Example sentences of "[noun sg] simply because it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | None the less , it seems plausible to suppose that the loss of the OR in the pre-exposed group might retard the formation of a light-food association simply because it reduces the likelihood that these subjects will see the light at the start of conditioning . |
| 2 | The idea being conveyed by such notions as the surrender of private judgment … is that in obeying , say , a command simply because it comes from someone accorded the right to rule , the subject does not make his obedience conditional on his own personal examination and evaluation of the thing he is being asked to do . |
| 3 | In talking to ordinary policewomen , we found many themselves adopt notions of gender differences in order to explain the marginalization of their duties , although others prefer this kind of work simply because it makes it easier to manage their difficult and conflicting roles as policewoman , wife , and mother . |
| 4 | For instance , taking a semi-detached house worth £60,000 in Milton Keynes and a semi-detached house also worth £60,000 in Northampton , the household in Northampton would pay £88 more in tax simply because it happened to be across the regional boundary . |
| 5 | In such a world the very idea of research and academic prowess becomes charged with structural ambiguity simply because it creates the potential for outsiders to bring challenging concepts across boundaries which , at other times , are sacrosanct . |
| 6 | Alternative readings or critical analysis of this entrenched reverence for a rule of law ( which at times may well be out of step with a wider interpretation of ambiguous social behaviour ) smacks of subversion simply because it denies the primacy of the institutional framework . |
| 7 | I 'll tell you about Evan Roberts later , and there 's plenty to tell even to those who buy a magazine simply because it says Climber on the cover . |
| 8 | Scientists have no need to explore the internal logic of the consciousness of matter simply because it does not exist . |
| 9 | As a thriller it 's reasonably effective , but not as gripping as New Jack City simply because it deals with a more believable situation . |
| 10 | And it ca n't by definition be about sexual liberation simply because it duplicates and exploits those same power relationships . ’ |
| 11 | His recommendation to other caterers is to consider a unit with an internal filter system simply because it means oil can be re-used , maybe three times a day . |
| 12 | People may buy shares in a target company simply because it has attracted the attentions of a potential offeror which is known to have a good eye for investment opportunities . |
| 13 | Who in their right mind would avoid a road or a railway track simply because it had once been the scene of an accident ? |