Due partly to the nature of the terrain and evolution in transportation systems, rail travel has suffered greatly at the hands of bus and air competition.

Due to Mozambique's history, the air force has a history of using former Portuguese aircraft, ever since its setting-up after independence in 1975, supported by Cuba and the USSR.

Due to the rotary engine's large rotational inertia, it was possible to adjust the appropriate fuel / air mixture by trial and error without stalling it, although this varied between different types of engine, and in any case it required a good deal of practice to acquire the necessary " knack ".

Due to the economics of television production in Canada, relatively few daily soap operas have been produced on English Canadian television, with most Canadian stations that do air soap operas airing American or British ones.

Due to the United Kingdom's island nature, before the Channel Tunnel and the advent of air travel the only way to enter or leave the country was on water, except at the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Due to its clean air and it idyllic setting, medical tourism has become a notable tourism sector in the region.

Due to the sheer volume and speed of air movement required, the fans may be powered by stationary turbofan engines rather than electric motors.

Due to the different refractive index of water and air, refraction and reflection occur on the surfaces of raindrops, leading to rainbow formation.

Due to the dangers of lightning, aircraft operating in U. S. airspace have been required to have static discharge wicks to reduce the possibility of attracting a lightning strike, as well as to mitigate radio interference due to static buildup through friction with the air, but these measures may be insufficient for positive lightning.

Due to the very difficult terrain that prevented access to the enemy held areas of operation, troops were often deployed by air assault.

Due to the high energy usage, they are a major source of the pollution that causes urban air quality problems and pollutants that contribute to climate change.

Due to lack of studies, it is not known whether increased fluid intake improves symptoms or shortens respiratory illness and a similar lack of data exists for the use of heated humidified air.

Due to the association with air, calm, and thus Ma ' at ( truth, justice and order ), Shu was portrayed in art as wearing an ostrich feather.

Due to air quality and noise concerns, the City of Duarte has sought repeatedly to halt expansion of neighboring quarry operations, but has had no success against the monied interests behind the quarries and the neighboring city governments beholden to them.

Due to the marine air currents off of the Pacific Ocean, Moss Beach experiences above average fog levels, but also superior ambient air quality.

Due to the show's long production cycle, season five did not air until the following September.

Due to the continuance of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, Grand Forks AFB was originally built as an Air Defense Command ( ADC ) fighter-interceptor air base.

Station 321 has a Ladder, Medic and Engine and other apparatus and is located on Liberty Road, Station 322 has an engine medic and air unit, they are located off of Sawmill Parkway, they have a distinct slogan " First Due At The Zoo ", because the Columbus Zoo is located almost a mile away.

Due to the adoption of a conventional offensive ( and the logistical effort needed to support it ), PAVN placed itself squarely in the sights of U. S. air power and the casualties were high.

Due to the strong drop in air traffic after 1999 and the crisis in the aviation sector in 2001 many charter operations from Girona and Reus were diverted to El Prat, which helped the airport to survive the crisis.

Due to the combined nature of the Canadian Forces, however, it is not impossible for an air force Chief Warrant Officer or a naval Chief Petty Officer 1st Class ( CPO1 ) to rise to that post, especially in units with a high number of support trades personnel ; examples might include a Logistics Branch CPO1 being appointed RSM of a service battalion, or an air force Communications and Electronics Branch CWO appointed to the position in a Communication Regiment.

Due to their extreme reactivity and flammability in air, boron hydrides could not be purified until his development of methods for separation using high-vacuum manifolds around 1912.

Due to its role in heat transfer, natural convection plays a role in the structure of Earth's atmosphere, its oceans, and its mantle.

Due to the subsidence within this type of system, a cap can be set up which inhibits the development of free convection.

Due to increasing wind shear, convection gradually weakened, and the JMA downgraded Tapah to a tropical depression on January 13 ; however, other agencies maintained the system as a tropical storm.

Due to its positioning in the South Pacific Ocean, it is frequently hit by typhoons between December and March.

Due to her immense beauty, Zeus was frightened that she would be the cause of violence between the other gods.

Due south the plateau rim is formed by three parallel steps with level ground between them.

Due to acrylic's more flexible nature and more consistent drying time between colors, the painter does not have to follow the " fat over lean " rule of oil painting, where more medium must be applied to each layer to avoid cracking.

* Due to high intelligibility between certain languages across many nations, it has been possible to make special pan-regional versions of Big Brother.

Due to lack of budget and care, the 389 km Temuco to Puerto Montt section was abandoned in 1992 but after a $ 44m upgrade it has been back in use since 6 December 2005 with daily service between Victoria ( north of Temuco ) and Puerto Montt ; today, however only the service between Victoria and Temuco still operates.

Due to the rough terrain of Colombia communications between regions was difficult and affected the effectiveness of the central government creating isolation in some regions.

Due to disagreements between French President Charles de Gaulle and the Commission's agriculture proposals, among other things, France boycotted all meetings of the Council bringing work to a halt until it was resolved the following year by the Luxembourg compromise.

Due to the possibility of confusion between the use of the word " cytosol " to refer to both extracts of cells and the soluble part of the cytoplasm in intact cells, the phrase " aqueous cytoplasm " has been used to describe the liquid contents of the cytoplasm of living cells.

Due to the similarities between the Chinese and Indian philosophies, the notion of chakras was quickly blended into Chinese practices such as acupuncture and belief in ki.

Due to a complete estrangement between the two as a result of campaigning, Truman and Eisenhower had minimal discussions about the transition of administrations.

Due to the 13-day difference between the calendars between 1900 and 2099, 21 March corresponds, during the 21st century, to 3 April in the Gregorian Calendar.

( Due to a mistranslation, Soviet reports said Fermi's work was performed in a converted " pumpkin field " instead of a " squash court ", a mis-translation based on confusion between dual meanings of " squash ", the food-crop plant and the game.

Due in part to the re-establishment of official ties between the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia and the Moscow Patriarchate, the Orthodox Church of Greece ( Holy Synod in Resistance ) has broken ecclesial communion with ROCOR, but the converse has not happened.

Due to the great length of time between the Council's convocation and meeting, many bishops had the opportunity to attend.

Due to differences in size and population the subdivision of these states varies, especially between city states ( Stadtstaaten ) and states with larger territories ( Flächenländer ).

Due to a war between Heaven and Hell in " Best Friends Forever ," God allows more people in.

Due to such fluctuations degeneracy between states of the same j but different l is lifted, giving them slightly different energies.

Due to increasing usage in the years following nationalisation, further cables between Port Cornaa and St Bees were laid in 1875 and 1885.

Due to the vast amount of extant correspondence between Isabella and her family and friends, her life is unusually well-documented.

Due to the large quantities of English loanwords, modern Japanese has developed a distinction between and, and and ; with the latter in each pair only found in loanwords.

Due to Latvia's strategic location and prosperous city, its territories were a frequent focal point for conflict and conquest between at least four major powers, the State of the Teutonic Order ( later Germany ), the Polish – Lithuanian Commonwealth, Sweden and Russia.