Because of the ocean's great capacity to store and release heat, maritime climates are more moderate and have less extreme seasonal variations than inland climates.

Because and can be very similar numbers, the precision of the result can be much less than the inherent precision of the floating-point arithmetic used to perform the computation.

Because of this superstition, bongos were less harmed in their native ranges than expected.

Because far less motion was involved than in a conventional dot matrix printer, these printers were very fast compared to dot matrix printers and were competitive in speed with formed-character line printers while also being able to print dot matrix graphics.

Because of this, rifles with barrels of less than 406 mm ( 16 in ), or pistols with shoulder stocks, are rare.

Because derivation is a slower and less productive word formation process than the more overtly syntactical morphological methods, there are fewer collectives formed this way.

Because this particle has angular momentum, it can only be captured by the black hole if the maximum potential of the black hole is less than.

Because of energy loss fluctuations, accurate measurement of the energy deposited is of less use.

Because they rely on coercion, which is illegal except in the case of conservatorship and is generally viewed as unethical, deprogrammers ' critiques of the unethical practices of cults will tend to have less credibility with cult members than the critiques of exit counselors.

Because they are less sensitive they are usable in a wider variety of applications and are safer to handle and store.

Because the muskoxen's natural range favors the protected Northeast Greenland National Park, it is a less common object of hunting than in the past.

Because silver was worth less than its legal equivalent in gold, taxpayers paid their government bills in silver, while international creditors demanded payment in gold, resulting in a depletion of the nation's gold supply.

Because corned black powder grains made with saltpeter are less affected by moisture in the air, they can be stored unsealed without degradation by humidity.

Because of the uncertainty of the crisis, banks gave less loans which led to a decrease in investment.

Because of their symmetry, toroidal cores allow a minimum of the magnetic flux to escape outside the core ( called leakage flux ), so they radiate less electromagnetic interference than other shapes.

Because the operations of the military have been traditionally cloaked by the ubiquitous blanket of “ state security ”, the corruption has been less in public view, and thus less subject to public scrutiny and notoriety.

Because of his poor grades, his father forced him to transfer to the far more serious and academically oriented University of Berlin, where his legal studies became less significant to him than excursions into philosophy and history.

Because his relationship with his new stepmother was less than happy, in January 1942 Karlheinz became a boarder at the teachers ' training college in Xanten, where he continued his piano training and also studied oboe and violin ( Kurtz 1992, 18 ).

Because of its relative nuclear instability, lithium is less common in the solar system than 25 of the first 32 chemical elements even though the nuclei are very light in atomic weight.

Because the black mattes are part of the picture, they take up space in the signal that could be used for active picture information, forcing the picture to use less vertical space in the signal than if it were anamorphically encoded.

Because LEDs emit less heat than incandescent bulbs, they are an energy-efficient technology for uses such as in freezers and refrigerators.

Because Mage's themes are potentially quite complex and esoteric, and because its Sphere system rules are relatively open-ended, Mage is often daunting, particularly to novice roleplayers and those accustomed to other games whose rules govern the use of magic with greater precision but less flexibility ( e. g., games with catalogs of established " spells ").

Because of such significant deviations from the animated series, movies, and subsequent sequels the novels themselves are not considered canonical ; however, the detailed account of past events leading up to the introduction of the mobile suit and early skirmishes of the OYW are more or less accepted in the continuity.

Because of injuries to defensive linemen ( at the beginning of the season the Dolphins were down to four healthy defensive linemen ) defensive coordinator Bill Arnsparger created what he called the " 53 " defense, in which versatile Bob Matheson ( number 53 ) would be used as either a defensive end in the standard 4-3 defense or as a fourth linebacker in a 3-4 defense, with Manny Fernandez at nose tackle.

Because of that first defensive role, its narrow streets and bleak surrounding the oval originating in compact rows of houses parallel to each other and with respect to the medieval walls ( of which only some sections are preserved and gates ).

Because the First Crusade was largely concerned with Jerusalem, a city which had not been under Christian dominion for 461 years, and the crusader army refused to return the land to the control of the Byzantine Empire, the status of the First Crusade as defensive or as aggressive in nature remains controversial.

Because the mobile offensives practised by both sides usually focused on avoiding the strongest points of a defensive line, these defences were usually relatively thin and spread along the length of a line.

Because of Wittmann's actions " the bulk of the 2nd Company and Rolf Möbius 1st Company came up against an enemy who had gone onto the defensive ".

Because of the almost constant inter-tribal warfare the art of defensive fortifications had reached a very high level among the Māori.

Because of the Empire's historical strength the United States had traditionally planned for a defensive war with it, and War Plan Red continued doing so even as American power grew to match Britain's.

Because the defense does not know whether the offense is attempting to run a passing play or a running play ( or whether a quarterback will give up on an attempt to pass and instead run with the ball ), they must balance passing and running strategies: running around offensive linemen and avoiding contact may allow faster pressure on a quarterback, but it also leaves a hole in the defensive line and frees an offensive lineman to engage a linebacker, enabling a big running play.

Because of the defensive impracticalities of an enclosure with an external bank and an internal ditch, henges are not considered to have served a defensive purpose ( cf.

Because of his offensive and defensive contributions, he finished second to McLain in the Most Valuable Player Award voting.

Because the catcher is considered a captain on the field ( and some, such as Thurman Munson and Jason Varitek were in fact team captains ), he is often in charge of planning defensive plays.

" Because of this responsibility, defencemen must read the other team's defensive strategy effectively in order to make an effective first pass that furthers the offensive momentum without leaving the defenceman out of position should his team lose control of the puck.

Because of the spectrum of skills required by a middle infielder, emphasis is usually put on defensive skills rather than offensive ability — good defensive skills and a mediocre bat are often considered more important than a good bat and poor defensive skills.

Because the third baseman has less need for strong defensive skills, a good hitter with average fielding skills is often placed at third base.

Because of the overuse of negative, nagging criticism, some people become defensive even when receiving constructive criticism given in a spirit of good will.

Because baseball shoes are spiked on the bottom, sliding with the spikes up increases the probability of injury to the defensive player covering the base.

" Because he's also a plus defensive outfielder, he's become a tremendous asset here.

Because they had a defensive purpose, the heaviest artillery gun used was 15 cm caliber.