conjunction
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
only because
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I ate the food, but only because I was starving.
partly because of
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It is partly because of her sick mother that she hasn’t taken the job abroad.
precisely because
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Women in these jobs are paid less precisely because most of the jobs are held by women rather than men.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
just because ... it doesn't mean
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"This photograph doesn't look like you." "That's because it isn't me - it's my sister".
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Because of the increase in street crime, many old people are afraid to leave their homes.
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Because you've done such a good job, I'm giving everyone a 10% bonus.
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I had to move because of my job.
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Mark couldn't come because he had to work.
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She's in a bad mood because her father won't let her go to the party tonight.
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She's studying because she has a test tomorrow.
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We're not going on holiday this year, simply because we can't afford it.
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You mean you dumped him just because he forgot your birthday?