Example sentences of "than because they " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this is probably because such retirement arrangements died out before formalizing them became the normal custom , rather than because they were never common . |
| 2 | Sometimes older people do not use a service , because it does not suit their inclination or purse rather than because they have no access to it . |
| 3 | When the hides arrive at the Klondyke factory they 're actually half butts , for no other reason than because they take up less room ; a half butt is the side of the animal , not the shoulder or the rump , but the flank , which gives a more consistent quality of leather . |
| 4 | In fact , skin specialists say they see more patients who are suffering the effects of overdoing cleansing rather than because they have not cleansed enough . |
| 5 | A few people take elocution or voice projection and control lessons , but this is usually because they are interested in a career on the stage , rather than because they want to improve their communication skills . |
| 6 | It was pointed out during the workshop that women have always been flexible in terms of employment , but because they have to be rather than because they want to be . |
| 7 | It might be needless caution , yet she kept silence by instinct in all public places upon all that touched Hotspur 's affairs , and more because they were his than because they affected the state , and such gravities as peace and war . |
| 8 | Most are grown commercially and come from just half a dozen varieties — usually chosen for their red skin or because they travel well rather than because they taste good . |
| 9 | Subordinates who accept the instructions of their superiors because they recognize its legitimacy rather than because they fear coercion are participating in the transformation of power into authority ( Pfeffer 198 1 , pp. 4–5 ) . |