Example sentences of "least because [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The transference of Ernest Bevin direct from the leadership of Britain 's largest trade union to the Ministry of Labour , symbolized Labour 's role in the new order — not least because Bevin 's control over the allocation of manpower came to displace the traditional operations of the Treasury , as the lynch-pin of Government economic management . |
| 2 | The blow was enormous , not least because Knox had been once again reluctant to leave Geneva for Scotland , and had done so only after consultation with his English congregation there , and with John Calvin . |
| 3 | One of Warner 's principal opponents was a dealer called Jay Hammond ; not least because Hammond was also happy to deal on the wrong side of the law . |
| 4 | The publication of the decision caused widespread consternation , not least because Lacey had informed Barr as early as Oct. 26 that there were " sufficient specific and credible allegations " to extend his inquiry . |
| 5 | Danish politicians and environmental groups had called for the permanent shutdown of the plant , not least because Sweden is already committed to phasing out nuclear power by 2010 . |
| 6 | Trading relations between the two countries were considerably better than during the late 1980s , not least because US pressure had succeeded in opening some South Korean markets , causing the trade surplus with the USA to fall from $8,600 million in 1988 to $4,700 million in 1989 . |
| 7 | Changing the captain must be a strong possibility , not least because Carrick himself looked a little weary of wearing the crown of thorns . |
| 8 | Not least because Gary Ablett , another player who was a victim of Souness 's clearout when he arrived at Anfield , had exchanged passes to enable Beardsley to find the space to hit his decisive 25-yard shot . |
| 9 | However , as explanations of the nature of political intervention or development of the party they are at best partial , not least because problems over the boundaries of labourism and its location within working-class culture are not addressed . |
| 10 | But the Kop boss faces surprise competition from Monaco — not least because Lambert , a solicitor 's son , has an A-level in French . |
| 11 | ‘ They are both very important jobs for us , not least because contracts are in these lean times but also because of the calibre of both the clients , ’ said Mr Asquith . |
| 12 | The miners themselves were deeply divided , not least because Arthur Scargill had refused to carry out a ballot prior to calling a strike . |
| 13 | Much taken aback , not least because Amy and I had had a number of conversations about her low opinion of the Church and what it stood for , I asked how she knew it was Jesus . |
| 14 | Not least because J Danforth Quayle was grinning inanely in the wings . |
| 15 | The British were clearly a much happier group than the previous year , not least because Annewanter has a great deal of experience with smaller teams . |
| 16 | But centres still need to see the complete picture for all modules and all students , not least because results data is needed for inclusion in prospectuses . |
| 17 | Those objections have been overridden , not least because USAir has lost $1 billion in the past three years and urgently needs BA 's cash , although the US transportation secretary , Federico Pena , laid down a warning marker on the type of negotiations to come when asked about British resistance to allowing US airlines to land at Heathrow Airport . |
| 18 | But those objections have been overridden , not least because USAir has lost $1 billion in the past three years and urgently needs BA 's cash , although the US Transportation Secretary , Federico Pena , also laid down a warning marker on the type of negotiations to come when asked about British resistance to allowing US airlines to land at Heathrow Airport . |
| 19 | He used to have a go at driving his father 's Austin Seven around the farm at an early age , and later he became seriously interested in motor racing — not least because Mike Hawthorn winning the Leinster Trophy in 1951 had made a deep impression . |
| 20 | In the September 1981 party conference it was revealed that Healey had indeed won , by the narrowest of margins , with 50.3 per cent of the popular vote ; the star of Tony Benn began to dim somewhat thereafter , not least because Michael Foot was able subtly to mount a movement of the old ( or ‘ soft ’ ) constitutionally-minded left against the ‘ hard left ’ of the neo-Marxist , unilateralist fringe . |
| 21 | In both cases , however , taxpayers are likely to be concerned with how actual spending turns out ( hence the use of the word ‘ out-turns ’ to refer to actuals ) against budgeted spending ; not least because over-spendings are likely to mean higher taxes and under-spendings lower ones . |
| 22 | The mature weeping willow that dominates the garden is much appreciated by Patricia and the children , not least because Pablo and Francesca can swing from its expansive branches . |
| 23 | Northampton were in business again , not least because Steele kicked a third penalty goal immediately before half-time . |
| 24 | The purchase of Heaven elevated eyebrows parallel to hairlines in Coutts , not least because Heaven was London 's largest , and most popular , club for homosexuals . |
| 25 | This is not always an appealing counterfactual comparison , not least because merger might be a more attractive alternative for firms than both independent and co-operative R&D . |
| 26 | The relationship between the two is unlikely to be one-for-one , not least because lenders themselves will be wary of the impact on house prices from further sales of repossessed dwellings ; lower house prices not only increase the potential losses to lenders of selling repossessed dwellings but also increase the likelihood of further mortgage default . |
| 27 | He opts for a single fragment of European culture and , by way of compensation , he must at once reaffirm that ideal of personal and cultural wholeness which on various grounds he now sees immediately symbolized in Schopenhauer — and not least because Schopenhauer , for all his scorn of the contemporary world , unquestionably belongs to it . |
| 28 | It was a self-contained project , not really suitable as the basis for other , more prolonged activities , not least because Rolls Royce and the college were too far away from each other , literally if not metaphorically . |
| 29 | The answer is no — not least because diesel prices are determined by the market . |
| 30 | Russia , not Germany , was now the West 's enemy ; Adenauer was emerging as a loyal ally who could provide substantial armed forces in the front line against Russia ; and American people wanted to see that Europeans would help to defend themselves ( not least because Congress had been assured in 1949 that NATO did not imply a costly , long-term commitment to Europe 's defence ) . |