Example sentences of "year because [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But before that happens , inflation is expected to accelerate towards 7.5 per cent late this year because of the impact of higher mortgage rates on the retail price index . |
| 2 | 15 MILLION children die every year because of malnutrition , die slowly and horribly . |
| 3 | The Greek champions , AEK Athens , have been banned from European competition for a year because of their fans ' misbehaviour in a European Cup match at home to Marseille this month . |
| 4 | However , Labour 's housing spokesman , Mr Clive Soley , claimed that local authorities faced a 24 per cent cut in their housing investment programmes next year because of financial restrictions coming into force in April . |
| 5 | At least one-third of patients on the waiting list die each year because of this shortage . |
| 6 | But when I missed it last year because of the Euro-Asia match I was severely criticised by the chairman . ’ |
| 7 | Meanwhile , Amex 's chairman , James Robinson , took an $800,000 cut in pay last year because of poor profits , leaving him with a miserly $1,798,077 . |
| 8 | The churches put the annual number of registered departures at 140,000 each , a loss of 0.5 per cent , although the total leapt by an estimated 50,000 last year because of the ‘ unification tax ’ . |
| 9 | Performance of that order behind a BMW badge could shake a few prejudices , but these high-fliers may not be available in right-hand drive form until next year because of the demand for them on the Continent . |
| 10 | In introducing the subject Grant commented that while it was important in crime investigation , it has taken on a new significance in the past year because of the large number of valuable documents that had been damaged as a result of fires caused by enemy action . |
| 11 | It would not be possible at any other time of the year because of the oncoming hot season . |
| 12 | Nitrogen oxide emissions from vehicles are rising every year because of the huge growth in the number of cars . |
| 13 | Between 8 million and 15 million working days are lost each year because of excessive alcohol intake |
| 14 | Only a modest show this year because of the mice . ’ |
| 15 | KPMG was asked to resign as auditor in November last year because of the board 's ‘ loss of confidence' , but it refused to accept the request because shareholders might have inferred that it acknowledged criticism of its audit work . |
| 16 | He replaces Elwyn Eilledge , Ernst & Young 's senior partner , who resigned in October last year because of the pressure of other commitments . |
| 17 | In Mr Shaw 's view , his Bill , if it had been law , would have prevented the Maxwell fraud and the problems with BCCI , as well as saving billions of pounds lost to the Exchequer every year because of tax haven activity . |
| 18 | Dad decided that we are not going to Saltcoats this year because of the weather . |
| 19 | Jackie retired only once that year because of his engine and won six races , just as he had in his previous championship in 1969 . |
| 20 | Mr Phillips , godson of the Duke of Edinburgh and grandson of the Queen 's close friends Lady Zia and Sir Harold Werner , committed suicide at the age of 43 in May last year because of money worries . |
| 21 | One of the first top riders to sign for the 1993 British League season , Rickardsson has no sympathy with riders who are refusing to sign this year because of the promoters ' strict pay policy . |
| 22 | ‘ We were a bit nervous about doing it this year because of the recession but we are getting 5,000–7,000 calls every day , ’ she said . |
| 23 | A combination of higher fuel bills , increased National Insurance payments and bigger mortgage repayments next year because of the drop in interest relief makes 1994 a gloomy prospect for the Ingrams . |
| 24 | Another six families are thought to be suing the baby drinks firm this year because of its effect on their children 's teeth . |
| 25 | I joined the Associate Membership scheme in the beginning and left it last year because of what I felt was gross overcharging for a pathetic members ' service . |
| 26 | Poidevin has announced he is unable to devote the same time and commitment to the game this year because of his business pressures with a Sydney stockbroking firm . |
| 27 | Two of Japan 's three private satellite communications companies will probably merge to avoid excess competition against each other , Reuter reports from Tokyo , quoting a spokesman for Japan Communications Satellite Co Inc : he said that C Itoh & Co and Mitsui & Co Ltd , major shareholders in his company , have been negotiating for the merger with Nissho Iwai Corp and Sumitomo Corp , main shareholders of Satellite Japan Corp since last year because of falling orders for the services for the two groups ; Hughes Communications Co Ltd is expected to take the opportunity to sell its 30% in stake in Japan Communications Satellite and withdraw from Japan 's communications market . |
| 28 | Trade figures with the EC are delayed this year because of the removal of customs controls thanks to the single market . |
| 29 | The central bank itself declared a 76% plunge in its profits last year because of big losses dealing in foreign currencies . |
| 30 | Computer Reseller News and its vendor sources say Intel , which already bumped Pentium into the first quarter , will be delaying it until late next year because of those heat dissipation and manufacturing problems we told you about ( UX No 410 ) . |