Example sentences of "because it [is] a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the using up of old stock may be one reason for this practice , watchcase-makers were probably also reluctant to use Britannia silver because it is a softer alloy than sterling . |
| 2 | ACT amounts to double taxation because it is a further tax on dividends paid in Britain from profits already taxed abroad . |
| 3 | Pérez de Cuéllar , in turn , maintained on the same occasion that he was " very encouraged , because it is a further step " . |
| 4 | It 's in the process of shifting over to NT because it 's a better base , he said , for its massive global database . |
| 5 | We prefer OS/2 , because it 's a better operating system , and it is becoming the preferred choice for large commercial users , but Windows is most popular for the standalone . ’ |