Example sentences of "because it is [verb] upon " in BNC.
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| 1 | His life of action is surely contrasted with the contemplative life of the shepherd and poet , who realize that Man 's past and present state ( 'what we are , and have been' ) is doomed , because it is based upon cruelty and the confining of imagination — surely this is the Cup of Stone , almost a Cap of Stone , laid upon ‘ the living well ’ . |
| 2 | All discourse is more or less reciprocal , if only because it is based upon assumptions about receivers . |
| 3 | The evaluation presented in this section is an interim one because it is based upon viewing the matrix from a rational economic perspective . |
| 4 | In respect of motion one five eight , the C E C is opposed because it is based upon a misunderstanding of the purposes of sectionalization . |
| 5 | I shall deal with the second recommendation first , because it is based upon a complete misunderstanding . |
| 6 | West Indian cricket has been strong for so long principally because it is looked upon almost as a religion in the Caribbean . |