Can a dependent clause be connected to another dependent clause to form a meaningful sentence?

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I encountered with a sentence:

Because even tiny islets can be the basis for claims to the fisheries
  and oil fields of large sea areas under provisions of the new maritime
  code, which is already stimulating international disputes over
  inhabited islands.

The sentence is definitely wrong but I was wondering if 2 dependent clause can form a sentence or an independent clause is a must.

Sandip Kumar Mandal · Answer

"Because-clauses can sometimes stand alone. Since and as cannot be used like this.

''Why are you laughing?' 'Because you look so funny'.
'I don't think I'll go to the party. Because I'm feeling a bit tired.' "              [MICHAEL SWAN]

Therefore, I think, there is an implied context in your sentence, and, as Michael Swan has observed, 'because-clause' can stand alone, and there is no problem if it contains a subordinate clause, IMHO.

Can a dependent clause be connected to another dependent clause to form a meaningful sentence?

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