Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] due to [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Because the ability of breastfeeding to sustain the period of infecundity due to amenorrhoea over long periods depends , inter alia , upon the frequency and intensity of suckling , and in the light of the generalized view that lengthy spacing is essential to child survival , in most African and some other societies , breastfeeding is reinforced by abstinence .
2 Around 250 years ago the meadows in the northern part of this area near the Black Elster river used to have a tinge of red due to ironstone in the soil .
3 A second major problem is the loss of bitterness due to precipitation in boiling and in fermentation .
4 Mrs Banham said : ‘ Stephen is going to miss the best part of his first and most important year of school due to illness with ear infections . ’
5 It is widely believed that the British clothing industry is in a terminal state of decline due to lack of international competitiveness .
6 One eyewitness noted seeing tailwheel tyres stuffed with straw due to lack of spares , and a pilot with the ripcord pull-ring on his parachute replaced with a piece of bent wire !
7 changes in income due to movement of people on and off the community charges .
8 The scale of the damage was in part due to deforestation in the area , which meant that the torrential rain was not absorbed by trees and vegetation .
9 The church was closed for repair and restoration during the years 1887–8–9 , when the old ruinous south chapel was pulled down to make room for the present commodious aisles , the reason for this being the increase in population due to industrialisation in the village .
10 Superimposed upon this will be a general decline in performance due to loss of sleep and fatigue .
11 There is an increase in risk due to irradiation of the breast , but this is likely to be small and is best estimated from a woman 's age and dose of irradiation .
12 In Galloway , for example , the reduced breeding performance of golden eagles is considered to be directly related to afforestation due to loss of open moorland which is their main feeding area .
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