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Because Gillette held a patent on stainless blades but had not acted on it, the company was accused of exploiting customers by forcing them to buy the rust-prone blade.
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Because less defensive emphasis was placed on the use of the forearms and more on the gloves, the classical forearms outwards, torso leaning back stance of the bare knuckle boxer was modified to a more modern stance in which the torso is tilted forward and the hands are held closer to the face.
Because of the Balkan Wars, the Second International held an extraordinary congress at Basel in 1912.
Because each governor held equal imperium to the equivalent magistrate, they were escorted by the same number of lictors ( 12 ) and could only be vetoed by a reigning Consul or Praetor.
Because the cytochromes ( as well as other complexes ) are held within membranes in an organized way, the redox reactions are carried out in the proper sequence for maximum efficiency.
Because the average duration of a Central Committee meeting decreased, and fewer meetings were held, many Central Committee members were unable to speak.
Because the margin of victory was so close a third election in the summer of 1840 was held.
Because the 16th Earl held land from the Crown by knight service, after his father's death on 3 August 1562, Oxford became a royal ward of the 29-year-old Queen, and was placed in the household of Sir William Cecil, her Secretary of State and chief advisor.
Because of their size and need to migrate, gray whales have rarely been held in captivity, and then only for brief periods of time.
Because of this they are not opposed in principle to collectively held property if individual owners of the property consent to collective ownership by contract or other voluntary mutual agreement.
Because leaders are held responsible for their followers ' ability to achieve the organization's goals, their ability to motivate their followers is a critical factor of leadership effectiveness.
Because the loss of property and life in the 1831 rebellion, the British Parliament held two inquiries.
Because of Ribbentrop's firmly held views that Britain was Germany's most dangerous enemy and that an Anglo-German war was thus inevitable, it scarcely mattered to him when his much desired war with Britain came.
Because of both the imperial and the Prussian offices that he held, Bismarck had near complete control over domestic and foreign policy.
Because the prime minister is, in practice, the most politically powerful member of the Canadian government, he or she is sometimes erroneously referred to as Canada's head of state, when, in fact, that post is held by the Canadian monarch, represented by the governor general.
Because it was impossible to tell which hunter fired the shot that caused the injury, the court held both hunters liable.
Because of his actions and the way they were viewed by the people, the word for King, Rex, held a negative connotation in the Latin language until the fall of the Roman Empire.
Because traits held to be due to sexual selection often conflict with the survival fitness of the individual, the question then arises as to why, in nature, in which survival of the fittest is considered the rule of thumb, such apparent liabilities are allowed to persist.
Because no corporation wants to be held liable for damages, it has to be done by deniable assets, or shadowrunners, invisible to the system where every citizen is tagged with a System Identification Number ( SIN ).
Because Key and Skinner had heard details of the plans for the attack on Baltimore, they were held captive until after the battle, first aboard HMS Surprise and later back on HMS Minden.
Because Congress has not enacted any on-point regulations, States still retain the authority to regulate the dates on which other aspects of the election process are held ( registration, primary elections, etc.
Because of an extended stay in rehab, his performance at Snowbombing, a week-long winter sports and music festival held in the Austrian ski resort of Mayrhofen, was cancelled – with the slot being filled by 2ManyDJs.
Bourke held a high position as chieftain of a senior branch of his sept. Because of his sept leadership he would eventually be eligible for election as Mac William, the second most powerful office in Connacht.
Because of space limitations, meetings held at indoor facilities do not hold many of athletics events typically contested outdoors.
Because joint sessions and joint meetings of both houses of Congress are held in the House chamber, the Speaker presides over all such joint sessions and meetings.
Because of the strong provincial loyalties held by these immigrants, the Qing government felt Taiwan was somewhat difficult to govern.
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Because Guest's children are adopted, they cannot inherit the family barony under the terms of the letters patent that created it, though a 2004 Royal Warrant addressing the style of a peer's adopted children states that they can use courtesy titles.
Because of patent lawsuits in 1893, Blair left his American company and established another in Britain.
Because of industrialization and modernization of the trade and industry, and the rise of powerful nation-states that could directly issue patent and copyright protections — often revealing the trade secrets — the guilds ' power faded.
Because the project was classified by the U. S. government, Fletcher could not file a patent.
Because the magnesium and iron particles are in contact, they become thousands of tiny short-circuited batteries, which quickly burn out, producing heat in a process the patent holders call " Supercorroding Galvanic Cells ".
Because of its creation by letters patent, the Barony could only be passed down to male heirs.
Because Prostaglandin E1 is responsible for keeping the ductus patent, NSAIDS ( inhibitors of prostaglandin synthesis ) such as indomethacin or a special form of ibuprofen have been used to help close a PDA.
Because it was to be the world's largest bascule bridge, there was competition between the patent holders of the Strauss, Scherzer, and Rall type bridges.
Because his invention pre-dated the actual introduction of colour television by so long, his patent was exceptionally extended to 1971.
Because it is a living organism the patent was disputed and brought before the United States Supreme Court in the historic court case Diamond v. Chakrabarty which the inventor, Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty, won.
Because of this, the island towns ignored the 1643 patent, and on 13 April 1644 the General Assembly of the two towns renamed the island from Aquidneck to the " Isle of Rhodes " or Rhode Island.
Because the United States federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over a very small percentage of cases, such as copyright disputes, patent disputes, and United States bankruptcy court disputes, state courts have the authority to hear the vast majority of cases.
Because Tweety did not diligently work to reduce the invention to practice in the period before others ' conception of the same invention, he is not entitled to a patent over Tom or Jerry.
Because these conditions were satisfied, the Court held that Pfaff's patent was invalid.
Because the lineage of Robert II was of then a matter of some controversy, the patent was withdrawn in 1633 and he was created Earl of Airth instead.
Because the only way the pulmonary circulation receives blood is through the VSD, a patent ductus arteriosus usually also persists to increase pulmonary flow.
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