Because of the remarkable hardness of sapphires, 9 in Mohs Scale, ( and of aluminium oxide in general ), sapphires are used in some non-ornamental applications, including infrared optical components, such as in scientific instruments ; high-durability windows ; wristwatch crystals and movement bearings ; and very thin electronic wafers, which are used as the insulating substrates of very special-purpose solid-state electronics ( most of which are integrated circuits ).

Because of its unusual and rugged nature, the Red River Gorge features a remarkable variety of ecological zones.

Because of its remarkable resistance to rot, jarrah is used to make hot tubs.

Because of the remarkable coincidence of three cases of auto-immune disease in one household, the Secret Service tested the water in the White House, at Camp David, at the Vice President's residence, and at Walker's Point ( Bush's home in Maine ) for lithium and iodine, two substances " known to cause thyroid problems ".

Because the Paulist order paid particular attention to artistic and cultural activities within the order, he remained in Croatia from his 20s until his death, decorating sacral interiors and producing one of the most remarkable Baroque opuses of Central European mural painting.

Because of censorship a certain number of very remarkable movies were forbidden at this time.

Because Ferdinand was the last representative of Kettler's family, a remarkable number of candidates tried to gain the seat of duke during this period.

Because it had an inside drive the second axle had to be designed as a crank axle, which is remarkable, bearing in mind the manufacturing technology of that time.

Because Risstissen, some 12 miles southwest of Ulm, then only partially owned by the city of Ulm remained Roman Catholic, Jakob Acker's remarkable Risstissen altar survived.

Because of its remarkable productivity, the ghetto managed to survive until August 1944, when the remaining population was transported to Auschwitz and Chełmno extermination camp.

Because of the remarkable similarity of their styles of painting and the difficulty of distinguishing works by each brother ( they signed their paintings only with their surname, and many may have been collaborations ), they are commonly referred to as a single entity, Le Nain.

Because of the need for greater volume and midrange clarity, drums were made almost entirely from maple until recently, when advances in live sound reinforcement and drum microphones have allowed the use of birch in high-volume situations.

Because of these many flows into the bay, its large watershed covers portions of five Florida counties By 2010, measures of sea grass coverage, water clarity, and biodiversity had improved to levels last seen in the 1950s.

Because the index was meant to measure clarity of expression within sentences, it assumed people saw each clause as a complete thought.

Because estate in land can be held in so many complex ways, a single deeds registry provides some clarity, even though it cannot " guarantee " those real rights.

Because of its clarity, baijiu can appear similar to several other liquors, but generally has a significantly higher ABV than, for example, Japanese shōchū ( 25 %) or Korean soju ( 20-45 %).

Because of Biel's insistence on maintaining the precarious balancing act between his scholastic and modern views of theology, it is often the case that " His philosophical thought is not straightforwardly innovative, but has more of a synthetic nature ; his generally recognized clarity of expression if often achieved by contrasting diverse positions with each other ( Gracia, A Companion to Philosophy in the Middle Ages ).

Because of its relationship to the quality of scenery, recreation, and lake clarity, the shore zone is one of the most sensitive areas in the region.

Because the gland is responsible for about 30 % of the eye's tear production, the eye can eventually suffer from dryness ( keratoconjunctivitis sicca ).

According to the Hinckley Fire Museum: " Because of the dryness of the summer, fires were common in the woods, along railroad tracks and in logging camps where loggers would set fire to their slash to clean up the area before moving on.

Because of their high reactivity, they must be stored under oil in sealed glass ampoules to prevent reaction with air.

Because of their relatively large mass, + 2 electric charge and relatively low velocity, alpha particles are very likely to interact with other atoms and lose their energy, so their forward motion is effectively stopped within a few centimeters of air.

Because of these accidents, the various aviation authorities around the world have created set rules and guidance for those running and participating in air displays.

Because Berlin was located within the Soviet-occupied zone of Germany and the other occupying powers had previously relied on Soviet good will for access to Berlin, the only available methods of supplying the city were three limited air corridors.

Because acids were thought at the time to necessarily contain oxygen, a number of chemists, including Claude Berthollet, suggested that Scheele's dephlogisticated muriatic acid air must be a combination of oxygen and the yet undiscovered element, and Scheele named the supposed new element within this oxide as muriaticum.

Because of the absence of scheduled sea transport between the islands, nearly all interisland passenger traffic is by air.

Because of the air of mystery with which William Aspdin surrounded his product, others ( e. g., Vicat and I. C.

Because the Earth completes only one rotation per day, the Coriolis force is quite small, and its effects generally become noticeable only for motions occurring over large distances and long periods of time, such as large-scale movement of air in the atmosphere or water in the ocean.

Because diesels do not have fuel in the cylinder before combustion is initiated, more than one bar ( 100 kPa ) of air can be loaded in the cylinder without preignition.

Because of the importance of air superiority, since the dawn of aerial combat armed forces have constantly competed to develop technologically superior fighters and to deploy these fighters in greater numbers, and fielding a viable fighter fleet consumes a substantial proportion of the defense budgets of modern armed forces.

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 poorly defined lines of responsibility, administrative conflicts often occur between local and national authorities of Goskompriroda and between Goskompriroda and a second national agency, the Hydrometeorological Administration ( Gidromet ), which is the main monitoring agency for air, water, and soil quality.

Because of its low flame temperature when burnt in free air, the risk is lower should the performer come in contact with the flame.

Because air has viscosity, this layer of air tends to adhere to the wing.

Because Little Boy was an air burst above the ground, there was no bomb crater and no local radioactive fallout.

Because they become very hot, practically all machine guns fire from an open bolt, to permit air cooling from the breech between bursts.

Because dead air does not attract listeners, the station tries to fill its broadcast day with sound.

Because of suggestions ( later proven false ) of Plaisted's use of air transport, some sources classify Herbert's expedition as the first confirmed to reach the North Pole over the ice surface by any means.

Because potassium reacts with water vapor present in the air, it is usually stored under anhydrous mineral oil or kerosene.

Because the knees come up to the chest when the lungs are empty, this technique allows the rower to reach a little bit further than if the lungs were full of air.

Because the spacecraft environment is by definition limited, a very small number of sets can be heavily used, lowering production costs and allowing producers to focus on character development, setting detail, or sometimes simply to keep a production in the black so it can stay on the air.

Because the presence of moisture causes the glue to set, exposure to moisture in the air can cause a tube or bottle of glue to become unusable over time.

Because, when we get to the part about a particular decision that causes the tree to appear out of thin air, we draw a blank.

Because sound travels faster in heliox than in air, voice formants are raised, making divers ' speech very high-pitched and hard to understand to people not used to it.