Example sentences of "because of a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thousands of birds are under threat because of a delay in designating a proposed site in the Peak District as an Environmentally Sensitive Area ( ESA ) . |
| 2 | Increase in production in almost all cases came through livestock and livestock products and was most likely because of a reduction in losses . |
| 3 | Such reduction would have to be necessary because of a reduction in the school 's capacity to accommodate pupils . |
| 4 | In much of the writing on the dependent elderly , the assumption has been made that retirement has become more common at an earlier age because of a reduction in the demand for elderly workers . |
| 5 | Last night North Yorkshire TEC issued a statement saying : ‘ Because of a reduction in the number of training places available for unemployed adults , the TEC has been forced to review its training provision throughout the county . |
| 6 | Transplant programmes are being held back because of a shortage of donor organs , and more are urgently needed . |
| 7 | And yet , because of a shortage of telephone lines in the old east , and even though the government has a legal monopoly , it will allow the networks to go on operating for at least another year . |
| 8 | Detectives in Bristol said that they are having to catch buses to investigate burglaries because of a shortage of police cars . |
| 9 | Because of a shortage of time most selectors will have to rely upon a quick and subjective sampling technique . |
| 10 | Last month we reported that Venice 's churches might have to be closed except during services because of a shortage of funds to pay for custodians . |
| 11 | And in such a situation it becomes difficult to say whether the temporary worker is brought in because of a shortage of permanent staff or because there is ( now ) a once-off task to be performed . |
| 12 | Does the Minister expect that while the award system is kept under review and resources are scarce , some consideration should be given to students who come from poor backgrounds and achieve high marks but are turned down because of a shortage of places ? |
| 13 | Many of the voids are in that category not because of a shortage of resources , but because of weak and poor management . |
| 14 | The reality is that cancer specialists are unable to treat patients because of a shortage of beds . |
| 15 | I know that his party would have preferred a separate Bill for Scotland , introduced by the Scottish Office , but it understands that because of a shortage of time the only way to achieve its objective is for one Bill to cover England , Wales and Scotland . |
| 16 | Gould 's accounts imply that he spent much of the latter part of his expedition , because of a shortage of water , doubling backwards and forwards from the Mount Lofty range to the Murray Scrubs ( later known as the Mallee ) , where most of the interesting birds were to be found : |
| 17 | Similar decisions were reached in the cases involving hole in the heart babies who had to wait for treatment because of a shortage of trained specialist nursing staff . |
| 18 | If , for example , the local authority is unable to find a suitable placement for the child because of a shortage of foster parents the court may decide that a care order is not to the child 's benefit despite the shortcomings of his own parents . |
| 19 | They need her for longer , but there 's no money available ; because of a shortage of funds , they had to rely on a charity to provide a … until they had pit he was in hospital with a chest infection every 2 weeks . |
| 20 | The operation was cancelled because of a shortage of beds in intensive care where he will recover from his surgery . |
| 21 | A nursing home where mentally-ill patients were said to have been left lying in wet beds because of a shortage of staff will NOT be allowed to re-open . |
| 22 | Milton Keynes has been running a befriender scheme where persistent offenders are looked after and advised by adults … it was working … but yesterday closed because of a shortage of cash … |
| 23 | Lifesaving treatment for children with an inherited lung disease had to be provided by parents because of a shortage of trained hospital staff . |
| 24 | Some of Britain 's museums could fall into disrepair or even close because of a shortage of funds , according to a new report . |
| 25 | Social services say the action was ’ not satisfactory ’ , but because of a shortage of staff , Mr Chandler was put in the trolley to stop him wandering off . |
| 26 | Phase one of the restoration work is now under way after some delays , but it is expected that phase two , which includes the replacement of the ticket office , may be put on hold because of a shortage of funds . |
| 27 | He was remanded in custody and , because of a shortage of space at Durham prison , was kept at the station . |
| 28 | A total of 103 beds , including a unique ward , are being closed for good because of a shortage of cash . |
| 29 | If they were not told the embarrassing source of these words — and perhaps even if they were — most Asians would give a vigorous nod of approval to the sentiments expressed by Neville Chamberlain when Germany annexed the Sudetenland in 1938 : ‘ How horrible , fantastic , incredible it is that we should be digging trenches and trying on gas-masks here because of a quarrel in a far-away country between people of whom we know nothing . ’ |
| 30 | Loss of equilibrium or social balance within a group may occur because of a variety of behaviours which lead to communication blockages . |