Because the Army Distinguished Service Medal is principally awarded to general officers, a list of notable recipients would include nearly every general and admiral since 1918, many of whom received multiple awards, as well as a few civilians and sergeants major prominent for their contributions to national defense.

Because educational assessment is fundamental to most quantitative research in the field, educational psychologists have made significant contributions to the field of psychometrics.

Because Malpighi had a wide knowledge of both plants and animals, he made contributions to the scientific study of both.

Because it is easy to calculate, OPS has been used with increased frequency in recent years as a shorthand form to evaluate contributions as a batter.

Because legal persons have limited " free speech " rights, legislation meant to eliminate campaign contributions by legal persons ( notably, corporations and labor unions ) has been repeatedly struck down by various courts.

Because of the Liang forces ' contributions to the campaign, they began to be feared and began to look down on troops from all other provinces.

Because of the contributions of Bottesini ( along with those of Sperger and Dragonetti ) to bass technique, many have come to view the double bass as a diverse and versatile instrument.

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

Because of his contributions to Cañon City, Fremont County, and the State of Colorado at large, he became widely known in state politics and was an active member of the Colorado Republican Party ; in 1902, he was the Republican candidate for Governor of Colorado.

Because of her contributions, she was honored with an image on the U. S. dollar coin.

Because of successful audience development initiatives at the core of the plan as well as other revenue progress and strong management of expenses, the structural deficit ( whose gaps are funded by additional contributions ) has declined 18 % from $ 3. 4m in 2007 to $ 2. 8m in 2011, dipping as low as $ 2. 62m in 2010.

Because the regulations dealt mostly with soft-money contributions that were used to register voters and increase attendance at the polls, not with campaign expenditures ( which are more explicitly a statement of political values and therefore deserve more protection ), the Court held that the restriction on free speech was minimal.

Because one-loop diagrams only contain one cycle, they express the next-to-classical contributions called the semiclassical contributions.

Because of his contributions to gaming, he was a charter inductee into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1979 – even though he died before poker was invented.

; Community: Because XOOPS is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License ( GPL ) the growth and development of XOOPS is dependent on the contributions of a worldwide community effort.

Because ACORN was a 501 ( c ) 4 organization under the tax code, it was able to participate directly in election activities, but contributions to it were not tax exempt.

Because of his contributions to Lutheran hymnody, he is sometimes called the Icelandic Paul Gerhardt.

Because of his efforts, Mihailović and his organization, on the recommendation of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, were posthumously awarded the Legion of Merit by President Truman for their contributions to the Allied victory and the rescue of American airmen from behind enemy lines.

Because candidates may refuse government funding and continue to rely on voluntary contributions without spending caps, supporters have argued that Clean Elections measures do not run afoul of the Supreme Court's decision in Buckley v. Valeo decision, which struck down mandatory spending limits as an unconstitutional restriction on free speech but also affirmed that elections can be publicly financed.

Because of the free blacks ' contributions during the Natchez War, the French allowed them to join Louisiana's militias, which gave them more connections into the colonial society, where they achieved an independent social status between the French colonists and slaves.

Because of Quill and Dagger's contributions to the War Memorial's construction, the society was granted exclusive use of the top floors of the northern tower.

Because of the large contributions by the public, Wikipedia has one of the widest ranges of material in the world.

Because of the symmetries of the theory the contributions cancel until you have a two-loop contribution involving both groups.

Because of the country's geography and long distances between major cities, aviation is also important.

Because of its elevation, the country's climate is cooler than in most other regions at the same latitude.

Because extensive European contact began so late in the country's history, the traditional social structure carried over into modern times with little change.

Because of the country's small size and high labor specialisation, industry and trade are the keys to Switzerland's economic livelihood.

Because of the First World War, the family name was changed in 1920 from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to van België, de Belgique or von Belgien (" of Belgium "), depending upon which of the country's three official languages ( Dutch, French and German ) is in use.

Because Belize's original Maya peoples were decimated by disease and wars, many of the country's Maya today are descended from other groups.

Because of the country's geography, aviation is also important.

Because it turns many thousands of the country's most active, sensible and independent citizens against this statehood – with enviable regularity.

Because of these factors, the Osaka School Massacre raised questions in Japan about the country's social policies regarding the treatment of mental illness, the rights of criminals and victims, and the accessibility and security of Japanese schools.

Because of such countervailing strategies, it cannot be said that a Hot 100 chart necessarily lists the country's 100 most popular or successful songs.

Because there are several different branches of socialism, a country's claim to the label of " socialist state " or " socialist republic " is almost always disputed by some branch.

Because the Alaouites had difficult relations with many of the country's Berber and Bedouin-Arab tribes, Isma ' īl formed a new army of black slaves, the Black Guard.

Because of the restriction on foreign ownership of television stations, GTV-9 was then sold to Frank Packer's Australian Consolidated Press, which already owned TCN-9 in Sydney, resulting in the formation of the country's first commercially owned television network.

Because of tribal uprisings, Spain found it difficult to control parts of the country's hinterland until 1934.

Because of the country's limited fossil fuel resources and unreliable hydroelectric potential, the period saw the first stages in establishing a network of nuclear power stations to meet the rapidly growing energy demands.

Because the internationally available interest rate adjusted for foreign exchange differences has not changed, market participants are able to make a profit by borrowing in the country's currency and then lending abroad – a form of Carry trade.

Because GPS stands among the country's leading schools in educational and technological innovation, its graduates are young women who create a more honorable, compassionate, and sustainable community.

Because the country's citizens aren't being taxed, they have less incentive to be watchful with how government spends its money.

Because of the country's long years of colonization and interactions with other neighboring cultures and nations, it has inherited Latin, Malay, Chinese, and American influences to its people's local blend.

Because of the tense situation along the country's borders, drills were announced publicly well in advance, and people expecting to be called up waited at home for the announcements to be made.

Because the power to run the DRLs must be produced by the engine, which in turn requires burning additional fuel, high-power DRL systems increase CO < sub > 2 </ sub > emissions sufficiently to affect a country's compliance with the Kyoto protocol on greenhouse gas emissions.