Example sentences of "a [noun sg] in [noun] because of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Therefore , anaerobic sampling which is a necessity in serum because of the possible CO 2 loss from the sample is not as crucial for the measurements of gall bladder bile because of the small effect on Ca 2 + activity with a CO 2 loss from the sample where pH changes only minimal . |
| 2 | It showed not only that there was no correlation between expenditure and results but that the rather ridiculous pursuit of ideology involving child-centred education led to a reduction in standards because of the pressure on teachers . |
| 3 | The idiosyncratic corncrake , whose remarkable rasping call used to be a familiar country sound , has suffered a collapse in numbers because of modern farming methods . |
| 4 | The Balance of Power in the Court : Parents may be at a disadvantage in court because of their lack of familiarity with court proceedings , and their past experiences in court may prove inhibiting . |
| 5 | Ferry traffic was halted for a week in December because of fears that refugees might hijack the vessel to the United States . |
| 6 | The basic problem was a big growth in borrowing coupled with a drop in demand because of the recession . |
| 7 | Officials blamed the shortage on a combination of problems ranging from unanticipated demand , factory shutdowns because of equipment breakdown , a shortfall in imports because of changed COMECON trading arrangements , and even the nationalist turmoil in Armenia , where most filters were made . |
| 8 | There were 56353 discharges after a stay in hospital because of pancreatitis in Finland between 1970–89 . |
| 9 | He was accustomed to conventional envy from some of his contemporaries ( although it could still distress him — Joseph Chiari recalls him leaving a party in Edinburgh because of the atmosphere of jealousy which he sensed there ) . |
| 10 | Shares of Cirrus Logic Inc plunged 30% on heavy volume following the company 's disappointing fiscal fourth quarter figures ( CI No 2,158 ) : Cirrus reported earnings of 10 cents a share , and the mean estimate of seven analysts surveyed by First Call had put fourth-quarter earnings at 31 cents a share ; Cirrus said it experienced a decline in profitability because of demand fluctuations in the disk-drive industry , where inventories are high ; analysts said its earnings wo n't improve until the September quarter ; disk guru Jim Porter , president of Disk/Trend , said some of Cirrus ' earnings shortfall is likely coming from Conner Peripherals Inc , which also recently disappointed Wall Street with its own results , because the rest of the disk drive industry is still healthy ; analysts also told Reuter that Cirrus is facing tougher competition in disk controllers from Adaptec Inc , Milpitas , California . |
| 11 | But Bishop Duffy acknowleged that rejection of the government proposals would lead to legislation regularising the decision earlier this year of the Irish Supreme Court , which allowed a schoolgirl rape victim to have an abortion in Britain because of fears that she might commit suicide . |
| 12 | Not every reflux event detected , however , by a fall in pH to less than 4 was seen as an increase in counts because of reflux of food , and vice versa . |
| 13 | There has been an increase in prostitution because of the recession . ’ |