Example sentences of "[noun] because of [v-ing] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many Japanese companies face cash shortages because of plunging profits during Japan 's recession , the worst in nearly 20 years . |
| 2 | JAPAN produced conflicting economic signals yesterday , announcing a record current account trade surplus at the same time as more companies imposed reductions in bonuses because of falling profits . |
| 3 | Scandinavian countries were the first to have to close waterways because of poisoning problems and now Britain has a potential crisis . |
| 4 | Even in a legal system which had the narrowest of definitions of murder — say , premeditated intention to kill — there would still be an argument that some cases which fulfil that criterion should have their label reduced from murder to manslaughter because of extenuating circumstances . |
| 5 | York 's White Rose Pullman , leaving the city at 7.40am , was withdrawn in January because of signalling problems in Scotland , but it will return on Monday after the resolution of difficulties , InterCity announced . |
| 6 | We might , for instance , ask them : ‘ The local education authority , which is Conservative-controlled , wants to close a popular primary school in a run-down urban area in your constituency because of falling rolls ; there is high unemployment . |
| 7 | TEENAGE girls are ending up with the bones of old women because of eating disorders which are producing ‘ horrifying results ’ , a doctor said yesterday . |
| 8 | 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 . |