Example sentences of "because of [art] [noun pl] ' [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Unfortunately the 1926 Illuminations had to be terminated prematurely because of a miners ' strike , although they were reinstated for one night on October 2 for the opening of New South Promenade by Lord Derby .
2 AUSTRALIA is now in its seventh week without domestic air services because of a pilots ' pay dispute which has begun to have a serious impact on the economy and has left Bob Hawke 's Labor government few options for reaching a settlement .
3 Second , obtaining extra funds for the NHS will become increasingly difficult because of the taxpayers ' revolt against higher taxation .
4 Because of the falsificationists ' emphasis on the growth of science , their account of confirmation is significantly different from that of the inductivists .
5 Their tissues showed changes due to cancerous destruction , and contained substantial amounts of radioactive material , evidently absorbed because of the girls ' practice of licking the tips of their paint brushes to achieve a finer point .
6 Because of the members ' diversity of experience , TAC debates generate lively argument among people with very different opinions ; this , together with the TAC 's reputation for preferring the practical to the conceptual , is the committee 's greatest contribution to the consultation process .
7 Because of the members ' diversity of experience , TAC debates generate lively argument
8 In captivity or in the wild , the first two clutches of barn owl chicks often die because of the parents ' inexperience .
9 In one case , noted earlier , an order was made when a child from a good home was kept away from school because of the parents ' opposition to comprehensive schools .
10 This is not because of class affiliation to the ‘ class in charge ’ rather than the hegemonic class , but because of the bureaucracy's ' character as a specific category through the intermediary of its relation with the state ’ .
11 During the period of the project , because of the teachers ' action , it was not possible systematically to collect data relating to generalization .
12 It was announced in Bucharest on Sept. 30 that a US$300,000,000 World Bank loan to Romania had been postponed because of the miners ' riots .
13 The sheriff of Lincoln was sent to Stamford , but he met with considerable resistance , and Peck , quoting John Selden , suggests the king himself came to the town because of the students ' stubbornness .
14 Webb , 29 , has played for United just once this season — in the UEFA Cup tie against Moscow Torpedo — and that was only because of the foreigners ' rule that restricted Ferguson 's choice .
15 Opponents of free banking argue that a lender of last resort ( i.e. a central bank ) is needed , and that inflation would be rampant under free banking because of the banks ' ability to print notes at will .
16 The firm transports livestock to Europe , but because of the drivers ' blockade , a temporary ban has been placed on the export of livestock into France .
17 This area was selected for study because of the authors ' familiarity with it , the adequate rural-urban contrast and the availability of a suitable image .
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