Example sentences of "because it was [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other bank was also attacked , because it was argued that there was a syndicated loan . |
| 2 | Before the 1970s , one reason why wife battering was not perceived as a social problem was because it was argued that those who suffered it could leave and those who stayed could not be suffering . |
| 3 | In some cases setting was criticized because it was argued that it was producing underachievement in certain pupils , although many teachers did not accept this . |
| 4 | Again , because it was seen as being you know , an area of bad payers . |
| 5 | The book was an immediate success , not only for its sexual interest and its association with the notorious Maundy Gregory [ q.v. ] , but also because it was seen as introducing a new mode of biography . |
| 6 | The scope or character of a piece of criticism is naturally related to the magazine or newspaper in which it appears , as we noticed in the case of Dore Ashton 's dismissal from the New York Times because it was asserted that her work could not be understood by the paper 's readers . |
| 7 | In those days I was known as ‘ Horse ’ because it was said that I galloped , so the cries from team-mates Mike Powell and Ossie Cham were ‘ Come on , Horse ! ’ |
| 8 | In 1900 a dispute arose because it was said that the Taff Vale Railway Company had victimized a trade unionist who led a wage demand . |
| 9 | The parents contended that the shortest route in the case of their 12-year-old daughter was not truly ‘ available ’ because it was isolated and unlit and involved crossing difficult terrain . |
| 10 | If your original application was rejected by some or all of the institutions you listed , this might have been because it was delayed and did not reach the admissions tutor until after the course was full . |
| 11 | She is regarded as passive ( because the light does not have the intensity of the sun ) , and productive because it was believed that her shining , heavenly presence encouraged the growth of crops . |
| 12 | The panel apparently chose not to have a permanent chairman on two grounds : first because it was believed that subgroups would quickly emerge to focus on particular issues and events and that these would evolve their own arrangements , and secondly to avoid the possibility of particular individuals dominating proceedings . |
| 13 | A problem arose because it was believed that Macmillan had secured terms of reference which would entitle the Tribunal to investigate not merely Vassall , but also rumours relating to Vassall that were circulating at the time , rumours about many discreditable matters but mainly his sexual activities . |
| 14 | He described criticism of Alex James in his first weeks with the club as ‘ one of the meanest things I have ever known ’ because it was made before James had time to adjust to the midfield linking role . |
| 15 | The demand was premature , because it was made and served before the expiration of a month from the 31 July bill . |
| 16 | Dein lost his place on the League management committee because it was felt that the interests of the so-called ‘ Big Five ’ clubs , including Arsenal , had been pushed too hard . |
| 17 | Priority was to be given to walking , not only because it was felt that this would give disproportionate environmental benefits and would aid access to public transport , but it would recognise the dominance of local movement by foot transport . |
| 18 | This was partly because it was felt that a true understanding of the causes of crime was necessary before a clear corrective programme could be enunciated and that point , of course , was never quite reached — ‘ more research ’ was always needed . |
| 19 | This section has paused long on the views held by some librarians on the nature of their role , and that of their collections , in the educational process because it was felt that such views were not as widely known among educators as perhaps they should be . |
| 20 | This type of committee was modelled on the Select Committee on Nationalized Industries which had been set up in 1955 because it was felt that Parliament could not adequately control the range of corporations it had created . |
| 21 | The emphasis was upon local government because it was felt that it was easier to develop a comparative analysis drawing upon the considerable number of studies of local decision making in Britain and the United States . |
| 22 | Similar proposals put forward at the end of World War I , to provide financial support via NHI to women after childbirth , were rejected largely because it was felt that they would offer an inducement to married women to work . |
| 23 | ‘ Because it was felt that I had got to know you two a bit yesterday . |
| 24 | On this occasion I didn ‘ t , because it was felt that other factors were more important . |
| 25 | I think it ought to be a regular feature , a regular feature for everywhere regardless , because it was felt that er during the the May play which proved to be wrong |
| 26 | Bishop 's Castle appeared in the name because it was planned that the two should connect , as we shall see . |
| 27 | In the event , few attempts at car restraint were made because it was assumed that the money would be found for reconstruction , but in the crisis-ridden post-1960s British economy , available funds never approached the levels needed for a widespread application of environmental area principles . |
| 28 | Until very recently , married women were unable to draw the allowance for the care of invalid relatives because it was assumed that they would do that anyway as they were at home all the time , despite the fact that two-thirds of married women work . |
| 29 | Unfortunately , much of the investment that took place was never evaluated in this way because it was regarded as " inescapable " , that is , necessary to supply a satisfactory service level , rather than the level of service supplied being part of the decision-making procedure . |
| 30 | The cyclical nature of events was regarded by many thinkers as inevitable , because it was thought that otherwise they would be deprived of both ‘ rationality ’ and ‘ legality ’ . |