In fact, Fitzmyer believes that the preface of Luke should only be “ the starting point in the discussion of the aim of Luke-Acts .” Because the author ’ s intended purpose for the Book of Acts is not that straightforward, scholars have put forth four main claims to address this.

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 of these problems, various standardized tests, often called " benchmarks " for this purpose — such as SPECint – have been developed to attempt to measure the real effective performance in commonly used applications.

Because its main purpose was the presentation of live music, the hall needed a design focused not only on public access and exterior aesthetics, but also acoustics.

Because of the scarcity, high radioactivity and high toxicity, there are currently no uses for protactinium outside of scientific research, and for this purpose, protactinium is mostly extracted from spent nuclear fuel.

Because the application of RS-232 has extended far beyond the original purpose of interconnecting a terminal with a modem, successor standards have been developed to address the limitations.

Because of security issues with Telnet, its use for this purpose has waned in favor of SSH.

Because President Lyndon B. Johnson had announced he would not seek reelection, the purpose of the convention was to select a new presidential nominee to run as the Democratic Party ’ s candidate for the office.

Because it was unconvinced by the state's proffered secular purpose, the Court went on to find that the legislature had a " preeminent religious purpose in enacting this statute.

Because the purpose of these clubs is split between general social interaction and taking part in the events themselves, clubs tend to have more single members than married ones ; some clubs restrict their membership to one of the other, and some are for gays and lesbians.

Because the user was required to hold his arm in front of the screen for long periods of time or to use a desk that tilts the monitor, the light pen fell out of use as a general purpose input device.

Because virtually all of the artwork at the missions served either a devotional or didactic purpose, there was no underlying reason for the mission residents to record their surroundings graphically ; visitors, however, found them to be objects of curiosity.

:: Example: Because the TIA's language and purpose are comprehensive, arguments based on congressional silence on the question whether the TIA applies to actions that increase moneys a state tax system collects are of no moment.

Because of this, West Virginia alleged, its continued performance under the contract had become unreasonably burdensome and that its original purpose in entering into the contract had been eliminated.

Because of speed and supposed convenience, enemas used for this purpose are commonly the more costly, sodium phosphate variety – often called a disposable enema.

Because these computers are general purpose IBM PC compatible machines, they can run many different operating systems.

Because she is superficial, she doesn't serve a purpose ', and I said: ' How wonderfully anarchic, I still want it '", Willcox remembered.

Because of the purpose of radio XER and what it promoted the station was closed in 1939 by the Mexican government.

Because of the great reduction in ongoing costs that a drainage adit can provide, they have sometimes been driven for great distances just for this purpose, one such being the Milwr tunnel in North Wales, which is about ten miles ( 16 km ) long.

Because the term Asia transcended several geographic locations, continents and cultures, it served Fard's purpose of connecting blacks in America with non-Europeans around the world.

Because of this, Sheridan set out to address what he thought John Locke had left out in his treatment of language: "( t ) he nobler branch of language, which consists of the signs of internal emotions, was untouched by him as foreign to his purpose.

Because of the defensive impracticalities of an enclosure with an external bank and an internal ditch, henges are not considered to have served a defensive purpose ( cf.

Because Super Metroid gave players awards based on how long it took them to complete the game, it has become a popular choice for speedruns, a style of play in which the player intends to complete the game as quickly as possible for the purpose of competition.

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 wood decays rapidly, the only remaining evidence of Han wooden architecture is a collection of scattered ceramic roof tiles.

Because the stadium was the first of its kind in the world, the architects and engineers kept the design simple ( by using a sturdy dome shape ) and used proven technologies to move the roof.

Because the roof is very nearly the same color as a baseball, and transmits light, the Metrodome had a far higher error incidence than a normal stadium during day games, so instead of losing a fly ball in the sun, as is common for non-roofed stadiums, fly balls could easily get lost in the ceiling.

Because of the tears in the roof, the NFL relocated the game to Ford Field in Detroit.

Because the tongue is " peeled " from the roof of the mouth from back to front during the release of these stops, there is a fair amount of frication, giving the ty something of the impression of the English palato-alveolar affricate ch or the Polish alveolo-palatal affricate ć.

Because of the shape of the vehicle and the flat roof that continued to the rear of the vehicle, opening the rear hatch had some drawbacks in low clearance environments.

Because it is rare to have a scene consisting solely of lines parallel to the three Cartesian axes ( x, y, and z ), it is rare to see perspectives in practice with only one, two, or three vanishing points ; even a simple house frequently has a peaked roof which results in a minimum of six sets of parallel lines, in turn corresponding to up to six vanishing points.

Because of the height of this building, its roof was specifically designed to house communications relay equipment, in order to provide additional revenue to the building's owners.

Because of these attractive dispersive forces between the PDMS and the smooth substrate, the elevated surface – or “ roof ” – collapses down onto the substrate without any external force aside from the van der Waals attraction.

Because the roof of Froghall tunnel has always been extremely low, the 2003 restoration included lowering the water level in the pound after dredging, and thus the headroom in the tunnel was improved.

Because the building sits near the base of Salt Lake City's Capitol Hill, the roof is landscaped for attractiveness.

Because of its high roof this was needed only at the front which slopes downwards.

Because there was rain in the forecast for Super Bowl XLII, the roof was closed for the entire day's activities.

Because the two attractions have separate operating systems, the TTA does not close if Space Mountain breaks down, so guests riding the TTA when the dome lights are on can get a rare behind-the-scenes look at the layouts for both tracks, although since 2009 the view has been partially obstructed due to the construction of a roof over the Omega track's loading station.

Because of the engine placement ( in the rear of the vehicle ), transported infantry must mount and dismount through the sides in BTR-60P or through the roof hatches in the roofed BTR-60PA, BTR-60PB, and BTR-60PZ variants.

Because of a narrow devilstrip ( distance between tracks ), later cars were built with a taper to the roof on the passing side, and car bodies were offset to the right by four inches.

Because of the different land elevations, the condo towers will be no higher than the casino's rooftop despite being twenty-nine feet taller when measured from base to roof ".

Because of this Robert Y. Dienst built almost all concrete block with tin roof barns from then on — having a full-time construction crew just for that purpose.

Because of the seemingly instability of the structure, the viewer cannot discern whether the roof is supported by the columns or the walls.

Because of this difference, the lower parts of the tomb, including the roof of the burial chamber, have collapsed partially.

Because of its unique all-wood roof structure, Memorial has recently been used for a Tim Hortons Timbits hockey ad.

Because the stadium is a national monument the façade will remain the same, with the roof structure placed on top, without modifying the exterior.