Example sentences of "[am/are] not [adj] because [prep] " in BNC.

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1 However , prospective applicants should note that a few combinations of languages are not possible because of the teaching timetable .
2 Such sentences as ‘ Climatic conditions deteriorate rapidly with increasing elevation ’ are not difficult because of the concepts embodied but because of the vocabulary used and the way the sentence is structured .
3 ‘ It is appropriate for spectators to applaud successful strokes in proportion to difficulty but excessive demonstrations by a player or his partisans are not proper because of the possible effect upon other competitors .
4 They say the pit 's lost more than six million pounds this year and it 's prospects are n't good because of a lack of markets .
5 They say the pit 's lost more than six million pounds this year and its prospects are n't good because of a lack of markets .
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