Example sentences of "[noun] not [adv] because they " in BNC.
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| 1 | I believe in low taxes not just because they ignite enterprise — the spark of economic growth — but because they put power and choice where it belongs : in your hands . |
| 2 | They transgressed fixity not only because they were without fixed abode , but also because they lacked the identity which , in a hierarchical society , was essentially conferred by one 's place in that society . |
| 3 | The forces of bourgeois society were opposed to slavery and serfdom not simply because they believed them to be economically undesirable , nor for moral reasons , but because they seemed incompatible with a market society based on the free pursuit of individual interest . |
| 4 | Projects of this type generate high levels of motivation not only because they are worthwhile but also because they imply a high degree of confidence in the young people . |
| 5 | Tigers were declared vermin in China in the 1950s , and were slaughtered in droves not just because they were dangerous but also because they were valuable . |