Because it relies on volunteers and uses " rough consensus and running code " as its touchstone, results can be slow whenever the number of volunteers is either too small to make progress, or so large as to make consensus difficult, or when volunteers lack the necessary expertise.

Because the high mobility of the desert campaigns required a considerable degree of technical and mechanical expertise, the Libyan forces were used primarily as auxiliaries, guarding military installations and prisoners.

Because different vendors of Unix systems ( and in many cases, different versions of the Unix software ) implemented slightly different behavior and names for important functions, a system administrator was required to have sufficient programming expertise to edit the source code before building the program executables to account for these differences.

Because of his expertise in engineering, Smeaton was called to testify in court for a case related to the silting-up of the harbour at Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk in 1782: he is considered to be the first expert witness to appear in an English court.

Because the NPD process typically requires both engineering and marketing expertise, cross-functional teams are a common way of organizing projects.

Because both Bell and Lawrence had traveled the desert and established ties with the local tribes and gain unique perspectives of the people and the land prior to World War I, Hogarth realized the value of Lawrence and Bell's expertise.

Because of her language skills and wireless expertise, she was recruited by the Special Operations Executive ( SOE ) for work in occupied France, officially joining the SOE on 15 February 1943.

Because of the City's role as a world financial centre, the City of London Police has developed a great deal of expertise in dealing with fraud and " is the acknowledged lead force within the UK for economic crime investigation.

Because of her expertise in the subject, Arthur Golden asked for her to act as a consultant when he wrote Memoirs of a Geisha, and later Rob Marshall, director of the 2005 film adaptation starring Zhang Ziyi, consulted with her.

Because of their expertise and their close working relationship with the Academy's Diatom Herbarium, the Phycology Section of the Patrick Center is able to provide algal analyses for governmental and other agencies interested in both assessing water quality and long-term environmental trends.

Because of their training and expertise, Millwrights are generally chosen to work on tasks associated with flying and setting heavy machinery.

Because of the use of both digital signal processing and analog circuitry, mixed-signal ICs are usually designed for a very specific purpose and their design requires a high level of expertise and careful use of computer aided design ( CAD ) tools.

Because of his computer expertise, people would ask for help from the " man in the red hat ".

Because of the pioneering and the expertise they demonstrated in successfully flying military aircraft, the WASP records showed that women pilots, when given the same training as men pilots, were as capable as men in non-combat flying.

Because of Witte's expertise in both legislation and social insurance, and his national reputation as an expert in the area of social insurance, he was selected to lead the President's Committee on Economic Security to propose legislation that would eventually become the Social Security Act of 1935.

Because the sales are mostly based on volume, customers in seek of more in-depth technical expertise may turn to stores specialized in the intended product group.

Because of this, other hospitals refer patients to Rigshospitalet for the unique expertise available there.

Because Fisher's view of communication is shown as a narrative people do not generally need training or expertise to decide if the story holds together or believe it to be true.

Because of his rope tricks and whipcracking expertise, John Bradly has also been inducted into the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame in Longreach, Queensland, Australia.

Because the series was at stake, the match was to be " timeless ", i. e., played to a finish.

Because shuttlecock flight is affected by wind, competitive badminton is played indoors.

Because badminton players have to cover a short distance as quickly as possible, the purpose of many advanced strokes is to deceive the opponent, so that either he is tricked into believing that a different stroke is being played, or he is forced to delay his movement until he actually sees the shuttle's direction.

Because it requires little equipment, street craps can be played in informal settings.

Because the Cubs lost two seasons to the Great Chicago Fire, the Braves have played more seasons, although the Cubs hold the record for oldest team still in its original city.

Because of its magnitude, scientists formerly speculated that the gases released during the formation of the Deccan Traps played a role in the Cretaceous – Paleogene extinction event ( also known as the K-Pg extinction ), which included the extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs.

Because of improvements to the double bass with steel strings and better set-ups, the bass is now played at a more advanced level than ever before and more and more composers have written works for the double bass.

Because of the new rules introduced in Cities and Knights, the game is played to 13 victory points, as opposed to 10 as in the The Settlers of Catan base game.

Because Livestrong Sporting Park was not ready for the beginning of the 2011 season, Sporting Kansas City played its first ten games on the road, only winning one game.

Because of on-going repairs to the roof of the Metrodome, the Vikings played their December 20 game versus the Chicago Bears at TCF Bank Stadium ( the home of the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers ).

Because of the similarities between the SMS and the Game Gear, it was fairly easy for SMS games to be ported to Game Gear cartridges ; the Master Gear Converter, released during the system's lifetime, even allowed original SMS cartridges to be played on the Game Gear directly.

Because of the role played by water, metamorphic rocks generally contain many elements absent from the original rock, and lack some that originally were present.

Because they had often made up details of play sessions as they went, they usually just drew a quick map as they played, with cursory notes about monsters, treasures, and traps.

Because of the role played by President Theodore Roosevelt, the United States became a significant force in world diplomacy.

Because the film concerned prisoners of war being held under inhumane conditions by the Japanese, there was a minor diplomatic flap in May 1980 when the " Colonel Bogey March " was played during a visit to Canada by Japanese prime minister Masayoshi Ōhira.

Because of the distance factor, California played a minor role in the American Civil War.

Because of seasonal differences, Hadlee also played provincial cricket in New Zealand, representing Canterbury.

* Because the regimental march is considerably shorter than a military march ( due to its lack of a third trio repeat and breakstrain ), it is often played by marching bands in parades ( hence the name " review march ").

Because the viola d ' amore was played resting against the breast, the Turks called it the sînekemani.

Because of its location on the Noord River, one of the busiest waterways in Western Europe, water has played a major role in Alblasserdam's history.

Because synthesizers removed the need for large groups of musicians, these singers were often part of a duo where their partner played all the instrumentation.

Because of the fast pace at which the game is played, bughouse games are rarely recorded

In the early nineteenth century, as the Abolitionist movement gained momentum in Boston, supporters lauded Attucks as a black American who played a heroic role in the history of the United States Because Attucks had Wampanoag ancestors, his story also holds special significance for many Native Americans.

Because of the limited range, music for crumhorns is usually played by a group of instruments of different sizes and hence at different pitches.