because of flu . |
| 17 | Rosenthal speculates that pepper and chocolate are classed as masculine because they are stronger flavours than salt and vanilla , while Chevrolet is feminine because of its sound ( it 's a longer word than Ford , has an open vowel at the end , connotes ‘ Frenchness ’ ) and knife is masculine because of the association with aggression . |
| 18 | It is so-called because of the compound fracture of the leg which Pott himself suffered as the result of an accident in 1756 . |
| 19 | ‘ If digging or scraping out a pit is impracticable because of hard or waterlogged ground , try netting . |
| 20 | However , it is interesting because of its paradoxical nature ; the apparent lack of behavioural responsiveness actually conceals very much heightened psychological and physiological sensitivity , with which the sufferer copes by withdrawing into the inactivity of catatonic stupor . |
| 21 | In addition , Ambrose 's ( 1974 ) classification is interesting because of its emphasis on transport availability and tenure which distinguishes his seven groups outlined in chapter 4 . |
| 22 | The " time risk " illustrated in the drawing is interesting because of the inevitability of failure : the risk is shifted to the estimation of the length of time that might elapse before that failure . |
| 23 | The is interesting because of course planning is an eggshells area where you have to tiptoe delicately through the tulips . |
| 24 | But , but it is , it is dangerous because of course maybe it does n't work . |
| 25 | Here the governors ' role is crucial because of their responsibility for the overall conduct and ethos of the school . |
| 26 | This working definition is crucial because of the difficulty in distinguishing between accidental and non-accidental injuries . |
| 27 | Keith Curle drops to the standby list along with Wright , Paul Parker is unavailable because of suspension , while out of form Aston Villa winger Tony Daley is dropped . |
| 28 | Sarah Hurry is unavailable because of university exams and Carole Dalrymple is ineligible . |
| 29 | One solution , to do all this from Whitehall , which is allegedly under the scrutiny of the House of Commons , is impossible because of the extent and variety of the work . |
| 30 | The Croaking Gourami 's noise is produced by the musculature of the pectoral fins passing over other parts of the fish 's skeleton — and is audible because of the labyrinth organ acts as a kind of sound chamber . |