Because the majority of diversity and biomass on Earth is microbial, and thus difficult to measure, recorded extinction events affect the easily observed, biologically complex component of the biosphere rather than the total diversity and abundance of life.

Because of its abundance, granite was commonly used to build foundations for homes in New England.

Because technetium is radioactive, with half life much less than the age of the star, its abundance must reflect its recent creation within that star.

Because of the abundance of powerful streams, many of the major westward rivers off the Cascades have been dammed to provide hydroelectric power.

Because Harran had an abundance of goods that passed through its region, it became a target for raids.

Because of the abundance of trees, the city grew quickly and was incorporated in 1889.

Because of their abundance, seamounts are one of the most common oceanic ecosystems in the world.

Because of their feeding habits, cruising desire, collective behavior and fragility they survive in very few aquaria worldwide despite their abundance in the ocean.

" Because Union Township was familiarly known as West Chester, plus the abundance of other townships in Ohio called Union, the name was changed to West Chester Township effective June 28, 2000, after being ratified by the township's voters at the March 9 primary election.

Because of their strong affinity for oxygen, most lithophile elements are enriched in the Earth's crust relative to their abundance in the solar system.

Because of a lack of stone and an abundance of clay, Babylonian constructions were of baked brick, using lime or pitch for mortar.

Because 60 is the sum of its unitary divisors ( excluding itself ), it is a unitary perfect number, and it is also an excessive number with an abundance of 48.

Because of their abundance, they form a major component of commercial and artisanal shark fisheries in many countries.

Because of this conversion to ilmenite, armalcolite has a relatively low abundance and is associated with ilmenite and rutile.

Because the berries are found in abundance there and look a lot like raspberries, one of the islands in the Kodiak archipelago is named Raspberry Island ( Alaska ).

Because of the abundance of oysters filtering the waters of the Chesapeake, the water was much clearer than it is now.

Because of the abundance of food in the region, most settlements were permanent.

Because of its oceanic climate, tropical and sub-tropical fruits are in abundance.

Because transformation usually produces a mixture of relatively few transformed cells and an abundance of non-transformed cells, a method is necessary to select for the cells that have acquired the plasmid.

Because of this, species abundance in coral reef fish communities was estimated to be greatest at approximately 20 % coral cover.

Because of the abundance of the sought strings, single-string searching algorithms are impractical.

Because of the rugged landscape, many characteristics of primeval forest have been preserved, such as an abundance of dead trees.

Because of their abundance, whitetail naiads are in turn an important food source for various fish, frogs, and birds, and also for other aquatic insects.

Because the word Al-Kawthar comes from the word Kathrah ( abundance ) and it ( Al-Kawthar ) linguistically means an abundance of goodness.

Because SWNTs are p-FETs when exposed to oxygen and n-FETs otherwise, it is possible to protect half of an SWNT from oxygen exposure, while exposing the other half to oxygen.

Because of this, " Sniper 2 " didn't fire a single shot until late in the gunfight, when hostage-taker Khalid Jawad attempted to escape on foot and ran right at the exposed sniper.

Because rescuers were unaware they were dealing with gas casualties, many additional casualties were caused among the rescuers through contact with the contaminated skin and clothing of those more directly exposed to the gas.

Because this would leave certain highly sensitive words exposed, such words would first be concealed by code.

Because it is exposed to the generally westerly winds and waves of the Pacific, seas and weather in Juan de Fuca Strait are, on average, rougher than in the more protected waters inland, thereby resulting in a number of small-craft advisories.

Because most senior staff had become exposed by Gu, most of its best agents were also relocated.

Because flooded disaster sites are unstable, clean-up workers might encounter sharp jagged debris, biological hazards in the flood water, exposed electrical lines, blood or other body fluids, and animal and human remains.

It was a 50 / 50 mixture of the n-butyl esters of 2, 4, 5-T and 2, 4-D. Because of TCDD contamination in the 2, 4, 5-T component, it has been blamed for serious illnesses in many veterans and Vietnamese people who were exposed to it.

Because we are increasing communication worldwide, globalization has a major effect on how we look at Cultural Studies because we are constantly being exposed to the ideologies of mass media.

Because of autoinfection, humans have been known to still be infected up to 65 years after they were first exposed to the parasite ( e. g., World War II or Vietnam veterans ).

Because the Pavlova is notorious for deflating if exposed to cold air, when cooking is complete it is left in the oven to fully cool down before the oven door is opened.

Because higher-density parts have little exposed oxide between the layers of interconnects and gate, ultraviolet erasing becomes less practical for very large memories.

Because of this, structures exposed to aerodynamic forces — including wings and aerofoils, but also chimneys and bridges — are designed carefully within known parameters to avoid flutter.

Because of this, it has been difficult to resolve just how much radiation participants were exposed to.

Because corrosion is a diffusion-controlled process, it occurs on exposed surfaces.

Because casinos tend to allow smoking on the gambling floor, American croupiers are exposed to secondhand smoke.

Because the bird tends to roost near water bodies such as rivers, it is often exposed to mosquitoes.

Lance Hill offers Hoover ’ s reaction, which was sent to the field offices of the Bureau in Louisiana: “ Because of the potential for violence indicated, you are instructed to immediately initiate an investigation of the DDJ for Defense and Justice .” As was eventually exposed in the late 1970s, under its COINTELPRO program, the FBI was involved in many illegal activities to spy on and undermine organizations it deemed “ a threat to the American way ”.

Because of the exposed situation, wind speeds of up to 130 km / h are possible throughout the year.

Because milk is not exposed to the pump motor, closed collection systems are marketed as more hygienic than open collection systems.

Because of its position on the main Alpine watershed and its great height, the Matterhorn is exposed to rapid weather changes.

Because under the Kodachrome process, different equipment is required for duplication than for simple development, around 6: 30 p. m. the developed original was taken to the Jamieson Film Company, where three additional copies were exposed ; these were returned to Kodak around 8 p. m. for processing.

Because of this comprehensive mathematical coding, the slightest distortion of the Quran's text or physical arrangement is immediately exposed.

Because of intense freeze-thaw cycles in the higher Alleghenies, there is little native bedrock exposed in most areas.

Because the warm water is exposed to the sun during the day, a stable system exists and very little mixing of warm water and cold water occurs, particularly in calm weather.