Example sentences of "because it could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sotheby 's was selected because the auction house could move faster than the Public Library , the original lender-to-be , and because it could offer a ‘ very favourable ’ interest rate , which neither of the parties will disclose . |
| 2 | It is not advisable to give the dog free run of the car , however , simply because it could damage the interior , by scratching the upholstery , for example , if it wants to come out at first light before you are awake . |
| 3 | A church organist has been told not to play low notes because it could damage the spire . |
| 4 | The behaviour of the Sun was therefore well worth watching , because it could influence the coming harvest . |
| 5 | The Huyghes immediately announced they were bringing charges on two counts because the communiqué constituted a violation of professional secrecy and because it could influence legal investigations . |
| 6 | But you know they they really need to watch how much part time work they are doing because it could mean that their pension will be suspended if they did work too much . |
| 7 | Was that because it could mean that Britain would have to increase the amount that we spend on overseas aid and development to match the contributions of other European countries ? |
| 8 | The voluntary non-statutory sector was able to extend provision because it could attract the services of people who would not be prepared to work for a public authority . |
| 9 | We all know that Parliament will not pass statutes condemning blue-eyed babies to death , so why worry because it could do so ? |
| 10 | It would be against our interests to adopt a more protectionist and interventionist policy in aerospace , because it could lead to other countries adopting the same approach . |
| 11 | my Lord , this is a problem which erm your Lordship 's had submissions from both parties and of course it goes to specialist separates , first of all one identifies , one takes one and strikes out the defending clauses within the agreements that infringe article eighty five on then applies the , the test of severance to see whether the residual agreements remain or stand , but we certainly have not depleted that the entire arrangement avoid but we pleaded the restrictions are avoid , my Lord er and that 's important because it could lead to consequence and we 're pleading it that and if for example er power in the erm standard form agency agreement was rendered void because it was an unlawful restriction , it does n't mean to say that erm an agent er a name might not of instructed an agent to write business , what we 're saying is they may not have instructed him to write all of the business that he did in fact did er write for example L M X spiral and , now if , if a particular defendant can say well have I been well you know proper position that I would of been and the restrictions not been in place I would of instructed the agent to do precisely what he did , then of course he has no defence , that 's a que that 's a point , if he says well erm I , the facts suggest and established that I would never , ever have allowed the agents to underwr to write L M X spiral business and , and the only reason he was able to do that was because of the restrictions then he can escape liability for that part of the business underwritten |
| 12 | The Review of Child Care Law stated an acceptance that the state should not intervene between parent and child simply because it could provide something better than the parents but only if parents were falling so far below an acceptable standard that their children were suffering harm as a result ( DHSS , 1985 ) . |
| 13 | For example , in the 1980s the UK appears to have hosted parts of an international car industry because it could provide a relatively cheap , disciplined and flexible labour force and , as a resuIt , the parts of the production process it could host were similar to those found in some Third World countries . |
| 14 | A knowledge of geometry was to be highly prized because it could help one to visualize the geometrical forms alluded to in Scripture . |
| 15 | There was a distinct risk that an import licence might be refused , for one thing ; also the medical profession was , and is , against it , if only because it could prolong the , to them , archaic practice of burying the dead . |
| 16 | On the other hand , if the peregrine was flying high up , above the pigeon , it would have the advantage , because it could swoop down and break the pigeon 's neck . |
| 17 | We do implement such measures where we believe that it is right to do so , but we have opposed the working time directive , for example , because it could have added an extra £5 billion to British industry 's costs . |
| 18 | A CONTROVERSIAL plan to charge foreign three-day-event riders a £500-a-season licence fee to compete in Britain has been dropped because it could run up against European regulations . |
| 19 | The idea of using two microphones appeals to me because it could stimulate two ears . |
| 20 | People living in remote areas are being urged to make a note of the map references of their homes — because it could save their lives . |
| 21 | ‘ They have no desire to investigate this matter properly because it could prove to have serious ramifications for a number of political parties and senior individuals , ’ he claimed . |
| 22 | Because we must remember that Iraq has already had an eight years war and they 're used to a war , they used to withstanding a war and it was the only reason that Britain survived in the last world war because it could withstand attack , and wait and wait until they were ready to counter attack . |