Example sentences of "since it [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , for the literary reader it should be noted that claims to have penetrated the meaning of the Jubilate in no way contradict the conclusion that its form is essentially ‘ psychotic ’ , since it is well accepted that , with effort , the sense in schizophrenic language can be discerned ( see Forrest for a discussion of this point ) . |
| 2 | It may also be noted that if this method is employed then the first number chosen should be by random means rather than just ‘ saying a number between 1 and 10 ’ since it is well known that choices between these limits do not come out anything like randomly — the number 7 being particularly popular . |
| 3 | A propos , one is tempted to suggest that he reflect further on the Walther Benjamin question of the aura which perhaps no longer needs to be ‘ blocked ’ since it is historically lost . |
| 4 | Many other examples can be found in the field of agriculture , since it is heavily regulated , technical and subject to frequent change . |
| 5 | Sanger duty is particularly boring because there is nothing else to do but look out of the window , and since it is rarely done in pairs social interaction provides no compensation . |
| 6 | The initial construction of the data structure is of little importance to the user since it is rarely performed . |
| 7 | Rupert Murdoch 's TV Guide could be in the strongest position , to scoop a lion 's share of the market , since it is already established , listing all satellite channels and as much as it is allowed in the way of BBC and ITV previews . |
| 8 | I myself shall be there , since it is clearly expected of me , and thus there will be no need of a chaperon . |
| 9 | The express statutory definition of ‘ company ’ is only its prima facie meaning , since it is expressly provided in section 735(4) of the Act of 1985 that the defined meaning may be displaced where a contrary intention appears . |
| 10 | One common conception of democracy is that it means " government by the people " or at least by the people 's elected representatives — since it is generally accepted , rightly or wrongly , that in large modern states the people themselves can not govern . |
| 11 | Promotion , however , tends to be slow , since it is generally governed by the principle of ‘ Buggins 's turn ’ ; one reaches the top or near-top only at about the age of 55 , when one is not far off retirement . |
| 12 | And since it is generally recognised that managers cost their companies at least three times their annual salary , the scope for cost-saving is enormous . |
| 13 | Since it is generally agreed that intelligence has a genetic component , can it not be argued that social inequality has a biological basis ? |
| 14 | His claim for the trust can no longer be offset against that debt , since it is not owed . |
| 15 | The legal position in relation to the ag arrangement is uncertain since it is not expressed to provide it for in the will of Mrs who is , who is the very kindly elderly neighbour who is the landlord , but is only contained in a letter of Mrs from whom I have not heard in evidence . |
| 16 | Thirdly , when patients are funded privately in NHS pay beds data are collected by regional health authorities as part of their NHS monitoring , but the information is not passed on to purchasers since it is not covered by contracts . |
| 17 | The first is that acquired solely by study and reading which is only a pale imitation of the real thing since it is not accompanied by an experience of love which answers to the intellectual knowledge ( c.4 ) . |
| 18 | It is the third group which concerns us , since it is closely related to selection methods . |
| 19 | This is a matter that is worth some brief discussion , since it is closely connected with the fuss that has been made about the application of the term ‘ altruism ’ to animal as to human behaviour . |
| 20 | Perhaps there is a positive role here for the Countryside Council for Wales , since it is currently clarifying its policy in this area ? |
| 21 | This is hardly surprising since it is mainly purchased by women between certain ages , and is associated with baby and child care . |
| 22 | In contrast , the value of the option contract can not be negative since it is only exercised if it has a positive value . |
| 23 | As he says , ‘ My text requires a certain sensitivity to the political problems of the class struggle on the part of the reader , since it is entirely determined by the theoretico-political conjuncture ’ . |
| 24 | The availability of surplus cash for financing fixed asset investments tends to be limited , since it is often used to meet working capital requirements . |
| 25 | The first , St Joseph 's in Marton Road , had space for 200 children but objected since it is still recovering from the effects of housing another primary school following a major fire . |
| 26 | The former policy makes more sense since it is still promise that is being sold on . |
| 27 | It is unlikely , though , that a bridge existed here in pre-Roman times , since it is usually argued that the first Roman crossing at the famous battle of the Medway took place further upstream towards Maidstone . |
| 28 | They were undoubtedly used by the employers , and the strike was seized as a chance to bring them in — but it should be firmly stated here , since it is usually glossed over , that the damage to the strikers " cause was not for the first time , the result of actions by other men . |
| 29 | Culyer and Brazier ( 1988 ) described the Enthoven model but argued that ‘ since it is usually supposed that the competition for contracts would not be restricted to NHS institutions we prefer the term ‘ provider markets ’ to the more usual ‘ internal markets ’ ’ . |
| 30 | The labia law presumably applies only to the W H Smith/Menzies titles , since it is routinely breached by the magazines in corner shops and the smaller chains . |