Example sentences of "this [noun sg] because it [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The present tense is used in this case because it carries a sense of immediacy and impact . |
| 2 | Brazil provides a particularly interesting terrain for this study because it has a very limited social security provision and few effective laws in the area of employment protection . |
| 3 | However , it is a distinction we are going to maintain in this chapter because it has the effect of separately identifying the discount market . |
| 4 | There shall be a strong emphasis on sale in this work because it provides the model for other supply contracts . |
| 5 | In this case , it is difficult for the woman to pretend her partner is naturally more ambitious than herself , but many other women buy into this fantasy because it justifies the sexual status quo . |
| 6 | The emergence of the superego vastly extended this trend because it represented a characteristically human — or , we might say , neurotic — tendency : namely , an ability to redirect a drive to the extent that it is turned back against the ego itself ( i.e. , hate of the father becomes hate of oneself for hating him ) . |
| 7 | She says she preferred this version because it follows the novel more closely . |
| 8 | But as a Labour Group , we welcome this motion because it demonstrates the dishonesty of the Conservative Government in passing one of the most enlightened pieces of legislation without any of the resources to implement it . |
| 9 | If , rather differently , serving the interests of the enterprise is taken as a proxy for maximising the joint welfare of the relevant groups the formulation is unsatisfactory for this purpose because it contains an inherent bias towards the shareholders . |