In fact, Fitzmyer believes that the preface of Luke should only be “ the starting point in the discussion of the aim of Luke-Acts .” Because the author ’ s intended purpose for the Book of Acts is not that straightforward, scholars have put forth four main claims to address this.

Because of these regulatory restrictions on ownership, hedge funds have been exempted from mandatory registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which is generally intended to regulate investment funds sold to retail investors.

Because it is a protective measure intended to safeguard the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, it does not prevent the police from taking blood without a warrant from persons suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol.

Because Malachi's name does not occur elsewhere in the Bible, some scholars indeed doubt whether " Malachi " is intended to be the personal name of the prophet.

Because nearly all affiliates found production costs for the FCC's intended goal of increased public affairs programming very high and the ratings ( thus advertising revenues ) low, making it mostly unprofitable, the FCC created an exception for network-authored news and public affairs.

Because he intended to use a phalanx, it was essential for him to choose the battlefield.

Because the invasion of the Soviet Union intended to impose the New Order was essentially a war of conquest and extermination, German propaganda efforts designed to win over Russian opinion were, at best, patchy and inconsistent.

Because the spread is intended to create an equal number of wagers on either side, the implied probability is 50 % for both sides of the wager.

Because his view of events was so neutral, some Cowboys thought he was a plant or part of a conspiracy intended to discredit the Cowboys.

Because these are mechanically identical to live rounds, which are intended to be loaded once, fired and then discarded, drill rounds have a tendency to become significantly worn and damaged with repeated passage through magazines and firing mechanisms, and must be frequently inspected to ensure that these are not so degraded as to be unusable — for example the casings can become torn or misshapen and snag on moving parts, or the bullet can become separated and stay in the breech when the case is ejected.

Because music videos are mainly intended to promote the artist, such videos are comparatively rare ; three early 1980s examples are Bruce Springsteen's " Atlantic City ", directed by Arnold Levine, David Mallet's video for David Bowie and Queen's " Under Pressure ", and Ian Emes ' video for Duran Duran's " The Chauffeur ".

Tonally, most lullabies are simple, often merely alternating tonic and dominant harmonies: Because the intended effect is to put someone to sleep, wild chromaticism would be somewhat out of character.

Because some of his material was unclear whether it was intended for adults or children, the 1985 reprint had a conspicuous cover label, " A Primer for Adults Only ".

Because loudspeaker-crosstalk of conventional stereo interferes with binaural reproduction, either headphones are required, or crosstalk cancellation of signals intended for loudspeakers such as Ambiophonics.

Because Knoxville, the intended seat of the new territorial government, had not yet been established, Roulstone published the first year of his paper near Joseph Rogers ' tavern.

Because the intended result of the process is to produce a landscape, rather than a mathematical function, processes are frequently applied to such landscapes that may affect the stationarity and even the overall fractal behavior of such a surface, in the interests of producing a more convincing landscape.

Because of the construction of devices, a waiting period must be taken to ensure that whatever render-safe method was used worked as intended.

Because of a tradeoff between area covered and ground resolution, not all reconnaissance satellites have been designed for high resolution ; the KH-5-ARGON program had a ground resolution of 140 meters and was intended for mapmaking.

Because of this it managed to attract increased attention and / or input capital that would otherwise be intended for other areas of the economy.

Because Perpetua was called the bride of Christ, omission of her husband may have been intended to reduce any sexual implications ( xviii ).< ref > Brent Shaw, “ The Passion of Perpetua ,” Past and Present 139, ( May 1993 ), JSTOR 30 < http :// www. jstor. org / stable / 651089 >, 31.

Because of the importance of the piece of eight in international trade, this new silver coin was intended only for circulation in Spain itself, and the older and heavier eight-real coin continued to be minted.

Because the book was intended to be the main study tool for his teachings, and because the idea of work is central to those teachings, Gurdjieff went to great lengths in order to increase the effort needed to read and understand it.

Because Zangara had intended to commit murder, it was irrelevant that his intended target may not have been the man he ultimately killed.

Because the WD1770 is capable of single density mode and uses the same IBM360 derived floppy disc format as the Intel 8271 found in the BBC Micro, it was also possible to run a DFS filing system with an alternate ROM, such as the P. R. E. S AP4 interface.

Because directors exercise control and management over the organization, but organizations are ( in theory ) run for the benefit of the shareholders, the law imposes strict duties on directors in relation to the exercise of their duties.

Because hyperthyroidism, especially Graves ’ disease, may run in families, examinations of the members of a family may reveal other individuals with thyroid problems.

Because it was unfeasible to convert the existing six-cylinder engine to run on unleaded fuel, the Nissan engine was chosen as the best engine available.

Because she had a run of the play contract she could not be replaced and so producers were forced to close the show.

Because rate of automobile ownership is low, and formal government run public transit is sparse, informal buses and taxis abound in Malian urban centers.

Because a program normally relies on such factors, different systems will typically not run the same machine code, even when the same type of processor is used.

Because of the limitations of the Intel 80286 processor, OS / 2 1. x could run only one DOS program at a time, and did this in a way that allowed the DOS program to have total control over the computer.

Because of this, the entire run was later published in one large paperback edition entitled ' The Complete Paradise Too '.

Because these two stations were built and exploited by two different railway companies in the 19th century, east-west lines terminate at Centraal Station, whereas north-south lines run through Hollands Spoor.

* Because trams run on rails, the ride is far more comfortable than that of a rubber-tyred bus.

Because of constitutionally mandated term limits, Putin was ineligible to run for a third consecutive presidential term in 2008.

Because most WorldForge servers are run by volunteers without strong bandwidth and hardware capacities this direction also has practical reasons.

Because X is an extensible system and designed for flexibility and so that there are ways new features can be offered without necessarily having to be built into X itself, these features are being supported with new APIs that run alongside X window system.

Because the server usually needs low level access to graphics hardware, on many configurations it needs to run as the superuser, or a user with UID 0.

Because of this, epidemic or pandemic diseases, which depend on a constant influx of humans who have not developed an immune response, tended to burn out after their first run through a population.

Because of the low energy of Auger electrons, most AES setups are run under ultra-high vacuum ( UHV ) conditions.

Because they convert electricity into laser light with much higher efficiency, diode lasers also run cooler, which in turn allows them to be operated at much higher frequencies.

Because President Lyndon B. Johnson had announced he would not seek reelection, the purpose of the convention was to select a new presidential nominee to run as the Democratic Party ’ s candidate for the office.

Because of the ballot access laws, he had to run as an Independent on many state ballots.

Because these are small scale DIY projects run by an individual or small group, they often close after only a short time of operation.

Because of their attacks on livestock, dingoes and feral domesticated dogs are seen as pests by the sheep industry and the resultant control methods normally run counter to dingo conservation efforts.

Because of the substantial differences between real mode and even the rather limited 286 protected mode, programs written for real mode cannot run in protected mode without being rewritten.

Because of this the syndication run was ended early and not attempted again until he had left NBC.