Example sentences of "on [noun prp] [adj] because [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The representative for the Serbian autonomous province of Kosovo , the ethnic Albanian Riza Sapunziju , was recalled on March 16 because of what was termed his " anti-Serbian activities " — Sapunziju having opposed Milosevic 's calls in the Serbian assembly for a military intervention . |
| 2 | This latest session of the talks had been suspended on March 28 because of sharp disagreement over when and how the new Bulgarian President should be elected . |
| 3 | Eyadema had ordered the suspension of the conference on Aug. 26 because of its efforts to exercise " unlimited sovereignty " . |
| 4 | This agreement unexpectedly failed to obtain the required two-thirds majority in the Volkskammer on Aug. 9 because of the absence of some members of the coalition parties ( the vote was 258-63 ) . |
| 5 | Reiner Gohlke , executive president of the Treuhandanstalt ( trustee agency ) which had responsibility for overseeing the restructuring of the state-owned businesses in East Germany , resigned on Aug. 20 because of policy disagreements with other members of the governing board [ see p. 37536 for his appointment where his post is wrongly given as chair ] . |
| 6 | Coal supplies from Ekibastuz in Kazakhstan were halted on Aug. 12 because of an unpaid 100 million rouble debt for previous supplies . |
| 7 | With religious leaders continuing to lead anti-government protests [ see p. 38804 ] , a pro-democracy rally condemned as " subversive " by the government was banned on Aug. 29 because of " security regulations " . |
| 8 | The FDP chair in Brandenburg had resigned on Sept. 10 because of his former activities in the communist youth organization . |
| 9 | The 37 participating countries included Taiwan ( competing under the name Taipei:China ) , Vietnam ( for the first time for 20 years ) and Kuwait , but not Iraq , excluded by an emergency meeting of the Olympic Council of Asia on Sept. 20 because of its Aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait . |
| 10 | Also expelled on Sept. 2 because of his alleged involvement with Shen was Ross Terrill , a US academic . |
| 11 | The centre-right coalition led by Jan P. Syse , in power for just over a year [ see pp. 36984-85 ] , had collapsed on Oct. 29 because of a deadlock over Norway 's policy towards European integration and the question of eventual membership of the European Communities ( EC ) . |
| 12 | The eight heads of government of the republics forming the economic community , formed on Oct. 18 [ see p. 38537 ] , had postponed indefinitely their meeting due to open on Dec. 18 because of " the uncertainty of the political situation " . |
| 13 | Artur Balazs , Minister without Portfolio responsible for contacts with political parties , resigned on April 24 because of differences with Olszewski over widening the coalition . |
| 14 | FORMER World 500cc Moto Cross champion Dave Thorpe will miss taking part in the Lisburn club 's All Star meeting on June 12 because of ‘ a lack of communication ’ . |
| 15 | The trial of Zhivkov , which had opened in February [ ibid. ] , on charges of gross embezzlement and abuse of power , was adjourned indefinitely on June 12 because of his state of health . |