as much as vs because

as much as

conj
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, much. 

  • Used to say that two things are equal in amount or degree 

  • Even though; despite the fact that 

  • Used to say that an amount is as large as another amount 

adv
  • So much as, even. 

  • Practically, just as, no less than; indicates an action tantamount to, but not identical to, the action described. 

because

conj
  • As is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that. 

  • By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that. 

prep
  • On account of, because of. 

adv
  • On account (of), for sake (of). 

  • Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so". 

How often have the words as much as and because occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )