Example sentences of "this is because it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is because it does not develop ordinary vertebrae , but contains instead a central rod of cartilage . |
| 2 | This is because it does not depend on the source from which the language as an object is drawn but on the learners ' engagement with it . |
| 3 | This is because it hopes to anticipate what you want next . |
| 4 | To some extent , this is because it enables us to indulge in a form of mental shorthand which is convenient , if unimaginative , for communicating with others . |
| 5 | This is because it assumes that only one of the candidates in each position is correct , so the assignment of scores to words has to be delayed until the maximum for any given position is known . |
| 6 | This is because it raised the real sterling exchange rate , rendering ‘ marginal ’ manufacturing exports uncompetitive . |
| 7 | Indeed , Ross thinks the moral philosopher must take the deliverances of common morality as his basic data ( as Moore , in spite of his much proclaimed faith in ‘ common sense ’ did not ) though this is because it rests on intuitions of necessary truth . |
| 8 | If western free-market fundamentalism has been faintly relaxed in the west , this is because it has been intensified in its export version . |
| 9 | This is because it has been replaced by more suitable roads which have been adapted to the continually changing pattern of communications and settlement development . |
| 10 | We assume that this is because it has not known what role to play . |
| 11 | This is because it has been assumed ( e.g. by Argyle and Cook , 1976 ) that monitoring the behaviour of a listener involves a certain amount of attention and often increases the speaker 's level of arousal . |
| 12 | This is because it reminded me of the type of frame one might put around a tapestry or sampler , and I feel this symmetrical design is somewhat reminiscent of sampler work and needlework in general . |
| 13 | This is because it carries out a unique function within the nuclear industry : it tries to deal with the problems left over at the end . |
| 14 | This is because it knows how desperately it is threatened by this disease . |
| 15 | This is because it stands in a position closer to totally autonomous behaviour ( at the top ) than the others . |