Example sentences of "[adj] because it [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Animism was likewise low and primitive because it was said to imply that souls inhabit animals and trees just as they inhabit men . |
| 2 | Perhaps some positive aspects are contained within fat 's designation as taboo ; for instance , some people find fat attractive because it is forbidden and marginal : ‘ It may be that the forbidden is exciting because it is forbidden . |
| 3 | The traditional finish is French polish , which is so-called because it was invented by a French cabinet maker in about 1825 . |
| 4 | In such cases the phase information is superfluous because it is implied in the plot of the amplitude behaviour and only the latter is required . |
| 5 | The condition and appearance of a rug can be affected by a number of factors other than age , and it is dangerous to jump to the conclusion that something is necessarily old because it is worn and in a poor state of repair . |
| 6 | But he finished the article on a serious note : you could tell it was serious because it was printed in heavy type . |
| 7 | The grid scheme of city layout with streets crossing one another at right angles and with a uniformity of street width and building design , which became the pattern for the classical world of Greece and Rome and was later adopted in Europe and modern America , was developed in Ionian Greece from the seventh century B.C. ; this street pattern is often referred to as Milesian because it is named after the city of Miletos on the coast of Asia Minor . |
| 8 | She and critics outside the government say the reactor is fundamentally unsafe because it is built in an earthquake zone and lacks modern safety systems . |
| 9 | Most deaf people are still educated within a system which has at its base a language that is , at best , not fully accessible because it is based on hearing ; at worst , it is a language which is completely alien and does not adequately describe deaf experience . |
| 10 | In family counselling , regardless of the starting point , difficult issues should be tackled rather than left because it is considered ‘ kinder ’ to do so . |
| 11 | Even worse was the knowledge that the whole conversation fitted her so ill because it was wrapped in the distinct flavours of a different language . |
| 12 | The Shah appropriated the idea of reform to himself an launched what he called his " White Revolution " — white because it was meant to be bloodless . |
| 13 | It begins auspiciously with Purcell 's sacred aria The Blessed Virgin 's Expostulation , not available elsewhere , but back again at last and doubly valuable because it is handled so beautifully . |
| 14 | The fatalism is pervasive because it is shared by two opposing camps — frowning European idealists and smiling national realists . |
| 15 | Historically , these gases were called inert because it was thought they did not form any chemical compounds . |
| 16 | It is good because it is written in friendly , ordinary language and where jargon creeps in , it is explained . |
| 17 | No they , they did n't because the that 's right because it was cancelled last year it was the year before she did . |
| 18 | After some 10 days we received our order back from Bailey Distribution Ltd with a memo asking for a new cheque made out to them , since they could not transfer the original cheque due because it was crossed . |
| 19 | I like to know what their intentions are , what they are hoping to achieve in that lesson and that cumulatively becomes more specific because it 's based on what we said last time . |
| 20 | Any prescription of the content or outcomes of teacher development is likely to be controversial because it is formulated from a value-position , but is a specification of process any less contentious ? |
| 21 | His outburst , following McKendrick 's denial of the existence of absolute moral principles ( p. 78 ) , impolitely reverses the agreement maxim to emphasise his disagreement and although in his next turn he apologises for his outburst , the impression made by his interruption remains strong because it is accompanied by a violent gesture : The importance of physical gestures as a part of the dramatist 's characterisation is indicated by this episode , for , as Stoppard 's stage directions emphasise , Anderson 's anger is strongly conveyed through the one physical action . |
| 22 | They were angry because it was carried out unofficially — without the prior approval of the Party . |
| 23 | ‘ The objective of the peace process which is broader and more important because it is bound to change the region , is to implement UN Security Council resolutions 242 and 338 and land for peace . ’ |
| 24 | A bourbon-type whisky , it is very full because it is treated with maple-wood charcoal to remove the lighter flavours . |
| 25 | Opposition leader Paruyr Ayrykyan , chair of the National Self-Determination union , called in a television broadcast on April 28 for a new constitution to replace the current one , which he described as invalid because it was inherited from the Armenian Soviet republic . |
| 26 | This is vandalism , all the more wounding because it is authorised by the Secretary of State who is supposed to protect Scotland 's interests . |
| 27 | Which was very ridiculous because it was ignored . |
| 28 | They say the survey is inaccurate because it is based on incorrect figures that the Prime Minister gave to parliament this year . |
| 29 | The contract had been made at the reception desk ; the notice was ineffective because it was introduced too late . |
| 30 | Dr Callum Henderson ( Points of View , today ) makes a thoughtful and reasoned case against the legalisation of euthanasia by relying on two main arguments , first , the familiar ‘ slippery slope ’ argument and second , that life is sacred because it is created by God . |