Example sentences of "[adj] because it is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do n't mind as long as we make I mean I prefer this because it is to order , we do n't make them to stock . |
| 2 | They have to do this because it is seen as impossible to have both low inflation and a high level of employment since the former requires a low level of demand whereas the latter requires a high level of demand to keep people in jobs making things for sale . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Sony 's position is less dangerous because it is building on the foundations of an already established physical format . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | In family counselling , regardless of the starting point , difficult issues should be tackled rather than left because it is considered ‘ kinder ’ to do so . |
| 11 | It begins auspiciously with Purcell 's sacred aria The Blessed Virgin 's Expostulation , not available elsewhere , but back again at last and doubly valuable because it is handled so beautifully . |
| 12 | The fatalism is pervasive because it is shared by two opposing camps — frowning European idealists and smiling national realists . |
| 13 | It is good because it is written in friendly , ordinary language and where jargon creeps in , it is explained . |
| 14 | Any prescription of the content or outcomes of teacher development is likely to be controversial because it is formulated from a value-position , but is a specification of process any less contentious ? |
| 15 | His outburst , following McKendrick 's denial of the existence of absolute moral principles ( p. 78 ) , impolitely reverses the agreement maxim to emphasise his disagreement and although in his next turn he apologises for his outburst , the impression made by his interruption remains strong because it is accompanied by a violent gesture : The importance of physical gestures as a part of the dramatist 's characterisation is indicated by this episode , for , as Stoppard 's stage directions emphasise , Anderson 's anger is strongly conveyed through the one physical action . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm not thinking of it any more because it is done . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ The objective of the peace process which is broader and more important because it is bound to change the region , is to implement UN Security Council resolutions 242 and 338 and land for peace . ’ |
| 18 | A bourbon-type whisky , it is very full because it is treated with maple-wood charcoal to remove the lighter flavours . |
| 19 | This is vandalism , all the more wounding because it is authorised by the Secretary of State who is supposed to protect Scotland 's interests . |
| 20 | They say the survey is inaccurate because it is based on incorrect figures that the Prime Minister gave to parliament this year . |
| 21 | Dr Callum Henderson ( Points of View , today ) makes a thoughtful and reasoned case against the legalisation of euthanasia by relying on two main arguments , first , the familiar ‘ slippery slope ’ argument and second , that life is sacred because it is created by God . |
| 22 | It is remarkable first because it is found in two places in almost identical form ( Orientalium Ecclesiarum 5 , and Unitatis Redintegratio 16 ) ; secondly , because in each case , and only here , did the Council use the word ‘ solemnly ’ : it solemnly declares . |
| 23 | A horse may steal your jumper and then become panic-stricken because it is chasing him ! |
| 24 | The romance of ardent feeling and eager endeavour never becomes cloying or sentimental because it is sustained by , included in , that movement in space and time which we can call the action of a story . |
| 25 | The growing indebtedness of the USA is regarded as unacceptable because it is draining savings away from other , less prosperous economies . |
| 26 | It is also misleading because it is thought to be unhistorical and untrue . |
| 27 | But , she says , it is a country where homelessness is non-existent and where central heating is very cheap because it is linked to the waste heat systems of local factories . |
| 28 | It respects the authority because it is legitimate , and it is legitimate because it is respected . |
| 29 | Whereas Sartre 's totality was never totalized because it was always still in process and could never be closed , Althusser 's totality is never totalizable because it is decentred and displaced in time . |
| 30 | The cosmetic industry is bizarre because it is run by men who create needs that do n't exist , making women feel incredibly dissatisfied with their bodies . |