Example sentences of "of [noun] is [verb] because " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately it is crucial to know which species of snake is involved because snake poisons are so complex that it has proved impossible to develop a ‘ multi-venin' that will treat all forms of snakebite . |
| 2 | Essentially , deterrence is the simple idea that the incidence of crime is reduced because of people 's fear or apprehension of the punishment they may receive if they offend . |
| 3 | Very often this aspect of rehabilitation is overlooked because once a person starts to walk without discomfort or restrictions the strengthening programme is stopped . |
| 4 | The possibility of conflict is reduced because of the expectation of the continued availability of the increment to avoid the questioning of the existing budget ( or baseline as it is often referred to ) . |
| 5 | When a series of such images , running vertically down a strip of film , is projected at 24 frames a second ( fps ) in the cinema , or 25 fps on ( British ) TV , an illusion of movement is created because of a retinal property known as ‘ persistence of vision ’ , which in normal life enables us to perceive the world as a continuous flow , not an infinite series of separate moments . |
| 6 | A word of caution is required because if everyone is working on a sub-problem then it becomes difficult to tackle the whole problem in a novel way . |