Example sentences of "owing to its [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Peru the Aprista movement founded by Haya de la Tone — an alternative to both Comintern-style Marxism-Leninism and the radical tradition established by Mariátegui — became discredited owing to its regression into counter-revolutionary responses precisely when its success was greatest . |
| 2 | This could be heard approaching from some distance off , owing to its lack of an exhaust pipe , and was known around the camp as the Green Devil because it had , once upon a time , been that colour all over , instead of just in places as now . |
| 3 | It is seen that the programme was only of small benefit to the people of Bangladesh , owing to its inability to cope with the conditions of this developing country . |
| 4 | The Deacon process used a cheaper catalyst ( copper chloride ) and recovered more chlorine ; it remained industrially important for five decades , though its adoption was initially delayed owing to its complexity . |
| 5 | First imposed by decree in late September , the new tax provoked strong protests from brokers and caused confusion owing to its complexity , with the result that there was a fall in trading volumes on Italian exchanges . |
| 6 | Owing to its price , it is unlikely that real Italian Parmesan is sprinkled generously over your food in Italian restaurants . |
| 7 | ‘ Fole and Rattletrap go to the Crypticole Market — it is held infrequently and its location must of necessity change often , owing to its nature . |
| 8 | The Celtic Church , founded in the sixth century by St Columba with the aid of Irish-trained monks , followed Rome in always celebrating Easter on a Sunday , unlike the eastern Churches ; but owing to its remoteness the Celtic Church experienced difficulty in being kept fully informed of doctrinal and other changes decided on in Rome . |
| 9 | This is obviously the major book here , but owing to its hardback success it may well be a little disappointing as a paperback . |