Because the diffeomorphism invariance of the theory does not allow any particular space-time background to be singled out as the " true " space-time background, general relativity is said to be background independent.

Because of his background as a soldier, Shaka taught the Zulus that the most effective way of becoming powerful quickly was by conquering and controlling other tribes.

Because we lack this essential background information, we are not justified in inferring that there exists an intelligent Deity who deliberately created a universe capable of sustaining life.

Because Whitefield came from a poor background, he did not have the means to pay for his tuition.

Because of its historical and cultural background, Metz benefits from its designation as French Town of Art and History.

Because it has a peculiar prestige as the most ancient written language, proposals for linguistic affinity sometimes have a nationalistic background.

On 14 September 2011, Liberal Premier Barry O ' Farrell announced that he had recommended to the Queen that Bashir's term be extended for another two years to 2014, which had been accepted: " Over the past 10 years the Governor's caring nature, her genuine interest in local communities and her extraordinary work rate have endeared her to people everywhere ... Because of her diverse background, career and interests, Professor Bashir has given a historic and important post a contemporary relevance and resonance.

Because they give people of a certain background preferential immigration, however, such laws are controversial, especially where they are perceived to be at the expense of other people who want to immigrate or return.

Because of her background in education and her gift for expression, Miss Mills had served with distinction as the head of the Olla Military Institute ’ s English department.

Because these books deal with farm life in northern Minnesota, they reflect Weaver's background.

Because of its tremendous historical and cultural background, Metz benefits from its designation as " Town of Art and History ".

Because of the low amplitude of the signal once it reaches the patient's scalp and the relatively high amount of electrical noise caused by background EEG, scalp muscle EMG or electrical devices in the room, the signal must be averaged.

Because of his background in tabloid journalism, Campbell understood how different parts of the media would cover stories.

Because materials are available to anyone – of any age or background, in any country – an Internet Library needs to be more open and inclusive.

Because the quantum efficiency of Hubble's detectors is quite low at 300 nm, the noise in observations at this wavelength is primarily due to CCD noise rather than sky background ; thus, these observations could be conducted at times when high background noise would have harmed the efficiency of observations in other passbands.

Because of his own background, Laurents felt it was important for his heroine to be Jewish and share his outrage at injustice.

Because the second take was filmed with a wider lens, a vague outline of the alien could be seen with the background scenery bending around its shape.

Because it is the last century of a millennium, the year 3000 is viewed as a background for a pivotal point in future history by many writers of speculative fiction, especially science fiction writers.

Because of his background as a farmer, Croatto was very much interested in local agricultural issues ; he jumped at trying local folklore, particularly jíbaro music, bomba and plena variations that were unique to each town or region, " sometimes fearlessly ", said Rivera once.

Because he has an extensive political background it was thought that he could cope with the negative perception of the financial institution Dexia due to the financial crisis.

Because supersymmetry guarantees the cancellation of fermionic vs. bosonic non-zero modes in the instanton background, the involved't Hooft computation of the instanton saddle point reduces to an integration over zero modes.

Because the Julian calendar's implicit solar year has drifted further over the centuries than those of the Gregorian or Hebrew calendars, Julian Easter is a lunation later than Gregorian Easter in five years out of nineteen, namely years 3, 8, 11, 14, and 19 of the Christian cycle.

Because of Gregory's involvement, the reformed Julian calendar came to be known as the Gregorian calendar.

Because the Julian calendar was used before that time, one must explicitly state that a given quoted date is based on the proleptic Gregorian calendar if that is the case.

Because the sacrifice of Jesus through his crucifixion is commemorated on this day, the Divine Liturgy ( the sacrifice of bread and wine ) is never celebrated on Great Friday, except when this day coincides with the Great Feast of the Annunciation, which falls on the fixed date of March 25 ( for those churches which follow the traditional Julian Calendar, March 25 currently falls on April 7 of the modern Gregorian Calendar ).

Because Dionysius's method of computing Easter used dates in the Julian calendar, it is also called the Julian Easter.

Because the one-off intercalation of 30 days happened sometime before the Nawruz of 1129 CE, we can be confident that in that Julian year, 498 YZ began on 12 February by the Qadimi reckoning, but 12 March by the recently-introduced Shahanshahi.

Because of this, later scholars believed that she was a vowed religious holy woman like Julian of Norwich.

Because the transfer of ownership officially occurred at Sitka mean solar time ( time zones were not yet in use ), that was the date and time that Alaska changed from an Asian Julian date to an American Gregorian date.

Because the region separates the lower Adriatic coast from the Julian Alps range, extreme bora winds often occur there.

Because the length of each Julian Calendar year was 11 minutes 48 seconds too long, over the centuries, seasonal changes gradually occurred on earlier and earlier dates.

Because Julian years are not exactly the same length as years on the Gregorian calendar, astronomical epochs will diverge noticeably from the Gregorian calendar in a few hundred years.

Because the date of Pentecost moves each year, the legal Term Day of Whitsun was fixed in Scotland as 26 May in the Julian Calendar, which became 15 May under the Gregorian Calendar, adopted in Scotland in 1599.

Because both the Julian calendar and Jewish tradition define a solar year as exactly 365. 25 days, the halachic vernal equinox historically fell out on March 25 every year.

Because a billion means 1000 million in some countries but can mean a million million in others its use is deprecated in favour of giga-which unambiguously means 10 < sup > 9 </ sup > and annum which for precision may be qualified by ( sidereal ), ( Julian ), etc.

Because of Henry's descent through illegitimate children barred from succession to the English throne, the Tudor monarchy was not accepted by all European kingdoms.

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 it had not accepted the Augsburg Interim ( 1548 ), the city, by the emperor's commands, was besieged ( 1550 – 1551 ) by Maurice, Elector of Saxony, but it retained its independence.

Because of bad relations between the latter Byzantine Empire and the states of western Europe as epitomized by Loukas Notaras's famous remark " Better the Sultan's turban than the Cardinal's Hat ", the majority of the Orthodox population accepted Ottoman rule as preferable to Venetian rule.

Because no documentary material existed of the storming of the palace, Eistenstein's re-creation of the event has become the source material for historians and filmmakers, giving it further legitimacy as the accepted historical record, which illustrates its success as a propaganda film.

Because of it, he often lost large sums of money and accepted work that might not otherwise have interested him.

Because of these attitudes, there are many games and types of games that may appear to be a wargame at first glance, but are not accepted as such by members of the hobby, and many that would be considered debatable.

Because blacks were not being accepted into the major and minor baseball leagues, they formed their own teams and had made professional teams by the 1880s.

Because of the deaths and imprisonments of Académie members during the occupation and other effects of the war, the Académie was unable to meet the quorum of twenty members for his election ; due to the exceptional circumstances, however, his unanimous election by the seventeen members present was accepted.

Because the Academy had previously accepted films from other political entities such as Hong Kong, the rejection of Divine Intervention triggered accusations of double standard from pro-Palestinian activists.

Because of her age, and what was considered to be a " sickly " appearance, she was not chosen, but in 1891 she was finally accepted, at the age of 10.

Because submissions are accepted from a wide variety of sources and styles, deliberations seek " Excellence On Its Own Terms.

Because Napoleon exaggerated this incident in his report of the battle, and the Tsar tacitly accepted the account as an excuse for the catastrophic defeat, the low numbers may be more accurate.

Because the band had accepted a large financial signing advance, Ware was in no position to refuse, but insisted that any releases in this style be credited to a pseudonym.

The FDA supports the test, stating that " to date, no single test, or battery of tests, has been accepted by the scientific community as a replacement ... the Draize test " Because of its controversial nature, the use of the Draize test in the U. S. and Europe has declined in recent years and is sometimes modified so that anaesthetics are administered and lower doses of the test substances used.

Because of the difficulties in deciding cases, procedures such as ordeal or combat were accepted, though it is now generally agreed that these procedures are not acceptable ways of finding truth or settling a dispute.

Because Mil had recently accepted a book-publishing deal, he declined the offer.

Because he accepted his moral guilt and renounced the GDR he was sentenced to only 3 years in prison.

Because of its particular status, legal tender in the town is the Swiss franc but the euro is widely accepted ; Italian citizens residing in Campione must abide by Swiss law regarding customs duties.

Because EBITDA ( and its variations ) are not measures generally accepted under U. S. GAAP, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission requires that companies registering securities with it ( and when filing its periodic reports ) reconcile EBITDA to net income in order to avoid misleading investors.

Because of the stature of Ethnologue as a widely accepted authority on the identification and classification of dialects and languages, their divergent views of the geographical distribution and dialectal naming of the Punjabi language merit mention.

Because pwn is primarily used in written form, it has no single generally accepted pronunciation: renditions include

Because Manetho's transcriptions agree with many king-lists, it is generally accepted that he was reliant on one or more such lists, and it is not clear to what extent he was aware of the different pharaonic names of rulers long past ( and he had alternate names for some ).