Example sentences of "[subord] only because [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Umbilical hose systems sound expensive , if only because of the long sections of pipe needed . |
| 3 | If only because of its sheer size , it is plausible that the cortex is important as a physical basis for higher mental functions . |
| 4 | The Electoral Reform Society believes most of those who have gone off the rolls are potential Labour supporters , if only because of their assumed strong opposition to the poll tax . |
| 5 | In open country , birds are easy targets for predators , and many authors have argued that flocking increases the likelihood of an individual 's survival in the event of an attack , if only because of the cover provided by its fellows ( Vine 1971 ; Hamilton 1971a ) . |
| 6 | And the pressures are probably much greater within the public sector , if only because of the difficulty of obtaining further employment in the public sector if one has been dismissed for disciplinary reasons . |
| 7 | At the same time , education , which had always in fact been a political matter , if only because of the vast sums of public money spent on it , became increasingly and more obviously political because of the politicization of local government . |
| 8 | If only because of Scotland , this was always going to be an election not only about who governs Britain , but how Britain is to be governed . |
| 9 | In so far as it was possible to control the number of children they had , a significant number of Victorian parents were beginning to do so — if only because of the simple fact that the fewer sons and daughters there were , the more could be done to give each of them a good start in life . |
| 10 | Granny 's visits to Bowes Road would always be very much appreciated by her little granddaughter Doris , if only because of the teatime treats which would attend such occasions ; as she took the old lady upstairs to dispose of her coat , Doris would whisper : ‘ We 've got blackcurrant pie today because you 're here ; we only ever have it when you come … ’ . |
| 11 | This must be a matter of concern for any group advocating a right to divert taxes on moral grounds , if only because of the ‘ floodgates ’ argument which it is likely to provoke in response . |
| 12 | Your chances of promotion to a position of responsibility in nursing and health visiting are undoubtedly greater in the NHS , if only because of its number of employees . |
| 13 | His commitments were divided between sport and education , and between blacks and whites , but he was loath to let his sports lapse if only because of the purgative effect they brought , as he explained : |
| 14 | If only because of the nature of the record , the wealth of the clergy is not readily assimilable to that of the laity . |
| 15 | He was potentially a useful ally and one with whom Edward needed to keep on good terms , if only because of his claim to the French throne ; but he proved unreliable and the expedition to Normandy was aborted when he suddenly came to terms with John II . |
| 16 | Some of the rallies were violent , if only because of the resentment which Labour supporters felt at the splitting of the anti-Conservative vote . |
| 17 | There are likely to be some nationally based organizations which will be deviant cases in terms of some or other dimension of the imperatives , if only because of the effects of more specific organization contingencies of size or technology , neither of which are considered here . |
| 18 | One issue deserving of attention if only because of the importance it assumes in the United States implementation literatures is the ‘ special ’ agency set up to concern itself with policy making and implementation in a specifically limited policy field . |
| 19 | Yet her small garden was green , if only because of much rain and leaves rather than flowers , and there was a little mossy stone cherub left behind by the previous owner . |
| 20 | The overall picture presented in his article is a little less clear than it might be , if only because of the multiplicity of interesting observations ( fortunately Bolinger provides us with copious examples ) but it may be summarized as follows : ( a ) Adjectives may qualify either the referent of a noun or its sense without simultaneously applying to the other . |
| 21 | Moreover , moving from the official to the private level , there was a significant and regular cross-border movement of ordinary individuals , if only because of the existence in both countries of Shiite Holy Places — in particular , Qom and Mashhad in Iran , Najaf and Karbala in Iraq — which attracted visitors , whether as a form of pilgrimage or to bury their dead . |
| 22 | This port was frequently a target for Iraqi attacks , if only because of the intermittently suspended Japanese-Iranian petrochemical plant which had been under construction there for some years . |
| 23 | This was in some ways just as dramatic as that of the 1980s , if only because of the very large warships — and their great number — being deployed in the area . |
| 24 | Er we would find it difficult to justify public concern about a specific location er in advance of a decision erm the principle so we would prefer er a step by step approach er which reflects the special circumstances er of Greater York , and I think Greater York is a special circumstance if only because of the number of authorities erm er thus far involved . |
| 25 | Whilst computational methods are an essential tool in building maps , if only because of the sheer volume of data , at present human intervention is still needed to resolve inconsistencies . |