Example sentences of "because it [be] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Victorian pub is now threatened in two ways : because it is not understood as a historic document , and because certain isolated elements in Victorian pub design have been overemphasised at the expense of others . |
| 2 | Because it is not subject to the paramount law of a written constitution , it can make or unmake any law as it chooses . |
| 3 | I write that the paradox is apparent because there have been signs of the same phenomenon in England over the past few seasons — and also because it is not at all surprising when you come to think about it . |
| 4 | I think someone else should have done it because it is not our vocation . |
| 5 | Her birth is almost invariably a disappointment to her family ( because it is not a son who has been born ) . |
| 6 | Wearing a different one every time she went out would be only normal , particularly since a sari does not have to be washed as frequently as a dress because it is not worn next to the skin . |
| 7 | Because it is not possible for more than four people to share a freehold , the owners of each of the six units formed themselves into a management company in order to buy the building ; each became a director of the company and was given a 999-year lease of his or her dwelling . |
| 8 | The Western book would be a magnificent present for anyone who likes the genre because it is not only a comprehensive guide to the films and film-makers , but also to the cultural background . |
| 9 | The SDLP 's public support for the Tories in the 1987 General Election caused its former leader , Gerry Fitt to comment : ‘ I would not vote for the SDLP because it is not a socialist party … |
| 10 | Beside the fruit house is another store , invisible to passers-by because it is not only comparatively tiny but also underground . |
| 11 | To get rid of such furniture because it happens not to fit into present arrangements is rather like pulling down one wing of the house concerned just because it is not for the moment in use . |
| 12 | However , the Gould-Jacobs reaction is unsuitable for producing 1-cyclopropyl-quinolonecarboxylic acids or 1-cyclopropyl-azaquinolonecarboxylic acids of the ciprofloxacin type because it is not possible to alkylate 1-unsubstituted quinolones or azaquinolonecarboxylates with cyclopropyl halides . |
| 13 | Sometimes a most carefully planned game structure is ineffective because it is not for some reason appropriate either to the material or to the particular class . |
| 14 | These strands do not continue throughout the levels because it is not possible to specify further measurable stages of development in these abilities , and it would be cumbersome to repeat them unchanged throughout the remaining seven levels . |
| 15 | It is true that the homosexual world is less inclined than heterosexual society to long-lasting and exclusive sexual relationships , partly because it is not subject to the pressure for such relationships imposed by family economics . |
| 16 | Because it is not one of the more imposing buildings for which public funds are more readily available , it has had to rely on the care and attention of those who live around it and they are among the poorer people of the city . |
| 17 | As the Sister came to me she said ‘ Do n't you think this is yours because it is not . |
| 18 | Telephoning saves time , both because telephone conversations tend to be shorter than face-to-face conversations and because it is not necessary to spend time travelling . |
| 19 | The paranormal is automatically consigned to the demonic because it is not immediately biblical . |
| 20 | Two of the expressions cited , however , are more problematic : ‘ I wish my estate to be Titius ' ’ , no doubt on the ground that it contains no words of transfer such as restituere ; scio , because it is not a request to pass on property , but an assertion of a conviction ( and who is to say whether that is justified ? ) . |
| 21 | In the first example , however , there was no talk of heirs , and so it is more difficult to establish a trust in favour of somebody because it is not at all clear who its beneficiaries are supposed to be . |
| 22 | The second is the issue of precatory words ( verba precativa ) in setting up trusts , and is more contentious because it is not commonly accepted that it is a post-classical issue at all . |
| 23 | Yet the bulk of activity is never reported in the general literature — chiefly because it is not considered newsworthy or important , either by by the editors or the librarians . |
| 24 | These ideas are usually framed in terms of ‘ models ’ because it is not possible to solve exactly the complex quantum mechanical equations that determine the way in which neutrons and protons are bound together in a nucleus . |
| 25 | No two candidates will respond to questions in exactly the same way so you must keep a fair amount of flexibility in your approach — it would be wrong to stop a candidate from following up an interesting and potentially revealing answer simply because it is not coming at the designated point in your schedule . |
| 26 | At the present stage of scientific development , it is surely sad that a healthy human fetus should be destroyed merely because it is not of the sex the mother prefers . |
| 27 | If the flat only has one entrance/exit ( which it will because it is not on the ground floor ) , it should have a fire escape , or some means of escape over a balcony or roof . |
| 28 | Although it might appears that this unit could be used to copy into EEPROMS , this proved impractical with my own computer because it is not capable of providing the longer write pulses necessary ( typically about 10mS ) . |
| 29 | ‘ Life is n't a race , ’ he stated , ‘ and because it is not a race I do n't consider myself in competition with my fellow actors for awards or recognition . ’ |
| 30 | Because it is not just one war , but at least three , being waged in Bosnia , it will be exceptionally difficult to bring the fighting to an end . |