Example sentences of "[adj] because it is " in BNC.

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1 Celibacy is interesting because it is counter-cultural .
2 There are three basic misconceptions which are especially common : first , that doubt is wrong because it is the same thing as unbelief ; second , that doubt is a problem which troubles faith but not knowledge ; and third , that doubt is something to be ashamed of because it is dishonest to believe if you have doubts .
3 The assertion that some particular type of conduct is morally wrong because it is may appear unsatisfactory but it is unchallengeable .
4 Thirdly , his chosen course — compounded by last week 's injunction to block illicit publication of the report — is wrong because it is unworkable .
5 Thus an inductivist rationalist might rule that astrology is not a science because it is not inductively derivable from the facts of observation , whilst a falsificationist might rule that Marxism is not scientific because it is not falsifiable .
6 Perhaps some positive aspects are contained within fat 's designation as taboo ; for instance , some people find fat attractive because it is forbidden and marginal : ‘ It may be that the forbidden is exciting because it is forbidden .
7 Diverse cropping such as this is ecologically sound because it is much more akin to the rainforest that it replaces , in contrast to monoculture , and provides a year-round protective cover for the soil .
8 It is a heartening sight , evocative of all the sun and bright colours of Provence ; it is economical because it is one of those composite dishes which you gradually build up , to which you can make additions or subtractions and for which the planning of the colours , flavours , extra salads , vegetables , sauces , becomes perfectly intoxicating — but steady , keep a hold , or you 'll find you 've made enough food for thirty , and you 'll have to order another case of wine and invite twenty more guests …
9 In such cases the phase information is superfluous because it is implied in the plot of the amplitude behaviour and only the latter is required .
10 If two groups acquiesce in the representation of their perspective through the same array of objects , which for one group is acceptable because it is bright and cheerful , while for the other is acceptable because it enshrines a sense of good design , each may project its own perspective onto the other ; in this case , the object permits the coexistence of two perspectives , rather than the dominance of either .
11 The condition and appearance of a rug can be affected by a number of factors other than age , and it is dangerous to jump to the conclusion that something is necessarily old because it is worn and in a poor state of repair .
12 The requirement effect on trade which member states of jurisdiction requirement , it is jurisdictionable because it is the first task that the commissioner of the court should undertake when considering quote from wind surfing get in constant and the concept and agreement which may effect trade is intended to define in the law governing cartels the boundary between the areas , respectively covered by community law and national law , it is not necessary law for the competition effected by the alleged restriction and the trade which is effected between members of states to be the same , an example in the defendants list of authorities it 's in the principal and in that case the restriction of competition arose in relation to a product possible spirits which was itself used to manufacture other products namely cognac , it was argued that the that since there was no trade between members of state and possible spirits there could be no effect upon trade between member of states and so twenty five could not apply , the court accepted that factual premise , there is no trade between member of state and import of spirits , but rejected the legal conclusion , they concluded that is was necessary for there to be an effect upon trade in the market where the restrictions occurred , they was trading another product which was related to possible spirits , and of course stated , it must be observed in that respect that any agreement who 's object to effect is to a strict competition by fixing minimum prices for an intermediate product is capable of effecting intro community trade , even if there is no trading in that intermediate product between members of state , that the product constitutes the raw material of another project marketing elsewhere
13 When Mr Royalton-Kisch goes on to describe this joint session of study as a ‘ known feature of the Rembrandt workshop ’ , I am delighted because it is the very foundation of my own very different view of Rembrandt and his school .
14 The implications of these findings are doubly serious because it is equally likely that the spindle-disrupting action of alcohol could occur during the first meiotic division .
15 Since recruitment by its nature proceeds in waves , the fluctuations can not be avoided , and a serious problem results — all the more serious because it is so difficult to explain to outsiders .
16 The Reeve 's speech is indeed serious , but it is serious because it is a reflective examination of his self ; the Reeve 's Prologue is precisely where the Reeve does judge himself .
17 It has been convincingly argued that the image of an advice-giving agency is crucial because it is at the stage of identification of the appropriate agency that most people are obstructed on the way to the solution of their problem .
18 Fusil said : ‘ Their feet will get wet in the mud and the paths are dangerous because it is slippery and there is a steep drop down to the river . ’
19 Sony 's position is less dangerous because it is building on the foundations of an already established physical format .
20 ‘ We believe it 's less dangerous because it is a staggered fall , ’ said Richard .
21 This split is n't perfect because it is possible for some complex types of software error to produce what looks like random failure because a particular set of rare events have to occur .
22 This is fortunate because it is only if the value of the cosmological constant is very small that the universe would be suitable for beings like us .
23 ‘ We feel the rationalisation of manufacturing and distribution under a single management is overdue because it is the single largest cost centre , ’ said .
24 The grid scheme of city layout with streets crossing one another at right angles and with a uniformity of street width and building design , which became the pattern for the classical world of Greece and Rome and was later adopted in Europe and modern America , was developed in Ionian Greece from the seventh century B.C. ; this street pattern is often referred to as Milesian because it is named after the city of Miletos on the coast of Asia Minor .
25 In the case of hard tissue , like teeth and bones , the identification of homology is relatively straightforward because it is possible to compare present forms with the common ancestor and this can be used as an additional criterion for homology .
26 In this procedure b is said to be parallel transported from B to A. Comparison of local vectors in a curved space is less straightforward because it is no longer possible to set up a single Cartesian coordinate system to cover all space .
27 She and critics outside the government say the reactor is fundamentally unsafe because it is built in an earthquake zone and lacks modern safety systems .
28 The progress of beam weapon technology is deceptive because it is comparatively easy-to-build powerful lasers or particle-beam generators .
29 It is accessible because it is affordable for those with average and reliable household incomes .
30 Most deaf people are still educated within a system which has at its base a language that is , at best , not fully accessible because it is based on hearing ; at worst , it is a language which is completely alien and does not adequately describe deaf experience .
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