Example sentences of "due to " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , a gift to ACET is completely free of inheritance tax , due to the fact that ACET is a charity . |
| 2 | Most of the reported deaths , however , were due to torture in both military barracks and police stations . |
| 3 | After the March 1991 releases , over 70 detainees were still held and were apparently due to be brought to trial in April . |
| 4 | On 26 March 1991 he was returned to Safi Prison and in protest he began a hunger-strike which resulted in his falling into a coma , due to his illness , a few days later . |
| 5 | Despite the difficulties of getting into and travelling around many of these countries — due to poor roads , curfews , civil wars , monsoons — researchers often uncover information and testimony they would never otherwise obtain . |
| 6 | There are numerous examples of the poor quality of court-appointed lawyers ; John Young went to his death even though his trial lawyer had signed an affidavit admitting he had been ill-prepared at trial due to drug use , the recent break-up of his marriage and the discovery of his own homosexuality ; another attorney had his breath checked by the judge for signs of alcohol , another was found to be in contempt of court after arriving back from lunch drunk … and so I could go on . |
| 7 | Its success must be partly due to the extraordinary number of sittings to which his admiring and clear-sighted sitter submitted . |
| 8 | ‘ The critic , I hold , should be loyal enough to his own impressions to confess to what is probably due to his own defects . |
| 9 | The scholar who completes such a work thus has an edge on other writers , so a preface can be read with the respect due to a first-hand account of the works concerned and a considered piece of reflective criticism . |
| 10 | The insecurity I felt was due to my lack of true religion , and was like the small change of the exalted pessimism of our faith , the pessimism that can drive men on to do wonders . |
| 11 | Due to lack of governmental or any other official support this unique and valuable organisation has had to suspend its training activities temporarily , whilst trying to secure for itself a sound and permanent financial basis for the future . |
| 12 | The distinctive feature of the beliefs is that they assert or imply the honour or prestige due to the group over and against another or other groups , and consequently motivate the group to achieve such honour on the field of social conflict . |
| 13 | The State acknowledges that the homage of public worship is due to Almighty God . |
| 14 | As will be seen in Chapter 7 , this itself could only have been due to current Roman catholic social teaching on mixed marriage . |
| 15 | Keg bitters and lager have been enormously successful for the brewers not as a result of genuine consumer demand but due to saturation advertising . |
| 16 | Much of this is due to the face that , following the recent Monopolies and Mergers Commission report on pub ownership , many breweries are actually moving out of brewing itself and concentrating instead on pub management — an area where they believe they stand to make the greatest profits . |
| 17 | Due to the circumstances of the original build , there are some strange anomalies in the plan , but the courtyard remains a key part of the design , much enjoyed by visitors in the summer , sitting under a fine specimen walnut tree . |
| 18 | Due to the small size of the Old Rectory and the communal style of dining , with Michael Vaughan serving , a lot of feedback comes from its diners and the vast majority do not feel the need for a choice of dishes at dinner . |
| 19 | Due to the high level of ‘ burnout ’ common in such chefs , few are offered jobs . |
| 20 | This is far from being an indication of cultural superiority , but is due to the fact that English manufacturers extract the essential oil through their milling process . ’ |
| 21 | Accidents due to swinging on take-off and landing are so common that it is worth studying the causes in detail . |
| 22 | Stalling can also be due to trying to stretch the glide instead of closing the airbrakes , or stretching the glide after getting into a desperate undershoot position . |
| 23 | Some have been due to the aircraft getting into a new mode of spin , but others have been due to poor recovery techniques . |
| 24 | Some have been due to the aircraft getting into a new mode of spin , but others have been due to poor recovery techniques . |
| 25 | If the fields below happen to be large , they may get down safely , but a safe landing is often due to luck rather than to good judgement . |
| 26 | Near the coast , watch for large wind changes due to sea breezes . |
| 27 | This makes it vital for the pilot to be able to manage any loss of control due to stalling or spiralling without using them . |
| 28 | The majority of rejected photographic claims are due to impatience — the photograph is taken before entering the zone . |
| 29 | You should report any vaginal discharge , pain after intercourse or abdominal pain , especially if accompanied by fever , as these symptoms may be due to pelvic infection which requires prompt treatment . |
| 30 | Shingles occurs when your body feels ‘ run-down ’ due to stress , illness , shock or sometimes medical treatment . |