Example sentences of "because they [be] [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now most of the forms in this pack you can put in the storage binder because they 're going to be absolutely useless for you . |
| 2 | The issue is not whether such factors will in some way be represented , because they are bound to be , but whether they are in pedagogic focus . |
| 3 | Male carers are often omitted from detailed study because they are seen to be unimportant or assumed to be so few in number . |
| 4 | The consequence of this is that women are feared because they are seen to be sexually aggressive , and relations with men are spoiled because a close tie to them , which might otherwise constitute a conflict-free alternative nevertheless connotes a parallel threat of passive dependency . |
| 5 | I have to say though that it 's usually very embarrassing to see a group of professional dancers dancing in a club — because they are trained to be self-conscious , they ca n't let go of themselves . |
| 6 | The unstated part of the equation is that they must be tough on the Vietnamese boat people because they are poised to be tough on Hong Kong 's own claims to British passports . |
| 7 | Social security officers can discriminate negatively because they are encouraged to be vigilant to prevent fraud and abuse . |
| 8 | What is wrong , however , is the comparison which places universities at the top because they are thought to be concerned with the abstract and academic , polytechnics below , because of their more technological emphasis ( which is itself , as often as not , a myth ) , and which deems schools to be worth considering only if they are seen as primarily devoted to academic ‘ standards ’ , imposed from above by the universities themselves . |
| 9 | Similarly , normal copying programs which come with a computer operating system are within the law because they are designed to be used legitimately , to take back-up copies of programs and data files . |
| 10 | Too often , however , such ideas may fail to have the desired effect because they are found to be ‘ inappropriate ’ in some way . |
| 11 | Because they are going to be from all over the country . |
| 12 | Any proposals for road and rail investment in the South East must satisfy the government 's general criteria and will not be approved simply because they are deemed to be necessary adjuncts to the tunnel . |
| 13 | Who should inspect the schools for councils but ex-teachers , because they are deemed to be the only people properly qualified ? |
| 14 | When black youth did appear it was often because they were seen to be a problem . |
| 15 | The Japanese are reluctant , partly because they were asked to be contributors after the machine had been designed , rather than to be partners for the whole project . |
| 16 | ‘ Sailors were the élite , ’ Daniel Farson observes ; ‘ guardsmen were less popular because they were known to be out for the money . ’ |
| 17 | Respectable people rejected the movies because they were thought to be trivial but also because they were thought to be corrupting and immoral . |
| 18 | Respectable people rejected the movies because they were thought to be trivial but also because they were thought to be corrupting and immoral . |
| 19 | ( Because they were thought to be able to change their form at will , the accused were branded ‘ shape shifters ’ ) . |
| 20 | Five paintings by a mass murderer , once withdrawn from auction because they were thought to be in bad taste , have been bought by a collector . |
| 21 | He could n't use his own car because they were going to be way out of radio range , and he needed the car telephone with the scrambler attachment . |
| 22 | English vessels were unpopular among shippers because they were judged to be incompetently run . |
| 23 | Since only a limited number of hypotheses could be tested prospectively , other potential risk factors , such as a previous history of slow ulcer healing , were tested exploratorily either because it was not felt necessary to confirm their reported effect on healing or because they were considered to be less important to ulcer healing . |
| 24 | Even so , in Roman days diamonds had a far greater monetary value than gold , because they were reputed to be indestructible , and , more important , they would safeguard their wearer against a whole range of misfortunes , from poison to madness . |