Example sentences of "but [adv] because [pron] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the station in which the unit is based ( not Easton ) , the attitude of the policemen towards it is not positive , partly as a result of their ambivalent attitudes toward sex crimes , but mostly because it is policed by women , who therefore are said to spend their time in Boots and Marks and Spencer , making it an easy duty ( FN 30/11/87 , p. 18 ) . |
| 2 | The Japanese came to Britain partly for low wage-costs and a welcoming government , but mostly because it is in Europe . |
| 3 | This is a very interesting proposal for BSL , not because we can see the conscious efforts of BSL learners to match their signing to BSL grammar but rather because there is a matching to English grammar . |
| 4 | A more structural view is that of Marxist feminist writers who have argued that the family exists , not for the harmonious delight of its members , but rather because it is a source of benefit to capital , since women can be made to labour for free in the reproduction of wage-labourers . |
| 5 | Like the donkey it is despised by its enemies and mistreated by its friends , but only because it is bound to be treated unfairly when it is seen unrealistically . |
| 6 | In the case of 1-2-3 it is a tiny bit more difficult but only because there is no 1-2-3 equivalent of All . |
| 7 | ‘ I am standing to win because I believe I am the best candidate to lead the Labour Party to victory next time but also because it is imperative that we have a contest in which a proper debate can take place , ’ he added . |
| 8 | This can not be a proper way , not only because it is irrational and unsystematic , but also because it is patently unfair . |
| 9 | On the contrary , standards require that the information system is consulted at all times , not only because it is impossible to memorise everything but also because it is likely that facts have changed since they were last consulted . |
| 10 | This is not only because it has a weak case — as we show elsewhere ( this issue , p 76 ) , there are certainly some doubts about the validity of the CEGB 's claims that Sizewell B will reduce the cost of electricity in England and Wales by allowing the board to burn less coal — but also because it is difficult to see what the inspector can say about economics when he comes to writing his final report . |
| 11 | It is highly technical not just in the sense that it involves computer technology but also because it is totally based in the area of printing . |
| 12 | I prefer to use the voice to stun , not only for that reason , but also because it is almost always immediately available . |
| 13 | The moral authority of law gets a foothold in the idea that it is rational to give special consideration to views which result from a process of impartial , informed and capable reflection , and this not simply because this process helps us to know more precisely what will promote independently ascertained moral goals but also because it is liable to result in superior judgements about what goals we ought to pursue ( Campbell , 1971 ) . |
| 14 | The new permissive society differs from its Victorian predecessor not only by virtue of its sexual and moral freedom , but also because it is characterised by lack of agreement over questions of morality , and over the role of the state in the enforcement of morals . |
| 15 | I have selected them partly because I was involved in their investigation , but also because it is a relatively simple system that does happen to illustrate these two concepts rather nicely . |
| 16 | Bradley and Gelb find against that possibility : Not , then , a special case ; successful not because it is Basque , but essentially because it is co-operative . |