Example sentences of "because of [noun pl] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the previous few years the soap factory had been losing business because of imports of synthetic detergents , mainly through Lever Bros , the local branch of Unilever . |
| 2 | The switch to a more deliberate emphasis on the way in which all the inhabitants of an area depend upon one another came about at least in part because of developments in social evolutionism . |
| 3 | Yet our present line of argument shows that there is another possibility that , because of failures in individual and superego development , such conflicts will no longer be confined within the personality , but may break out between it and the outside world . |
| 4 | However , while preparing for its first congress , a split occurred because of disagreements over private ownership of the means of production and land . |
| 5 | The Greens had governed in Hesse in a " red-green " coalition with the Social Democrats ( SPD ) until February 1987 , when the agreement collapsed because of differences on nuclear policy and was replaced by a centre-right coalition . |
| 6 | The Liberal Democratic Congress and the Confederation for an Independent Poland had pulled out of talks with Olszewski on the formation of a government because of differences over economic policy . |
| 7 | Yes , WE all knew that the marriage was in deep trouble because of reports in this newspaper , Andrew Morton 's book on Diana and endless reports from all corners of the media world . |
| 8 | This need arose not merely because of switches in statutory and other economic factors outside the control of the Group , but because the Group needed to develop the ability to expand , amalgamate , contract or transfer depots quickly in response to changing market demand . |
| 9 | Because of cruelties of British taste Because of British half truths , deftly spoken , Because of British beastliness unfaced , High hopes lie nearly broken . |
| 10 | There are also a number of cases where the Commission has held that the banning of meetings and procession for a restricted period because of fears for public safety , such bans being under the democratic laws of a State , were not in contravention of the Convention . |
| 11 | Artificial growth promoters , such as steroids , have been banned in the EC since 1986 because of fears for human health , but there is a widespread black market . |
| 12 | The distribution of ECU200 million of emergency food aid ( promised at the EC Maastricht conference in December ) had begun in January ; the food was to be sold in Moscow and St Petersburg at controlled prices in an attempt to restrict inflation , but the first shipment of 130 tonnes of beef from the UK was refused entry at Moscow because of fears of bovine spongiform encephalopathy [ see p. 37534 ] . |
| 13 | He also promised that the country 's schools — which had been closed for two months because of fears of political violence — would reopen within days , and that a civic work programme would be implemented for Haitian youths . |
| 14 | No one was injured but the interchange was closed because of fears of major structural damage . |
| 15 | And last night it was revealed that the murdered child 's body lay at the scene for over four hours because of fears of another blast . |
| 16 | And last night it was revealed that the murdered child 's body had lain at the scene for over four hours because of fears of another blast . |
| 17 | Mervyn Kohler , the head of public affairs at Help the Aged , forecast that increased fuel costs would result in even more winter deaths among the elderly , who often turned off their heating because of fears of high bills . |
| 18 | Furthermore , despite the proven efficacy of warfarin in primary stroke prevention , physicians remain reluctant to prescribe oral anticoagulants for their older patients with AF because of fears about haemorrhagic complications and understandable concerns about drug compliance in elderly outpatients . |
| 19 | Because of problems with disparate styles of music , however , an occasional Sunday afternoon service is held at a time when white people who are committed to this kind of outreach are free to attend . |
| 20 | Similarly , most of the ‘ volunteers ’ were older and , in the main , contacted the Drugs Council because of problems with other agencies . |
| 21 | Cable & Wireless Plc has cut its stake in Digital Telecommunications Philippines Inc to 25% from 40% because of problems at another local affiliate : the company recently won a contract to operate a state-run telephone system in Luzon island ; an unidentified foreign group is to take up the stake . |
| 22 | Reproducible immobilisation is difficult because of problems of variable denaturation of the protein during retention . |
| 23 | I mean no-one was very bullish right from the outset because of problems of previous years , so everyone set a sensible target for ninety one , and erm I think most of them are fairly confident , as I said earlier , that the market may be five per cent down but not much more than that . |
| 24 | ‘ Aid to these countries is of a high humanitarian priority at the moment , ’ he said , ‘ and it is not getting the desired coverage because of problems in neighbouring states . ’ |
| 25 | But where thousands of claimants did not receive repayments to which they were entitled because of errors of local officials the Court of Appeal held that the Minister was not obliged to carry out a fullscale review of files . |
| 26 | It is because of things like this that delivering the intervention ( and anything else ) to parents is a matter of problem-solving negotiation . |
| 27 | The plenum had been delayed for several months , allegedly because of divisions over economic policy between the central and provincial authorities . |
| 28 | difficulties ensuring discipline , either because of uncertainties over parental status or power struggles in a remarriage where the partner adopts the child . |
| 29 | ‘ And because of remarks like that is it any wonder you 're still scratching around for a woman to share your miserable existence with ? ’ |
| 30 | The dark specks will dissolve , producing a reddish-brown coloration on the paper , because of traces of undigested blood in the flea dirt . |