Because this position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, the title is most often applied to the wife of a sitting president.

Because the operations of the military have been traditionally cloaked by the ubiquitous blanket of “ state security ”, the corruption has been less in public view, and thus less subject to public scrutiny and notoriety.

Because these keys were traditionally covered in ivory they are often called the white notes or white keys.

Because of strong cultural, religious, linguistic, and economic ties, Nepal's association with India traditionally has been close.

The recycling code for plastics was introduced in 1988 by plastics industry through the Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. Because municipal recycling programs traditionally have targeted packaging – primarily bottles and containers – the resin coding system offered a means of identifying the resin content of bottles and containers commonly found in the residential waste stream.

Because of climate conditions, sausages were traditionally preserved by smoking, rather than drying, like in Mediterranean countries.

Because the Lakota mythology is word of mouth, and traditionally there were no written records, most of the information about Iktomi in Lakota mythology has not been written down or recorded.

Because the CAP has traditionally rewarded farmers who produce more, larger farms have benefited much more from subsidies than smaller farms.

Because the feast occurs during Lent, traditionally no meat was allowed on the celebration table.

Because their primary training is usually technical rather than managerial, lead programmers traditionally see themselves as part of the technical staff of a company rather than as part of management.

Because of the focus on exploring the raga, performances have traditionally been solo endeavors, but duets are gaining in popularity.

Because they may act at the level of the cortex, brain stem or spinal cord, or all three areas, they have traditionally been referred to as " centrally acting " muscle relaxants.

Because hazelnuts do not generally need to be toasted, indeed Kentish Cobnuts are still traditionally sold fresh, it has been speculated this was done to make them more digestible for children.

Because of the Empire's historical strength the United States had traditionally planned for a defensive war with it, and War Plan Red continued doing so even as American power grew to match Britain's.

Because the basic pattern for the stroller ( black jacket worn with striped trousers in British English ) and dinner jacket ( tuxedo in American English ) are the same as lounge coats, tailors traditionally call both of these special types of jackets a coat.

Because of the impending strike action, air travellers had amended their plans to avoid disruption, and as a result Flight BE 548 was full, despite the service operating on a Sunday, traditionally a day of light travel.

Because this speech traditionally was off the record it received no publicity at the time.

Because girls traditionally marry out in virilocal marriage they have been seen as " mouths from another family " or as a waste of resources to raise.

Because of this, the Prime Ministers of many countries are traditionally considered to be " first among equals " – they are the chairman or " head " of a Cabinet rather than holding an office that is de jure superior to that of ministers.

Because of these serious consequences, Muslims have traditionally been reluctant to practice takfir, that is, to pronounce professed Muslims as unbelievers ( even Muslims in violation of Islamic law ).

Because the C language does not specify an implicit initialization for objects of automatic storage duration, care should often be taken to ensure that the address to which points is valid ; this is why it is sometimes suggested that a pointer be explicitly initialized to the null pointer value, which is traditionally specified in C with the standardized macro:

Because thou is now seen primarily in literary sources such as the King James Bible ( often directed to God, who is traditionally addressed in the familiar ) or Shakespeare ( often in dramatic dialogs, e. g. " Wherefore art thou Romeo?

Because presidential succession in the church is traditionally based on seniority in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, he was not expected to become church president.

Because of this bug, users of the Linux operating system have traditionally created a < tt >/ boot </ tt > partition to reside within the first 1024 cylinders of the disk, containing little more than the kernel and bootloader.

Because of its simplicity, star hopping is a very common method for finding objects that are close to naked-eye stars.

Because the margin of victory was so close a third election in the summer of 1840 was held.

Because the orbital plane of the Moon is tilted with respect to the orbital plane of the Earth ( the ecliptic ), eclipses can occur only when the Moon is close to the intersection of these two planes ( the nodes ).

Because times of sunset and sunrise, unlike the phenomenon described in preceding paragraphs, vary with an observer's geographic location ( longitude and latitude ), these dates likewise depend on location and do not exist for locations sufficiently close to the Equator.

Because of his close relationship with his schoolmaster, Eusebius was sometimes called Eusebius Pamphili: " Eusebius, son of Pamphilus ".

Because of the incompleteness of the fossil record, there is usually no way to know exactly how close a transitional fossil is to the point of divergence.

Because of his close connection with the great royal families of Germany, France, England and Denmark, Callistus ' papacy was received with much anticipation and celebration throughout Europe.

Because they fire pistol ammunition, they have limited long-range use, but in close combat can be used in fully automatic in a controllable manner due to the lighter recoil of the pistol ammunition.

Because of its close relation to the time-evolution of a system, it is of fundamental importance in most formulations of quantum theory.

Because of the difficulty of travel and the hazards of wilderness survival during the winter months, it is the only major National Park Service park to close entirely for the season.

Because she had a run of the play contract she could not be replaced and so producers were forced to close the show.

Because of their high density, close encounters between stars in an open cluster are common.

Drawbacks: Because of the nature of the pump, the clearance between the rotating pump and the outer edge must be very close, requiring that it rotates at a slow, steady speed.

Because the ludi were religious in nature, it was appropriate for the Romans to set up this temporary stage close to the temple of the deity being celebrated.

Because they would have been in such close proximity to the actors, ancient Roman audiences would have wanted attention and direct acknowledgement from the actors.

Because the light of the flash occurs too fast for the pupil to close, much of the very bright light from the flash passes into the eye through the pupil, reflects off the fundus at the back of the eyeball and out through the pupil.

Because of the excessive heat and inadequately experienced drivers attempting to access the desert in the past, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has decided since 2008-2009 to close the Simpson Desert during the summer — to save unprepared " adventurers " from themselves.

Because of his 4 field goals and the close score, this is the only Super Bowl in which the losing team scored more touchdowns than the winning team ( Cincinnati 3, San Francisco 2 ).

Because Yunus Emre is, after Ahmet Yesevi and Sultan Walad, one of the first known poets to have composed works in the spoken Turkish of his own age and region rather than in Persian or Arabic, his diction remains very close to the popular speech of his contemporaries in Central and Western Anatolia.

Because brain injuries can be life threatening, even people with apparently slight injuries, with no noticeable signs or complaints, require close observation ; They have a chance for severe symptoms later on.

Because these couples were child-free and were not concerned with the conditions of schools and playgrounds, they elected to live in the inner-city in close proximity to their jobs.

Because of his mother's and his wife's Huguenot descent he was very close to the Huguenots of Berlin.

Because no species other than Homo sapiens has survived from the human line of that branching, both Pan species are the closest living relatives of humans and cladistically are equally close to humans.