Example sentences of "only because [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What matters for the moment is to examine the contention that the Roman catholic church had this special position only because of this matter of fact . |
| 2 | Cooke says : ‘ Egg pasta is certainly preferred by many chefs not only because of its excellent colour and flavour , but because it offers them the possibility of upgrading their pasta menus , thus increasing their profits . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ It was only because of the glass . |
| 4 | Differentiating modes of access seems relevant only because of the covert assumption that different ways of knowing feel different — that is , what it is like to have those experiences is different . |
| 5 | One thought succeeds only because of the relations that it has to innumerable other potential thoughts . |
| 6 | Where a rural freight branch has survived , this is only because of the presence of a major user , such as Blue Circle Cement at Eastgate , Associated Octel at Amlwch and Esso at Fawley . |
| 7 | The twenty–three–mile branch line from Northallerton has survived only because of the Tarmac quarry terminal located at Redmire , supplying limestone for use as flux in the steel–making process . |
| 8 | In principle it is extremely desirable , not only because of the basic ‘ otherness ’ of foreign poetry , but because such knowledge gives one a better sense of what English poetry can and can not do . |
| 9 | They have decided not to declare the company in default for the time being only because of the continuing discussions between Eurotunnel and the contractors , Transmanche Link . |
| 10 | According to Mr Abbell , his case is of interest only because of the nature of his clients . |
| 11 | The club have twice narrowly avoided relegation in the last three years , and survived last season only because of a bright start , but have yet to pick up a point in the present campaign after playing five league games . |
| 12 | From my point of view that is exactly why he should be taken seriously , and not only because of his apparent prestige . |
| 13 | Augustine might have grasped the point of this formulation quickly enough , if only because of what he and Lacan share in common : a sense of identity as constituted rather than constitutive , an effect of the pre-existing . |
| 14 | A range of issues recur throughout Genet 's book ; I concentrate on masculinity only because of its problematic centrality in contemporary considerations of race , homosexuality , and gender more generally , and because Genet 's reflections on it often make other recent writing about it seem by comparison the simplistic and reductive pronouncements of a banal gender politics . |
| 15 | She might have been any age between thirty and sixty and Wexford set the lower limit so low only because of her young children . |
| 16 | The Historic Buildings Council was unable to increase its grant to pay for this work and it was only because of the intervention of the chairman of the planning committee that an exceptional grant to cover the extra cost was obtained from Southwark Council . |
| 17 | The Algerians were denied a second-round place in 1982 only because of their inferior goal difference to both Austria and Wst Germany . |
| 18 | The journalist 's solicitor , Mr Geoffrey Bindman , added that he was ‘ very satisfied ’ at the outcome , not only because of the merits of the case but because his client had not had a chance to put his case against Mr Justice Hoffman 's earlier ruling to give up his notes . |
| 19 | Now the USSR catches only a few hundred belugas each year , not only because of enforced catch limits , but because these impressive creatures just are no longer there to be caught in such numbers . |
| 20 | The effects of oil pollution on marine mammals are more severe in colder waters , not only because of the much longer time required for the oil to break down , but also because concentrations of cetaceans and other marine mammals are often larger in polar waters . |
| 21 | Bulls argue there are increasing signs that America 's manufacturers may be pulling out of last year 's recession , when the whole economy kept growing only because of the dominant service industries . |
| 22 | On April 22nd Daimler announced a 5% rise in sales to DM85.5 billion ( $53 billion ) in 1990 , though operating profits fell by 10% ; the company had a 6% rise in net earnings , to DM1.8 billion , only because of a lower tax bill . |
| 23 | It meant that the Test career of a man aged just 31 , who still had a great deal to offer his country , was almost over ; true , it would be terminated by his own decision to go to South Africa , but this came about only because of his disillusion with cricket 's establishment . |
| 24 | She had the cheek to say he ought to cancel meetings only because of ill-health or for work opportunities , not because he 'd decided to go out with someone else . |
| 25 | They deserve our attention not only because of their clear male-female : superior-inferior blood differentiation , but also because , of all the other blood rituals of covenanting , purifying and cleansing discussed above , only they survived the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in AD 70 to remain rites central to the Judaism of today , with the same religious consequences for men and women as in the ancient world . |
| 26 | Umbilical hose systems sound expensive , if only because of the long sections of pipe needed . |
| 27 | But he inspired awe not only because of his military resources , but also because of his lavishly spent wealth , his splendid building projects , the perception of his learning , the magnetism of his personality which brought him a following of other ecclesiastics . |
| 28 | Short hair is strictly forbidden for me not only because of my culture , but because of my lesbianism . |
| 29 | The point he missed was that they did not tax because they did not need to tax ; he despised the Scottish crown for its failure to collect the infamous taille , but this had , after all , been introduced to France only because of the need to finance military expeditions . |
| 30 | If only because of its sheer size , it is plausible that the cortex is important as a physical basis for higher mental functions . |