Example sentences of "been [verb] owing to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ability of some species to undergo explosive increases in population had been largely ignored by exponents of the balance theory , but the significance of such phenomena had now been recognized owing to the writings of Thomas Malthus . |
| 2 | In more remote areas , where the NO x concentration can be extremely low , ozone destruction has been reported owing to photolysis by near ultraviolet light . |
| 3 | Legal advice and assistance is envisaged but has not been introduced owing to difficulties in obtaining legislation . |
| 4 | The worst scarcity was in coal , some forty per cent of French production having been lost owing to the German invasion of the Lille area , and the population shuddered at the approach of each winter . |
| 5 | Now to the house itself , one of the early observers gives us a clue when mentioning the house he writes of the fine Elizabethan chimneys still standing , these I believe are those which collapsed in 1973 after having previously been lowered owing to their dangerous condition , on the collapse of these some fine timber framing was discovered in the older parts of the house showing considerable blackening , and Mrs Lingham informed me that vestiges of a gallery were discovered , and it was suggested that this part of the building may have been of the hall type . |