Example sentences of "an [adj] [noun] because of " in BNC.
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| 1 | HSE will doubtless take speedy action to secure in-built improvements to new tackle but what of the aging and battered equipment which has been given an extended life because of the current recession ? |
| 2 | I imagine most people buy an electronic machine because of the flexibility of its patterning system . |
| 3 | I have already cited one example — that of the Breeches Bible — of an edition having an undeserved reputation because of an eccentricity of translation which , in fact , was not an eccentricity at all , having very respectable antecedents . |
| 4 | It did , however , incorporate a decision to promote jute as an environment-friendly product because of its biodegradable qualities . |
| 5 | ‘ We were putting forward an overall package because of the financial problems facing so many small clubs not a quick-fix job . ’ |
| 6 | There was a pile of really filthy-looking blankets on the bed , they got me some sheets and a towel , and I managed to get an extra pillow because of my asthma . |
| 7 | Some students had to do an extra year because of the staff work-to-rule . |
| 8 | Most decent councillors have been placed in an impossible position because of the failure of the Government 's housing and economic policies to deliver the affordable rural homes that are so desperately needed . |
| 9 | She had to face up to the fact that her father meant business , and that once more Ace was going to be put into an impossible position because of her . |
| 10 | ‘ Luke , you ca n't condemn an entire institution because of one bad experience , ’ she ventured at last . |
| 11 | The work in each clinic is coordinated by a part time research assistant , and follow up has been maintained with an annual loss because of withdrawal of cooperation or loss of contact of only about 0.3% . |
| 12 | Her main fear was that the court would regard her as an unfit mother because of her sexuality . |
| 13 | It is the second time he has missed an international tour because of injury . |
| 14 | Acting through his sixty-year-old son , electronics engineer Jean-Jacques Walter , Walter père is demanding FFr300 million ( £37.5 million ; $56.25 million ) compensation for the loss in market value of the van Gogh , which was unable to find an international buyer because of its classification . |
| 15 | Taiwan , threatened with an international boycott because of its failure to sign the Montreal protocol , has begun taking steps to phase out use of chlorofluorocarbons ( CFCs ) . |
| 16 | Problems often develop where bressummers and storey posts were installed in an existing building because of progressive sagging of the timber as well as the crushing effect of the superincumbent masonry and the onset of rot . |
| 17 | The wavefronts will hit the tree at an accelerated rate because of the movement of the bat towards the tree . |
| 18 | Once you were Wigg 's enemy — and this was a judgement reached by him and not by the other person — there was no pursuit and no hostility that he would abandon ; but I remained an affectionate friend because of the other side of his character , which would not even be suspected by those with whom he was in controversy . |
| 19 | I state this only as a general and not as an invariable premise because of the possibility of cases in which the court would not authorise treatment of a distressing nature which offered only a small hope of preserving life . |
| 20 | The UK government has shelved plans to set up an environmental agency because of lack of parliamentary time in the next session for the necessary legislation . |
| 21 | Its nearness to his original Cork roots meant that he could easily retain his contact with the main body of the community , and it also kept him within fairly comfortable walking distance of the synagogue — an important consideration because of the religious law forbidding riding on the Sabbath or on solemn festivals . |
| 22 | While this is an important question because of its key impact upon prevalence rates , the survival time of those diagnosed as demented remains a subject of debate . |
| 23 | It is quite possible clearly that that number could be reduced , during the consultation process on the on the local plan , I think that 's an important point because of the issue of windfall that was mentioned by Mr Davis , and was raised yesterday , reference to historic trends in the city of York do show that erm we have exceeded structure plan targets by substantial amounts , I think the figure is is forty percent or or more , er the County Council could confirm that , slightly difficult calculation to do because I 'm sure you 'll be aware that to our eternal shame , the City Council has not to date adopted a formal local plan , with reference erm to your question on day one er as to whether or not we might calculate contribution of windfalls in the past , we have looked at the nineteen eighty seven residential land availability er study , which was agreed with the house builders , adjacent districts , and of course the County , and in the five year period of that study , by comparison with the sites that we agreed in the study , an additional four hundred and thirty dwellings came forward and were completed on sites that had not been identified in the study , now I 'd I would say very clearly that that level of windfalls erm would not continue in the future and it could not be a reliable basis for erm looking at windfall contributions in the city in the future , clearly the supply of development land in the city is a is a finite resource , er given given the constraints that are current holding , and although some additional windfalls to the two hundred I 'd suggested in my H One may come forward , on the other hand I suspect some of the sites suggested in the draft local plan could fall out of the equation . |
| 24 | Please , try to look at it the way I have to — you must know that it 's an important matter because of Michel 's divorce ; if it were known , if it could be proved , that he is , ’ Flavia looked at Andrée and continued firmly , ‘ living with my mother , the divorce could still be stopped . |
| 25 | Indeed , it is an important language because of its wide availability on both microcomputers and mainframes . |
| 26 | Anyone except persons of British nationality eligible for corporate membership of the Institute may be elected as an Honorary Fellow because of his or her ‘ eminence and interest in architecture and the arts and sciences connected therewith ’ . |
| 27 | Once massive amyloid dposits occur in the muscularis propria , this myopathy is thought to be an irreversible change because of the difficulty of elimination of this insoluble protein . |
| 28 | The future of Novell is an oft-discussed issue because of Ray Noorda 's age — he is in his late 60s . |
| 29 | Venus could lack such an inner core because of the lower central pressures corresponding to its lower gravity . |
| 30 | Kinlochleven must be classed as an industrial community because of the aluminium works , a vast complex that provides the main source of employment and was the cause of its emancipation from a village . |