Because it was extraordinarily expensive the Pascaline became little more than a toy, and status symbol, for the very rich both in France and throughout Europe.

Because of greater weathering of the volcanic rock, the soil is relatively rich in some areas.

Because it is in a rich Milky Way star field, Delphinus has several deep-sky objects.

Because hemoglobin is a darker red when it is not bound to oxygen ( deoxyhemoglobin ), as opposed to the rich red color that it has when bound to oxygen ( oxyhemoglobin ), when seen through the skin it has an increased tendency to reflect blue light back to the eye.

Because of the Balkans were rich in raw materials like iron, zinc and above all oil that could help Germany survive a British blockade, it was viewed as highly important by the Allies to keep German influence in the Balkans to a minimum, hence British efforts to link British promises to support Turkey in the event of an Italian attack in exchange for Turkish promises to help defend Romania from a German attack.

Because of its mild maritime climate and a variety of soils, Saaremaa has a rich flora, illustrated by the fact that 80 % of the plant species found in Estonia are represented here.

Because the rich gravy from the roast meat drippings was used up with the first course, the main meat and vegetable course was often served with a parsley or white sauce.

Because sainfoins are rich in tannins which protect proteins from hydrolysis in the rumen, the proteins are instead absorbed in the abomasum.

Because of trade and industry and the rich cities, they also represented an important income for the treasury.

" Because of its location and decor, this poker room did not receive many rich drop-in clients, and as a result, professional players sought a more prominent location.

Because of its rich historic heritage, the entire county has been designated the Essex National Heritage Area by the National Park Service.

Because of Essex County's rich history, which includes 17th century colonial history, maritime history spanning its existence, and leadership in the expansions of the textile industry in the 19th century, the entire county has been designated the Essex National Heritage Area by the National Park Service.

Because of the rich soil and abundant land, many Japanese immigrants are part of Bell Gardens ’ early history.

Because of the rich biodiversity of the area it became known as the wilderness of Whitehall.

Because of its rich history ( Hatfield – McCoy feud and Matewan Massacre ), the center of the town was designated the Matewan Historic District, a National Historic Landmark.

Because of its rich historic heritage, the City of Broken Hill has been nominated for listing on the Commonwealth National Heritage list ( the highest level of heritage protection in Australia ) and the nomination will be assessed in 2007 and 2008.

Because some varieties of wetlands are rich in minerals and nutrients and provide many of the advantages of both land and water environments they contain diverse species and possibly even form a food chain.

Because of the war against Sweden and the aggressive Norwegian policies in the east, Haakon had to mortgage and borrow money at an unprecedented scale to maintain his armies, and had to increasingly rely on the Norwegian nobility and the rich German merchants.

Because these changes seem to be linked with economic and technological development, it was important to include societies across the entire range of development, from low income societies to rich societies.

Because water is at a premium, food is generally cooked in milk or ghee, making it quite rich.

Because the last ice age removed the top sediment layer of the soil, the Kola Peninsula is on the surface extremely rich in various ores and minerals, including apatites and nephelines ; copper, nickel, and iron ores ; mica ; kyanites ; ceramic materials, as well as rare earth elements and non-ferrous ores.

Because of its strategic location along important infrastructure the town grew rich because of flourishing trade.

Because of this tragedy, the family formed a very close unit, rich in faith and human values, but poor in material things.

Because of the need to conceal the assumption of control and the realities of an initial lack of control, no Soviet dekulakization-style liquidation of rich peasants occurred in countries such as Czechoslovakia.

Because of this strike, some people think he is depicted as the " rich man " in Maxo Vanka's murals in St. Nicholas Croatian Church, but the Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka ( which works to preserve the artwork ) says it depicts Andrew Mellon.

Because of this, much of the music was performed in environments that were more constrained compared to the flourishing times of the Renaissance and Baroque Era's.

Because of its many churches from the Gothic and Baroque periods the town was nicknamed " the Silesian Rome ".

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 the theme for the Handel variations originated in the Baroque era, Brahms included forms such as a siciliana, a musette, a canon and, of course, a fugue.

Because the cathedral was built in only 38 years, Salisbury Cathedral has a single consistent architectural style, Early English Gothic.

Because no treatises on classical architecture survive earlier than that of Vitruvius, identification of such " meaning " in architectural elements as it was understood in the 5th and 4th centuries BC remains tenuous, though during the Renaissance it became part of the conventional " speech " of classicism.

Because the Carpenter Center was to be his only building in America, he felt it should be a synthesis of his architectural principals and therefore incorporated his Five Points into the design of the building.

Because of the uniformity of architectural features, the ziggurat and surrounding temple complexes appear to have been founded by the Kassite king, Kurigalzu.

Because of its height above the emerald-green Gulf waters, length of continuous travel, location in a warm-weather state, and modern architectural design, it is a popular spot for filming automobile commercials.

Because of the architectural changes in the redesigned audio stack, a direct path from DirectSound to the audio drivers does not exist.

Because Kahn had a reputation for significant time and cost overruns, a local engineering and architectural firm owned by Preston M. Geren was made associate architect, a practice followed in Fort Worth for out-of-state architects.

Because of this requirement, nearly all new officers of the Air Corps underwent Randolph's rigorous pilot training program and, in combination with the architectural beauty of the base, Mayor Chamber's term West Point of the Air became the unofficial nickname for Randolph Field.

Because of its splendid eastern Moorish style and resemblance to the Alhambra, it is an important architectural monument of the second half of the 19th century in Berlin.

Because Hundertwasser was not an architect he asked the City of Vienna to provide a professional architect willing to transpose his concepts into architectural drawings.

Because it was built right over the River Wandle, it was considered something of an architectural and engineering achievement.

Because Gothic cathedrals were built over several successive periods, and the artisans of each period not necessarily following the wishes of previous periods, the dominant architectural style often changed during the building of a particular building.