Example sentences of "because of [art] absence [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though they appear green and contain abundant chlorophyll , productivity of these mats is generally low : much of their material is moribund , and persists only because of an absence of decomposers . |
| 2 | However , this was not to be since their drains were either late , abandoned , or non-existent , while promises of building sites were made and then had to be broken because of the absence of drains ! |
| 3 | There is general disgust at the short non-custodial sentences that are being passed because of the absence of space in prisons of various sorts . |
| 4 | Milan , who faltered at the weekend with a 3-0 defeat at the hands of the current league leaders , Napoli , have slipped to seventh place , partly because of the absence of van Basten and his compatriot , Ruud Gullit , who is seeing a doctor on Monday about his cartilage injury . |
| 5 | On Sept. 4 , 5 and 7 , because of the absence of deputies from Khodjent , there was no quorum to confirm a Sept. 2 resolution by the Supreme Soviet Presidium on removing Nabiyev from power , Nabiyev having gone into hiding at the end of August after demonstrators invaded the Presidential Palace , demanding his resignation . |
| 6 | But the Leeds manager is almost certainly on the point of making a move — and the priority is the right-back position that has been a problem all season because of the absence of Mel Sterland . |
| 7 | A number of issues arose that emphasised the difficulties that safety committees encounter because of the absence of trade union representation . |
| 8 | No wonder , it may be thought , that the broadcasters were unanimous to finding these restrictions too severe ; some argued that the Commons itself , by these restrictions , was giving a false and misleading impression to the audience , especially because of the absence of reaction shots ; Anne Lapping , the editor of A Week In Politics , said ‘ the more freedom you let the cameras have , the more good it does to the Mother of Parliaments ’ . |
| 9 | It will probably be easier for them to be pro-life because of the absence of party pressure on them . |
| 10 | The Great War also caused the appointment , for the first time because of the absence of men in the Forces , of lady teachers to the staff . |
| 11 | Forest , who have monopolised this cup in the last four seasons , will be more vulnerable because of the absence of Stuart Pearce 's leadership and , more importantly , full-back expertise . |
| 12 | In the course of four decades almost half a million pounds were produced for the king by clerical taxation , and in fact its burden was all the more concentrated because of the absence of demands in the 1360s . |
| 13 | Around 11,600,000 people , nearly 50 per cent of the electorate , voted to elect 76 members from a list of 100 candidates ; voting did not take place in seven constituencies because of the absence of candidates . |
| 14 | Because of the absence of chemicals the bees survive happily and are used to pollinate the flowers . |