Example sentences of "and because [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if there is , it will not be legally enforceable under English law because there will be no valuable consideration and because under the so-called rule in Milroy v. Lord ‘ there is no equity to perfect an imperfect gift . ’ |
| 2 | It seems likely that the Reformation may have contributed to this dramatic rise in prosecutions — which some historians have labelled a ‘ witch-craze ’ — both because the new climate of religious strife led to a general heightening of fears and suspicions , and because without the protective magic of Catholicism , many individuals felt themselves more vulnerable in the face of malevolent forces , and thus more impelled to take action against them . |
| 3 | ‘ And because of Arthur 's Cousin Amy , ’ went on his sister . |
| 4 | Chickweed , fat hen , groundsel and shepher 's purse are the commonest annual weeds in any garden and because of their leaf pattern are easily confused , when young , with the seedlings of cultivated plants . |
| 5 | Furlong is correct , however , in suggesting that anxiety was rife , and because of this and establishment obsessions with a belief in a statistical truth we were constantly being asked to give numerical estimates of how many there were ‘ out there ’ who were ‘ fixing ’ , ‘ using the weed ’ , or ‘ dropping acid ’ . |
| 6 | It was felt that the new clock should have a British movement for the sake of authenticity and because of its historic associations . |
| 7 | They usually incorporate internal steel members for extra strength , and because of the relatively large cross-section of the various stiles and rails they can make an appropriate replacement for many older-style houses with timber windows . |
| 8 | But universities have changed immensely in recent decades , and because of their close , complex and sometimes difficult relations with the public world , their procedures have become standardized and uniform , reflecting concern about justification and accountability . |
| 9 | Britain was bound to become a place of paralysing congestion in some parts , of miserable underdevelopment in others , a place of inefficiency , and because of the refusal to make public investment , a place of considerable danger too , for the travelling public and people working in those industries as we have seen so tragically demonstrated . ’ |
| 10 | In 1945 Ramsey became its Secretary and because of her past experiences was able to throw herself wholeheartedly into the work . |
| 11 | Crack is a dangerous drug because it is initially very addictive and because of its enormous financial cost . |
| 12 | Yet the last three years made Fisher doubt whether Ramsey was possible — because of his Catholic restraint on reunion schemes and his suspicion of the ecumenical movement , because of his willingness for wide Catholic liberties in the way of worship , and because of his attitude to law . |
| 13 | This is a unique lifestyle and because of this the MU is a unique trade union . |
| 14 | I would say rather that , both despite and because of the obvious and considerable differences , post/modernism is helping us to understand again what the early modern period already knew but in a quite different form : identity is essentially informed by what it is not . |
| 15 | The felling , trimming , cutting , absorbed him completely and because of the ferocity of the running chain it demanded his undivided attention . |
| 16 | In more complex societies and especially under capitalism these different sections of society — classes — dispose of different power , and because of this the dominant class is able to impose its own consciousness on the whole of society . |
| 17 | In the villages of Pakistan , a woman working outside her home does not usually come across men unrelated to her and because of this , group or family identity is not endangered . |
| 18 | My family moved to Britain , and because of the distance and the expense I could not visit them . |
| 19 | By cutting down the proportion of fat in your diet you can increase the other constituents ( protein and carbohydrate ) , and because of this , you should have no hunger pangs . |
| 20 | Owing to the delays that had occurred since the marketing studies were made in 1983 and because of the attractiveness of the finished scheme , it was found that considerably higher prices could be obtained for the flats than had been originally foreseen . |
| 21 | Asquith 's début feature is fascinating both because its setting in a bustling film studio gives some impression of what it was like to shoot a picture in Britain at the end of the silent era , and because of what it argues as the future for British films . |
| 22 | We suffer because of the huge distances between various centres and because of shortages of quality coaches . |
| 23 | The Llanelli and Wales lock Phil May believes that in a couple of years Cardiff will become pre-eminent in Welsh club rugby both because of their magnetic appeal and because of Wales 's economic geography . |
| 24 | Handed in letter from my father stating that he had no other relatives in the area and because of his blindness and disability he would benefit from them moving into the area . |
| 25 | Last year 's results were lower because of the national postal strike and because of the pay increases , the Post Office said . |
| 26 | He reflects the social changes in the constituencies and the parliamentary party and because of that is much more effective . ’ |
| 27 | That money and other needed support just has n't been forthcoming , and because of that the deserts continue to advance . |
| 28 | In fact , it has neither ; and because of this , Mr Yeltsin himself is often underestimated . |
| 29 | They may lose both because of missed interest payments and because of the legal fees that have to be paid from the firm 's shrunken assets . |
| 30 | Because this was a Thursday and he had never thought of going out on a Thursday before , and because of the previous Saturday night , coming back to collect the washing . |