Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] their [noun] because of " in BNC.
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| 1 | These fortunate people are the first generation approaching retirement who have not suffered a significant interruption in their career because of the war . |
| 2 | They tend to be people who are used to making regular weekly payments and they have a substantial equity in their homes because of discounts . |
| 3 | STUDENTS hoping to begin degree courses next year face confusion over their applications because of a power struggle between polytechnics and universities , writes Fran Abrams . |
| 4 | This leads to the sudden shedding of their work-force because of enforced savings made in an attempt to survive . |
| 5 | Even if it is true that policemen require special protection in the course of their duties because of the proactive roles that we expect them to undertake , it does not follow that the person who assaults them without justification should be marked as having committed what is , in reality , an aggravated form of assault . |
| 6 | Other countries , especially those in surplus , were facing an inflow of dollars in exchange for their currencies because of the potential capital gains that would accrue to speculators if the dollar was devalued . |
| 7 | Er would the leader of the house then express his concern that at the end of the March when the tory party conference comes to Plymouth , there 's a hundred and thirty five children are going to miss a day and a half of their schooling because of that conference . |
| 8 | We often find that people quite junior in the hierarchy have influence out of all proportion to their position because of their standing in the informal structure . |
| 9 | Bilal and Samir returned home to Lebanon , but doctors feared there would be a setback in their recovery because of conditions in the Bourj al Barajneh refugee camps and the lack of medical facilities there . |
| 10 | It was argued that it allows litigation which would otherwise not be brought , that the lawyers involved act more conscientiously on behalf of their client because of the mutual financial interests , and that it is a simpler method of payment . |
| 11 | Olson assigns a key role to interest group leaders , whom he sees as practical entrepreneurial figures , interested in making a success of their group because of the material benefits it will bring . |
| 12 | But , as our correspondents in Europe report , this looks increasingly uncertain : The Irish may throw out the treaty at their referendum because of controversy over the ‘ abortion protocol ’ . |
| 13 | Many women lose access to a pension through their partner because of divorce and there is no compensation for this ( Joshi and Davies , 1991 ) . |
| 14 | During the recent Gulf war the religious police here lost a lot of their power because of having to lift restrictions when other armies from various countries were here . |
| 15 | It is important for the elderly to have heating in their bedroom because of the risk of hypothermia , and it is also essential to make sure that they are living in a home that is well ventilated as well as warm . |
| 16 | The distance learning materials do not always reach the students when needed , and a survey indicated that they rarely received more than one visit a year from their supervisor because of the shortage of transport . |