Example sentences of "to [be] [adj] because [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such reduction would have to be necessary because of a reduction in the school 's capacity to accommodate pupils . |
| 2 | A specified amount appears to be necessary because of a common tendency to cut down on book provision work whenever there is pressure on staff time . |
| 3 | The inspection is thorough ; it excludes only a structural survey , unless this is subsequently felt to be necessary because of apparent defects . |
| 4 | George comes from a large family and the home situation is acknowledged by his parents to be stressful because of overcrowding and financial difficulties . |
| 5 | A topic has to be definite because of its function of setting the framework for interpreting the sentence as a whole . |
| 6 | ‘ We could n't take the risk of blowing so much money on someone we are unsure of , ’ said Toulon 's manager Roland Courbiss , ‘ I wanted Charlie in the team but we had to be sure because of his reputation . ’ |
| 7 | On one occasion he thought he heard Hubert 's teeth grinding ; but it was difficult to be sure because of the roar of the engine . |
| 8 | Colonial soil conservation measures during the 1930–50 period , which involved hedge planting , contour ridging of cultivated land and gully control , proved to be ineffective because of the unpopularity of controls on stock movement and resettlement . |
| 9 | Early development is likely to be uneven because of differentiation in initial conditions . |
| 10 | For both these commentators Marx 's concept of ideology fails to be useful because of an overarching problem in his claim to have transcended the problem of ideology by the application of a materialist and scientific method . |
| 11 | Indeed , if they did appear to be hesitant because of the mixedness in the message , that could be seen as a weakness . |
| 12 | However , the second element must always be present : typically there are at least short-run gains from reneging on an agreement and so tacit collusion requires the perception that to do so would in the end turn out to be unprofitable because of punitive reactions by the other firms . |
| 13 | ‘ Craig has to be remote because of all the stuff that flies around about him and Rachel . ’ |
| 14 | In Britain , the government has yet to place its safer-sex advertising aimed at ‘ men who have sex with men ’ in non-gay publications , thus by-passing those men who do not identify as gay and so are least likely to be well-informed because of their minimal contact with the gay scene . |
| 15 | And our systems need to be consistent because in that way we can manage and control them and yet they need to deal with the variable requirements of our different categories of users . |
| 16 | In conclusion , it does seem that some people were born to be fat , but are only able to be fat because of the relatively affluent society in which they live . |
| 17 | We must recognise that it will have to be the consumer who pays , and it is up to animal welfare organisations such as the RSPCA to ensure that the increased price for food will be seen to be acceptable because of an improvement both in animal welfare and environmental protection . |
| 18 | In such contexts , computerization of cataloguing and diversification of media will undoubtedly affect the application of LCC , but changes are likely to be slow because of the size of the libraries involved and because computerization of large numbers of cataloguing records is a huge task . |
| 19 | Drugs from the ancient system of medicine Ayurveda are popular in India , and are believed to be safe because of their long history of use and their natural origin . |
| 20 | Mr Daly said the hostel had proved to be popular because of the range of facilities offered . |
| 21 | Proving that the negligence caused loss is likely to be difficult because of the uncertainty of the results of that independent investigation : and the party making the allegation might have the damages reduced for contributory negligence in not having drawn the matter to the expert 's attention during the course of the reference . |
| 22 | Were getting into an area which I think is a whole different programme and before this programme started I might tell you we were having a little er discussion amongst ourselves whether or not er zoo 's were good for animals and I suppose there is a discussion about whether prisons are inevitably going to be degrading because of , because of what er , what , what a prison represents which is a curtailment of freedom , but we do n't have time in this programme , so that 's another one for next year , can I ask you , we 've , we 've touched a lot of basis and it must be frustrating that we ca n't pursue er to the end some of the things we 've er , we 've picked on , but can I ask you a couple of final questions , as far as you know have you committed a crime ? , button one for yes and button two for no , as far as you know , I mean we have n't got time to go into what they might be so your perfectly free to be very honest and honestly reveals that three people are n't quite sur , oh yes there they are |
| 23 | He said the explosion appeared to be unplanned because of the time it occurred . |
| 24 | They explain that if someone thinks it is wrong to be gay because of their religious beliefs , three training sessions will not change them . |
| 25 | It will probably be easier for them to be pro-life because of the absence of party pressure on them . |
| 26 | Er and she said I 'll ring you ag I said oh dear someone now coming to the door , she said , never mind I 'll ring you on Saturday , so I said alright and er and she lives at Wyndham , Norfolk , my husband 's niece and erm , you see , and then there 's the other one and she said , auntie you 're always so cheerful , I said , well I try to be cheerful because like everybody else I get a little depressed sometimes because , you see , I have no sisters and brothers , I have three elderly cousins who live away and who I , who I see , one was here a fortnight ago er er er my cousin and his wife er , you see , it will be on a Wednesday , a fortnight today , no Thursday , yes , you see , a fortnight ago and they said , we 'll come again an we 've always bought you a bunch of daffodils so we shall come again when the daffodils are and er and they bring me over bits and pieces because er she was a cook and they bring me something nice to eat |