Because the microwave predecessor of the laser, the maser, was developed first, devices of this sort operating at microwave and radio frequencies are referred to as " masers " rather than " microwave lasers " or " radio lasers ".

Because Vice City was built upon Grand Theft Auto III, the game follows a largely similar gameplay design and interface with GTA III with several tweaks and improvements over its predecessor.

Because of the scope of the game ( six times the size of its predecessor, Lure of the Temptress ) the programmers couldn't implement their Virtual Theatre system of independently roaming NPCs as effectively.

Because of the trade-off, NASA would save an estimated USD $ 35 million by using simplified, higher thrust RS-68 engines ( reconfigured to fire and perform like the SSME ), while at the same time, eliminate the costly tests needed for an air-startable SSME for the Ares I ( as the J-2X and its predecessor were designed to be started in both mid-air and in a near vacuum ).

Because of the time-gap, it was decided to stop the 12 years and introduce the 14 years, which is quite different from its predecessor, even though the basic characteristics are intact.

Because of its function as a wall, players can use it to create maps smaller than the default dimension the map editor provides, something that was not possible in the game's predecessor.

Because the band had taken a longer period of time to choose songs for Love a Little Stronger, it was considered by critics to be a superior album to its predecessor.

Because of this title Cercle were invited to take part in the Coupe des Nations, which is regarded as the predecessor of the Champions League.

Because of the AA property of all nodes of level greater than one having two children, the successor or predecessor node will be in level 1, making their removal trivial.

Because a predecessor of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad had recently laid track through Lebanon, it was seen as more commercially viable.

Because four members of the Guinness family have held the seat ( or its predecessor, Southend ) it has been dubbed in the media as " Guinness-on-Sea ".

Because Beneath a Steel Sky was six times the size of Lure of the Temptress, non-player characters had to perform much simpler tasks than in its predecessor.

Because of a lack of support for militia units in the 1870s, many, including the First Maryland ( predecessor to the 115th ) ceased to exist as organized militia units.

Because of the finality of this film's plot and title, the next film, Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, attempted to continue the series with a different killer ; due to that film's critical failure, it was ultimately partially retconned, making The Final Chapter the indirect predecessor to Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives in the series ' canon, in the sense of Jason himself returning at that point in the franchise.

Because of past heavy manufacturing on the eastern portion of the river from companies such as Tecumseh Products in Sheboygan Falls, Kohler Company, and the predecessor companies of Wisconsin Public Service near Sheboygan's downtown, the riverbed has a high concentration of PCBs and other chemicals which make any form of swimming in the river east of Sheboygan Falls ' western limits impossible, thus it has been a working Superfund site from the Sheboygan Falls Dam ( approximately at Monroe Street in that city eastward ) since June 1986.

Because they were new men and to be sure that they didn't get lost, Prevot had placed Warren and White in the center of the patrol as it filed out.

Because of his brain injury and the extreme damage suffered to his sight, the patient had to train himself for a new line of work, that of a portfolio-maker, an occupation requiring a great deal of precision in the making of measurements and a fairly well-developed sense of form and contour.

Because of this diversionary attack the main group that had been pinned down on the hill was able to surge forward again.

Because his mind had been otherwise occupied for the past couple of hours, he did not think to look and see if Jerry Burton's car was still there.

Because he spoke openly with what Channing had prophesied someone might -- with daring hyperbole -- Parker vindicated Channing's further prophecy that he who committed this infraction of taste would promptly discover how little mercy liberals were disposed to allow to libertarians who appeared to them libertines.

Because the clocks had been on average well above sea level, this meant that TAI slowed down, by about 10 < sup >− 12 </ sup >.

Because Arius and his followers had great influence in the schools of Alexandria — counterparts to modern universities or seminaries — their theological views spread, especially in the eastern Mediterranean.

Because Albert was a member of the Brandenburg-Ansbach branch of the House of Hohenzollern, it had been hoped that his election as Grand Master would reverse the decline of the Teutonic Knights since 1410 ; Duke Frederick of Saxony of the House of Wettin had been elected for the same reason.

Because of some favoritism he showed towards his second wife, the last years of his life, he had to contend with the son of his first marriage, the future Peter IV.

:" Because he had besieged them, the Amathusians cut off Onesilos ’ head and brought it to Amathous, where they hung it above the gates.

Because the original designer had left the company another employee completely redesigned most of the system, ( adding a display snow remover circuit, true 80 / 64 column text mode support, ( with different size letters for TRS-80 and CP / M mode, so that in TRS-80 mode the full screen was also used, not just a 64x16 portion of the 80x25 screen ) with an improved font set ( adding " gray scale " version of the TRS-80 mozaik graphics and many special PETSCII like characters ), and a more flexible and reliable floppy disk controller and keyboard interface plus many other small improvements ), also an enclosure was developed for the main computer system, ( in the form of a 19-inch rack for the Eurocards ) and for two floppy disk drives and the power supply.

Because there is a natural season to farming and herding, it is easy to count and determine if a surplus had been gained after the crops had been harvested or the young animals weaned.

Because the difference was small, a large amount of money had to be borrowed to make the buying and selling profitable.

Because Justice John Paul Stevens had recused himself, only eight Justices heard the case, and it ended in a 4 – 4 tie.

Because of his widespread correspondence with others throughout the British Isles, and due to the fact that many of the letters imply that Bede had met his correspondents, it is likely that Bede travelled to some other places, although nothing further about timing or locations can be guessed.

Because of this incident, authorities found it necessary, in the months following, to implement a policy against announcing victims ’ names until after families had first been informed.

Because he was in such demand, some places booked Wills any time he had an opening, regardless of how undesirable the date.

Because Berlin was located within the Soviet-occupied zone of Germany and the other occupying powers had previously relied on Soviet good will for access to Berlin, the only available methods of supplying the city were three limited air corridors.

Because the de facto administration is recognized only by Turkey, it has had much difficulty arranging foreign financing, and foreign firms have hesitated to invest there.

Because of its origin, Capoeira never had unity or a general agreement.

Because the consul was the highest executive office within the Republic, they had the power to veto any action or proposal by any other magistrate, save that of the Tribune of the Plebs.

Because of the switch to Portland cement, by the end of the 1920s of the 15 Rosendale cement companies, only one had survived.

Because of this, he suggested that the Shoemakers and David Levy had discovered the fragments of a comet that had been disrupted by Jupiter's gravity.

Because Luthor now sees Superboy as a failed experiment of using the " wrong alien DNA ," he and Brainiac create another binary clone with their own genetics for another plan against the entire House of El.

Because of potentially lethal dietary and drug interactions, monoamine oxidase inhibitors have historically been reserved as a last line of treatment, used only when other classes of antidepressant drugs ( for example selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and tricyclic antidepressants ) have failed.

Because Carol II lost so much territory through failed diplomacy, the army supported seizure of power by General Ion Antonescu.

Because of the Russians ' dominance in the affairs of the union, the RSFSR failed to develop some of the institutions of governance and administration that were typical of public life in the other republics: a republic-level communist party, a Russian academy of sciences, and Russian branches of trade unions, for example.

Because the bullet he absorbed in his chest during his failed assassination attempt in 1912 was never removed, his health worsened from the infection.

Because of his later affiliation with Montanism, he, like the influential Alexandrian theologian, Origen, has failed to receive the elevation of official canonization.

Because ribavirin had failed to improve survival in a virulent primate ( rhesus ) model of yellow fever infection, it had been previously discounted as a possible therapy.

Because nearly all psychosurgical procedures have undesirable side effects, they are ordinarily resorted to only after all other methods have failed.

Because the Navy had failed to achieve what Tirpitz had promised, there was a very strong anti-navalist mood in Germany after 1918.

Because banks failed in the Dust Bowl region with a higher rate of frequency than in the rest of the country, it was harder for farmers to gain access to the credit they needed to buy capital to shift crop production.

Because diplomacy and negotiation had failed, Edward III would have to back his claims with force if he was to claim the throne.

Because of low vacuum at high RPM, reports of unintended acceleration are often accompanied by complaints of failed or weakened brakes, as the high-revving engine, having an open throttle, is unable to provide enough vacuum to power the brake booster.

Because gases are expelled but not admitted this creates a slight vacuum in the crankcase so that any weak joint or failed seal causes air to be sucked in rather than allowing oil to leak out.

Because the latter operation failed, the successful seizure of Morris Island was not effective in threatening Charleston.

Because he failed to fulfill the legal requirements of the grant, he lost control of the rancho, which passed to Thomas Larkin and then to Joseph Ruckle.

Because the split would have deprived remaining York of much of real value within the community, including the town hall, it failed and The Yorks reconciled.

Because some grantees failed to comply with the charter, Rumney was regranted to another group of settlers in 1767.

Because of the continuing threat of civil war in Ireland, King George V called the Buckingham Palace Conference in July 1914 where Nationalist and Unionist leaders were invited to seek agreement, which failed.

Because of margin buying, investors stood to lose large sums of money if the market turned down — or even failed to advance quickly enough.

Because of failed attempts to reform the existing poor law at a national level, the scarcity of 1795 was largely dealt with by innovations in a haphazard way at the local level, and it seems improbable that a national and uniform policy existed.

Because the Spanish failed to have significant influence in the region, it was more or less independent of outside control.

Because it had failed to meet its construction obligations, Sifton introduced legislation to confiscate the proceeds of the sale of government-guaranteed bonds sold to finance the railway's construction.

Because of 4AD's independent status, distribution in the United States was handled by British label Rough Trade Records ; however, it failed to chart in either the UK or the U. S. " Gigantic " was the only single taken from the release, and only reached number 93 on the UK Singles Chart.

Because the RV has no way of " knowing " that the operator failed to disconnect either water or sewer, this scheme will ensure that warning is given unless all three lines have been properly put away before the owner is ready to drive off.