not least because

基本解释

But it should try, not least because its actions in the south influence the east.
但是，它应当作此尝试，尤其因为它在南方的行动会影响到东方。
They have been the subjects of intense research for over half a century, not least because of the role they have played in our survival as a species.
不仅仅是因为六大情绪在我们作为一个幸存下来的物种中所扮演的角色，对六大情绪的深入研究已经超过了半个世纪。
One school thinks that, even in cases of negative equity, most homeowners will not default if they can afford the payments—not least because defaulting will wreck their credit records.
一派认为，即使在负权益的情况下，如果他们可以负担还款，大部分房主将不会违约，至少不会因为违约破坏他们的信用记录。

The official number is secret, but news reports say the general wants about The request is controversial, not least because with the U.S.troop level in Iraq expected to remain around its current 120,000 for at least several more months, the strain on the U.S.Army is considerable.
Objection number two, it's not really slavery to tax because at least in a democratic society it's not a slave holder.
第二条反对意见，征税算不上是奴隶制,因为至少在民主社会,不存在奴隶主。
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And the reason that they're the least sheilded is because they can get closest to the nucleus, so we can think of them as not getting blocked by a bunch of other electron, because there's some probability that they can actually work their way all the way in to the nucleus.
它们最不容易被屏蔽的原因,是因为他们可以更加接近原子，所以我们可以认为它们,最不容易被其它原子阻挡住，因为它们有一定的概率,离原子核非常近。
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As their end approaches concern has grown, not least because the underlying fundamentals remain shaky.
ECONOMIST: Small signs of recovery cannot shift the general gloom