Example sentences of "[noun pl] because it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We created something here , something live and good and untrammelled by the rigor mortis of this dying , stinking society clinging with its preying claws so hard to its privileges because it knows it 's dying , only it wants to kill everything else too , only able to say thou Shalt Not because it 's envious , because it 's cold and impotent — they only have to sniff a little bit of genius , of freedom , of life , and they 're on to it with the , lackey hounds tearing it up , and for why ? |
| 2 | The authority of civil association is an endowment which is not traceable to any particular source and which lies only in ‘ continuous acknowledgement ’ based not on acts of obedience ‘ but in the continuous recognition of the obligation to subscribe to its prescriptions because it has a certain shape ’ . |
| 3 | Growth is obviously preferred by people in organizations because it reduces conflict to manageable proportions ( Pfeffer 1981 ) . |
| 4 | The board agreed to Crocker 's demands because it believed that the bank was well managed , and because it knew that the Midland did not have the management strength to tackle retail banking in an entirely alien environment . |
| 5 | Furthermore democratic socialism was feared and detested by doctrinaire Marxists because it offered planning in conjunction with freedom . |
| 6 | The terminology of fractions and strata has proved popular amongst Marxists because it provides a framework with which divisions within the working class and capitalists can be analysed . |
| 7 | In the past , Sun has turned over high-end graphics products to third parties because it has deemed growth at the high-end of that market to small to warrant its continued investment ( UX No 357 ) . |
| 8 | The social world must be seen through the actors ' eyes because it depends on how they see it and it works in whatever way social capacities are exercised . |
| 9 | The Government is promoting Compacts because it recognises that there will be a shortfall in supply of responsible and qualified young people over the next few years . |
| 10 | The Government wants to reduce productivity payments to dentists because it says they 're treating too many patients.The move has been described by one dentist as appalling.Richard Barnett reports : |
| 11 | The Government wants to reduce productivity payments to dentists because it says they 're treating too many patients.The move has been described by one dentist as appalling.Richard Barnett reports : |
| 12 | So it might be assumed that Scott 's design was placed higher than the other Gothic entries because it showed the two offices as separate structures , rather than one . |
| 13 | It is a necessary step if IBM is to remain competitive in networked environments because it enables data to move at the same speed between the CPU and peripherals as it moves over Ethernet . |
| 14 | The thing is , I ca n't do the environment , well it 's not that I ca n't do it when I was talking to er to the tuto the form tutors yesterday er they 're biggest keen I think Catherine had happened to notice some work that Sandra had done that she found er , interesting enough and where the kids should be knowing about , it was about banking how to sign a cheque , how to look after finances erm you know , do I have to buy a pair of trainers because it 's got Reebok on them , this sort of thing . |
| 15 | They did n't have visitors because it sent him into a fury . |
| 16 | The EC is blocking pork and beef imports because it claims that American slaughterhouses are unsanitary ; the Americans are blocking some wine imports because they have not tested a drug used in its production . |
| 17 | The notion of ‘ adaptability ’ was always attractive to various groups of reformers because it appeared to promise so much . |
| 18 | According to observers , the compromise agreed at Houston was acceptable to the EC countries because it recognized the special nature of EC farming as mainly family based ( rather than corporate-based as in the USA ) , while the USA could be satisfied because the agreement spelled out what kinds of subsidies should be reduced . |
| 19 | Goblander was not just an anagram on old banger , it really expressed the way that decrepit old van had of gobbling up petrol as it chugged through the countryside making awful noises because it needed a new silencer . |
| 20 | Braille is a particularly useful tool for probing predictions from different models because it depends on fine discrimination of raised dot patterns , and a rule system of contractions . |
| 21 | But money matters because it enables the elderly to continue to retain the power of choice in many areas of their lives , to defend themselves to some extent against the ‘ slings and arrows of outrageous fortune ’ and to enjoy a well earned retirement with dignity . |
| 22 | Capital matters because it protects depositors ( or , more realistically , the government guarantor of deposits ) should a bank 's loans go sour . |
| 23 | In Asia , the miracle rice was wiped out in many areas because it had not been treated with the necessary chemicals . |
| 24 | The exercise of choice turns out to be sufficiently special to justify the imposition of contractual obligations because it meets the criterion of a moral principle that promises ought to be kept . |
| 25 | Watchman is ideal for small boats because it does not incorporate a transmitter and can thus be made and sold for around £165 . |
| 26 | Risk is costly to individuals because it reduces their utility . |
| 27 | ‘ Did you know she 's a Catholic ? ’ he asked me as though it really mattered , and he gestured with his cigarette at a crucifix that hung over the narrow bed , which I knew was there solely for sentimental purposes because it had belonged to Ellen 's dead father , but to McIllvanney it was a challenge . |
| 28 | It has attracted the interest of physiological psychologists because it enables them to study the operations of one cerebral hemisphere , isolated from input from the other . |
| 29 | This suits other banks because it means that they can earn interest on surplus funds , knowing at the same time that they can get them very quickly , at call , if necessary . |
| 30 | Keeping the Sabbath was originally one of the Ten Commandments because it kept aside time to honour the Creator . |