Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] because of " in BNC.
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| 1 | A former Consett steelworker , Stafford was born in nearby Chopwell known as Little Moscow because of its proliferation of streets like Engels , Marx and Lenin Terraces . |
| 2 | Descriptions of offices , studios and wind tunnels , and an account of getting lost in Luton on the way to Vauxhall headquarters because of roadworks on the M1 , are no substitute . |
| 3 | GOALKEEPER Adrian Blake will be missing from Kingstonian 's FA Cup rematch against Peterborough on Friday afternoon because of work commitments . |
| 4 | GOALKEEPER Adrian Blake will be missing from Kingstonian 's FA Cup rematch against Peterborough on Friday afternoon because of work commitments . |
| 5 | Another significant absence was that of Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi , leader of the mainly Zulu Inkatha Freedom Party , who withdrew from the Inkatha delegation because of the refusal of the CODESA steering committee to allow separate delegations for Inkatha and for the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelethini . |
| 6 | I sang so well on Tuesday night because of him . |
| 7 | Irish hooker Terry Kingston is unavailable for the trip Down Under because of work commitments . |
| 8 | Though always happy at Saint Cloud , the Emperor had a weakness for the great palace of Fontainebleau , perhaps because of its associations with Napoleon I. Because of the magnificence of the palace it was impossible to live a quiet family life and so June was a month of great social activity , a sort of informal summer Court , at which was to be found the glittering society so indelibly associated with the regime . |
| 9 | Doubts about their availability arose last week , when the German Hockey Board announced an alteration to the Bundesliga season because of the 1994 European Nations Cup . |
| 10 | The mare ( whose show name is Miss Piggy because of her pink nose and greediness ) does not look like most people 's idea of a dressage horse . |
| 11 | Hooper , chosen ahead of David James because of his experience , could not be faulted for either of the Russians ' goals and desperately wants a chance to make the Anfield number one shirt his own . |
| 12 | THE Yorkshire Union of Golf Clubs are seeking a new secretary following the resignation of Alan Cowman because of poor health . |
| 13 | At that time we were told by the GA lobby that such a solution was not acceptable to GA flyers because of cost , weight/performance penalties , design difficulties and so on . |
| 14 | PORTADOWN rider Darren Gawley claims he was left ‘ high and dry ’ and unable to compete in yesterday 's British Championship round at Donington Park because of Robert Dunlop 's win in the 125cc class at Saturday 's North West 200 . |
| 15 | HOLIDAY motorists have been warned to avoid a major Florida highway because of sniper and stone-throwing attacks . |
| 16 | But Joyce Standing , a member of several community groups on the estate , said : ‘ There are endless delays on North Road because of congestion but you do n't hear the bus companies threatening to stop those services . ’ |
| 17 | It may not be a coincidence that the Otago Rugby Union , of which Dowling is a committee member and former chairman , actually requested that the NZRFU cancel the July-August tour of South Africa because of the drug scandals that had occurred — and which were followed by a variety of other allegations and proof of steroid use in the Republic . |
| 18 | The question of Israel 's continuing refusal to let IAEA experts inspect its civilian nuclear industry was overshadowed by the Gulf crisis , and efforts to exclude South Africa because of its continuing apartheid policy and its unwillingness to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty had been pre-empted by the announcement on Sept. 27 that the South African government intended to sign the treaty in due course . |
| 19 | The UN General Assembly voted on Dec. 13 to urge all countries to restore sporting , cultural , scientific and academic exchanges with South Africa because of the progress made towards ending apartheid . |
| 20 | Her royal plane , she explained , could not get her back to Sandringham that early December night because of bad weather . |
| 21 | If the Liberal Democrats had voted with the Government rather than against , John Major would have been spared the embarrassment of defeat and the delay to the Maastricht Bill because of the consequential need for a report stage . |
| 22 | Neither Richard Gough nor Ian Ferguson was included in yesterday 's Scotland squad because of their injury difficulties and Roxburgh 's comment on the rest was that Rangers , in keeping with other clubs , would be given every consideration because of the nature of their programme . |
| 23 | The launch , set for May , has been switched from Europe 's Ariane rocket because of continued problems with its turbopump and lubrication system . |
| 24 | Though a man of conservative , even authoritarian views , who had been a protege of Pétain 's , de Gaulle rejected the Vichy regime because of its identification with surrender and collaboration , actions which were unworthy of France . |
| 25 | They 've yanked that big juicy $422m CAD 2 contract to supply the US Naval Facilities Engineering Command away from Intergraph Corp because of a protest lodged by competitors Centel , Sun and Autodesk . |
| 26 | The President , responding to the USA 's threat to withhold its contribution to the UN budget because of the draft , reminded the Assembly that contributions were not a " loan or a charity " but an obligation . |
| 27 | It was attracted to the Griffiths proposals because of their potential for promoting private services , but it went against the grain to leave local authorities with so much power , and it was this dilemma which caused the considerable delay in the government 's response to Griffiths . |
| 28 | ‘ What would you do if you could n't get the Land Rover back because of floods ? ’ he asked . |
| 29 | On Nov. 27 Colombian radio , quoting Jaramillo as UN permanent representative , stated that the government had discounted the possibility of UN mediation because of the " excellent " chances for peace through direct talks with the CNGSB . |
| 30 | She knew she had been brought up these last few years with her Aunt Alice and Uncle Stan because of the instability at home . |