Because Tajikistan lies in an active seismic belt, severe earthquakes are common.

Because the town lies in the rain shadow ( leeward side ) of the Harz, less precipitation falls here than in similar temperate regions without the protection of a mountain range.

Because it almost lies within Switzerland, directly adjacent to the Swiss border, Konstanz was not bombed by the Allied Forces during World War II.

Because of where its eastern boundary lies, it is also the easternmost municipality in the South Florida metropolitan area.

Because the Indiana-Kentucky border is defined as the low-water mark on the north bank of the Ohio River as of 1792, and because the river changed course as a result of the New Madrid Earthquake of 1812, a small portion of Henderson County ( approximately long and wide ), lies north of the current course of the river in what would appear to be part of Indiana.

Because Læsø is an island and lies in the Kattegat, its neighboring municipality, Frederikshavn on the Jutland peninsula, is separated by water, the Læsø Rende, from the island municipality.

Because the Sacred's essence lies only in the mythical age, only in the Sacred's first appearance, any later appearance is actually the first appearance ; by recounting or re-enacting mythical events, myths and rituals " re-actualize " those events.

Because the Sacred lies outside cyclic time, which conditions humans, people can only reach the Sacred by escaping the human condition.

Because Bear Island lies on a boundary between cold water of polar origin and warmer Atlantic water, water temperatures within a few dozen nautical miles of the island are quite variable, sometimes reaching 10 ° C ( 50 ° F ) in summer.

Because their doctrines were esoteric and exoteric, and because it was believed that men in general could not understand the higher paths, the Priscillianists, or at least those of them who were enlightened, were permitted to tell lies for the sake of a holy end.

Because it lies beyond range.

Because the fall line lies as low as, wooded areas are rare inside the park, except in the flatter western sections surrounding Wonder Lake.

Because Tokamachi lies in a valley, wind patterns bring in clouds from both the sea of Japan as well as the Pacific ocean.

Because the park lies completely within the White Sands Missile Range, both the park and U. S. Route 70 between Las Cruces, New Mexico and Alamogordo are subject to closure for safety reasons when tests are conducted on the missile range.

Because each portion of the painted object lies on the straight line from the viewer's eye to the equivalent portion of the real object it represents, the viewer cannot perceive ( sans depth perception ) any difference between the painted scene on the windowpane and the view of the real scene.

Because of that, this canton is sometimes called Bosanska Posavina ( Bosnian Posavina ) and is the only part of northern Bosnia near the border with Croatia that lies in the Federation.

Because Winterthur lies near Zurich and at the junction of seven cross-roads ; the army that held the town held the access to most of Switzerland and points crossing the Rhine into southern Germany.

Because of the low-lying nature of the peninsula, which this part of Florida lies, this lake and the area around it certainly would have been flooded and obliterated along with many of the other lakes and bogs described in their and other publications.

Because continental crust mainly lies above sea level, its existence allowed land life to evolve from marine life.

Because most of the volcano lies underneath Vatnajökull, most of its eruptions have been subglacial and the interaction of magma and meltwater from the ice causes phreatomagmatic explosive activity.

Because utilizing existing software applications lies in this trend, executives will also eliminate the need to learn a new or special language for the EIS package.

Because the Architect resides in a room that lies on the path to the Source, the One would invariably encounter him along the way.

Because the location of the tower lies in the seismic zone of Basel – Erdbebengebiet in the Upper Rhine district, this has been built especially securely about the base.

Because mid-ocean ridges lie at a higher elevation than the rest of the ocean floor, gravity causes the ridge to push on the lithosphere that lies farther from the ridge.

Because the buses would not stop on the parkway, land for bus stations and for parking areas nearby will be needed.

Because of their location, on the edge of the feed lot, fence-line bunks are not in the way of mechanical manure removal.

Because of increasing anemia, triamcinolone, 8 mg. daily, was started on Feb. 23, 1958, and was continued until July, 1958.

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

Because Holstein cattle weren't a beef breed, they were rarely seen on a ranch, though one might be found now and then for the milk supply.

Because, if for no other reason, Willings would never for a moment suppose he was not bigger, tougher, than anything else that went on two legs.

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

Because of his extensive work on ASCII, Bemer has been called " the father of ASCII.

Because oxygen concentration in the water increases at both low temperatures and high flow rates, aquatic amphibians in these situations can rely primarily on cutaneous respiration, as in the Titicaca water frog and the hellbender salamander.

Because there is no canonical well-ordering of all sets, a construction that relies on a well-ordering may not produce a canonical result, even if a canonical result is desired ( as is often the case in category theory ).

Because virtually all extant written material on Arianism was written by its opponents, the nature of Arian teachings is difficult to define precisely today.

Because there is no external pressure for the gas to expand against, the work done by or on the system is zero.

Because Augustine cites part of the commentary on Romans as by " Sanctus Hilarius " it has been ascribed by various critics at different times to almost every known Hilary.

Because of its ( relatively ) economically isolated location, Alberta relies heavily on transportation links with the rest of the world.

Because this system is based on automatic number identification ( not caller ID ) and meant for phone company technicians, the ANAC system works with unlisted numbers, numbers with caller ID blocking, and numbers with no outgoing calls allowed.

" The Chicago Daily Tribune called it “ One of the most spectacular crimes of the 20th century, and what is believed to be the first airplane kidnap murder on record .” Because it occurred somewhere over three Missouri counties, and involved interstate transport of a stolen airplane, it raised questions in legal circles about where, by whom, and even whether he could be prosecuted.

Because abiotic stress is widely considered a detrimental effect, the research on this branch of the issue is extensive.

Because of heavy traffic on the roundabout of which the Arc is the centre, it is recommended that pedestrians use one of two underpasses located at the Champs Élysées and the Avenue de la Grande Armée.

Because the United States Constitution sets no limits on this tripartite authority of administrative agencies, Congress enacted the APA to establish fair administrative law procedures to comply with the constitutional requirements of due process.

Because of the market success of the NES, companies chose to develop for it first and were thus barred from developing the same games on competing systems for two years.

Because of the increase in drag approaching Mach 1, aerodynamicists and aviators disagreed on whether supersonic flight was achievable.

Because of the accompanying biographical annotations on the authors and composers, the work is an important historical source.

Because there is no selection pressure for sight in this environment, any number of genetic abnormalities that give rise to the damage or loss of eyes could proliferate among the population with no effect on the fitness of the population.

Because of its performance and entertainment aspects, ballroom dance is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television.

Because of the promise shown by his work on Uto-Aztecan, Tozzer and Spinden advised Whorf to apply for a grant with the Social Science Research Council ( SSRC ) to support his research.