Example sentences of "to [noun] because of [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the least mechanised of our farming scenery , the least efficient and the most resistant to change because of the multiple ownership and the often rented holdings . |
| 2 | It would be an exaggeration to say that An Teallach is to Dundonnell as the Matterhorn is to Zermatt , yet mountaineers do come to Dundonnell because of An Teallach . |
| 3 | It we he phoned at it was , it was five to six , Jim was going to take me to aerobics because of the weather |
| 4 | The offences only came to light because of an attempt to inflate profits at Alexander Howden , which was discovered by the American company Alexander and Alexander after it bought the company . |
| 5 | ‘ Obviously , this business is open to ridicule because of the shysters , but it 's not frightening . |
| 6 | The chairman of its Scottish council , Dr Mac Armstrong , told a press conference in Edinburgh : ‘ This should be one of the most exciting enterprises the NHS has ever engaged in but the enthusiasm for this initiative — which is there — may turn to scepticism because of the Government 's commitment to it . ’ |
| 7 | Judge Michael Coombe said he had taken into account that they turned to crime because of the slump . |
| 8 | A visionary at Much Wenlock , on the testimony of Boniface , proclaimed in Ceolred 's lifetime that the angels surrounding him had withdrawn their protective shield and abandoned him to demons because of the multitude of crimes he had committed . |
| 9 | This is seen as essential to FTC 's plans for a 24-hour channel devoted exclusively to football because of the volume and geographical spread of games offered by the other 70 Football League clubs . |
| 10 | The economic growth of the 1960s and early 1970s came to grief because of the western economic slump of the last decade and the massive increase in the Southern population . |
| 11 | However , the scheme came to grief because of the entrenched opposition of Cabinet Secretary , Sir Maurice Hankey , who believed a tunnel to be a major threat to national security . |
| 12 | The rest of the day was n't very clear to Benny because of the heavy cloud of disappointment that seemed to hang over the whole proceedings . |
| 13 | PAKISTAN captain Imran Khan ( left ) said yesterday that he could miss this summer 's tour to England because of a shoulder injury . |
| 14 | Mirror Group fell 3p to 106p because of the current turmoil affecting the newspaper over the political direction it might adopt . |
| 15 | ‘ The withdrawal from ERM and the subsequent devaluation of sterling should be of particular benefit to Scotland because of the higher propensity to export . |
| 16 | One is left to wonder how many whites have fallen foul of ‘ their own myths ’ and begun at a ‘ psychological disadvantage ’ to blacks because of the misguided belief in ‘ natural ability ’ . |
| 17 | At other times , the FRN should be priced very close to par because of the manner in which the coupon is reset . |
| 18 | The PRO 's attempts to work through DROs in order to gain control over computer records in government may be doomed to failure because of the latters ’ lack of clout and expertise . |
| 19 | ‘ Old people are being herded from place to place because of the whim of the county council . ’ |
| 20 | For example , in Marx feudalism gives rise to capitalism because of the conflict between serf and landlord . |
| 21 | ‘ Some work , ’ Piers said , ‘ on a certain house , which was n't finished quite according to schedule because of a certain lady who turned my world upside-down . ’ |
| 22 | It is negatively sloped with respect to price because of the inverse relationship between bill prices and rates of discount . |
| 23 | Fate determined that a short while before the businesses failed , they transferred the £10,000 to BCI because of the better returns being offered . |
| 24 | Most people prefer to avoid pursuing a claim if it means going to court because of the expense , which can sometimes end up being more than the amount of money in dispute . |
| 25 | The legislative powers of the public water authorities have been highlighted by Mr Ralston 's case and a proposal by the Central Scotland Water Development Board to lay a 12-mile mains from the treatment works at Balmore to Cumbernauld because of an increase in demand . |
| 26 | In proceedings brought by the husband the judge refused to order the return of the child to Canada , on the grounds that his removal and retention was not wrongful within the meaning of article 3 of the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction , set out in Schedule 1 to the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 , since the father had no rights of custody ; and that , under article 13 , there was a risk that the child would be placed in an intolerable situation if he was returned to Ontario because of the lack of proper accommodation and financial support . |
| 27 | MV is necessarily equal to PQ because of the way the terms are defined . |
| 28 | The World Boxing Organisation yesterday installed McMillan as the mandatory challenger to Palacio because of the ‘ unusual circumstances ’ surrounding the defeat , which keeps the Hoko show-down still a possibility . |
| 29 | Studies of such wavelengths , shorter than about 104 nanometres , have been difficult , but they are important to chemists because of the actions they can have on atoms and molecules . |
| 30 | PAUL BURNELL the London Scottish prop who had played in 25 of his country 's previous 27 internationals , could not be considered for Scotland 's tour to Australia because of a severe knee injury sustained in the Cardiff match against Wales . |