Example sentences of "[adv] because of [noun sg] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tonight there will still be elderly people falling out of bed and dying alone because of lack of staff . ’ |
| 2 | And thirdly , managements are able to pursue divergent objectives , not only because of lack of shareholder control , but also because of weak competitive conditions . |
| 3 | In Britain CCM is not much more than a cottage industry , largely because of lack of radio exposure . |
| 4 | While refuge spaces were provided for 19 women and children , four had to be turned away because of lack of space . |
| 5 | Sarah Abbott , also from Edinburgh Women 's Aid , added : ‘ These figures highlight not only the amount of women and children who come to us but also the amount who unfortunately we have to turn away because of lack of space , facilities and funding . ’ |
| 6 | Outlook has been held over because of lack of space . |
| 7 | He only works three days a week anyway because of lot of tournaments |
| 8 | What a tragedy it is that so many of our talented sixth formers , who really would do well in your universities , who are dying to get there , who queue , fight , struggle , work hard to get there , who have tremendous talents , are denied access , not because of lack of ability but perhaps because people do n't realize what a great wealth of talent there is . |
| 9 | I rarely comment on Irish affairs , not because of lack of interest but because the Irish communities would reject any opinion or suggestion if they considered it a ’ Brit ’ suggestion or opinion , but , in this instance , the circumstances are so hideously distressing that I feel compelled to comment and to ask the Minister whether he thinks it a heavy irony that last Friday 's incident followed successive discoveries of large caches of arms and whether perhaps it was a desperate attempt by the IRA to reassert some degree of authority . |
| 10 | The Park West ward councillor , Mrs Heather Scott ( Con ) , told the meeting the original application was turned down partly because of Ministry of Transport objections about traffic access . |
| 11 | The report claimed that the Code of Guidance which accompanied the Registered Homes Act of 1984 was not being applied , partly because of lack of resources and partly because of the restricted power of local authorities . |
| 12 | Mr Sommer also believes the basic offence of entering a computer will be virtually unenforceable , partly because of lack of police manpower and partly because arrest warrants for this less serious offence will involve applying to a magistrate . |
| 13 | Last summer , he surrendered to Pakistani authorities for an investigation , but he was freed on bail three months later because of lack of evidence . |
| 14 | On the other hand , an echocardiographic substudy showed that the increase in ventricular volume was significantly reduced in the six months after myocardial infarction , presumably because of attenuation of remodelling — as supported by the data from the SOLVD prevention and the SAVE studies . |
| 15 | To come to faith on the basis of experience alone is unwise , though not so foolish as to reject faith altogether because of lack of experience . |
| 16 | Both gearing and borrowings have subsequently increased , mainly because of payment of corporation tax and settlement of creditors . |
| 17 | The Walker Art Gallery , the Barber Institute , Birmingham City Art Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum have all done so , Manchester City Art Gallery and Norwich Castle Museum both dropping out because of lack of funding . |
| 18 | ‘ Often the cream of talent drops out because of lack of knowledge about how to effectively use time . ’ |
| 19 | Steven is one of several players who miss out because of lack of match practice following injuries . |
| 20 | Many shops and businesses are likely to stay closed today because of lack of power . |
| 21 | The favourite position in Rome chosen by the emperors was the Palatine Hill although , by the time of Constantine , it was necessary to search further afield because of lack of space . |
| 22 | Franco appears to have failed to grasp the broader picture of Hitler 's strategy , either because of lack of vision , or of hispanocentric insularity , or both . |
| 23 | It 's been on the drawing board for some time now but has n't gone ahead because of lack of investment . |