Because Albert was a member of the Brandenburg-Ansbach branch of the House of Hohenzollern, it had been hoped that his election as Grand Master would reverse the decline of the Teutonic Knights since 1410 ; Duke Frederick of Saxony of the House of Wettin had been elected for the same reason.

Because written sources of the era are scarce, Gediminas ' ancestry, early life, and assumption of the title of Grand Duke in ca.

Because of Nasser's doubts about the former and his lack of respect for the governments who sponsored the ALA, he offered his services to the Arab Higher Committee led by Mohammad Amin al-Husayni, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem.

Because of the Empire's policy of discrimination against non-humans, he is the only non-human to reach the Imperial Navy's highest rank – that of Grand Admiral.

Because all the aspects in a Grand Cross are considered difficult aspects, the Grand Cross is seen as a source of extreme tension whereby various aspects of the personality ( represented by the planets ) are working at cross purposes that serve to nullify each other.

Because none of the Majors were played on hardcourts in Laver's era ( both the US Open and Australian Opens were played on grass ), Laver never won a Grand Slam tournament on hardcourt ; this is quite different from the modern landscape, where half of the year's Majors are played on hardcourts.

Because Vice City was built upon Grand Theft Auto III, the game follows a largely similar gameplay design and interface with GTA III with several tweaks and improvements over its predecessor.

Because of tobacco legislation which prohibited further such sponsorship, new venues, and a maximum of 17 races on the schedule, the Canadian Grand Prix was initially removed from the F1 schedule.

Because of this it hosted the race again in 1996, but after complaints that no other countries were to get the race, the Nürburgring race was renamed the Luxembourg Grand Prix.

Because of the lessons learned, only eight people died in this fire compared with the 85 people who died in the MGM Grand fire.

Because of this large financial presence on the island, Grand Cayman is known as the money laundering capital of the world, banking, investments, and insurance drive the economy in Grand Cayman.

Because of the fragility of the earthenware tiles used in its construction, the Trianon de porcelaine was demolished in 1687 and replaced by the Grand Trianon of pink marble ( marbre rose des Pyrénées ).

Because of their close relationship to the Grand Ducal House of Hesse, the Battenbergs came into close contact with various Royal and Princely families of Europe, including the British Royal House.

Because of the religious importance of Ise Grand Shrine, the shogunate during the Edo period viewed the area as politically significant and installed a magistrate in Yamada.

Because of repression by the Ottoman Empire and their Central Powers allies, Grand Sharif Hussein, as the guardian of the holy city of Mecca, entered into an alliance with the United Kingdom and France against the Ottomans sometime around 8 June 1916, the actual date being somewhat uncertain.

Because all transportation was cut off between the two cities ( and for many miles, the two states ), East Grand Forks residents were evacuated to nearby Crookston, namely to the University of Minnesota Crookston, while residents of Grand Forks, who were given mandatory evacuation orders on April 18, went to Grand Forks Air Force Base ( residents stayed in airplane hangars containing more than 3, 000 cots ).

Because Ace's influence is disruptive to the monastery, the Grand Abbot gives Ace excuses by which to justify his departure, and sends him with Greenwall.

Because Pontiac's own V8 engines could not meet the more stringent California emission standards set for 1977, all Grand Prixs ( and other Pontiac models ) sold in California were powered by Oldsmobile-built engines including Lansing's 350 CID Rocket V8 for J and LJ, and the 403 CID Rocket V8 standard on the SJ and optional on the other two GPs in California.

Because of this, the vast majority of information about his life and reign comes from collected pieces of oral tradition and stories that were passed down in various areas of China, many of which were collected in Sima Qian's famous Records of the Grand Historian.

Because of this addition, he amended his title to Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine and the name of the region was created.

Because of its ICT industries, it became referred to as Chipsta or Sweden's Silicon Valley in the 1980s.

Because the position of Kajang between three major city ( Kuala Lumpur, Seremban and Putrajaya ), this city is included in Klang Valley or Greater Kuala Lumpur.

Because of their altitudes, the Anti-Lebanon Mountains receive more precipitation than the Biqa Valley, despite their remoteness from maritime influences.

Because of this, it was also the last year that the Valley of the Kings was used for burial.

Because of its close proximity to Kingman, and its residents ' reliance on Kingman's grocery and retail stores for everyday necessities, Golden Valley can be considered part of the Kingman community.

Because of the railroad tracks being so much higher than the Lost Valley land, Manville's Lost Valley will always be a number one target for flooding.

Because of President Roosevelt's creation of the Siskiyou National Forest, and the reversion of Oregon and California Railroad lands to federal government control, by 1937 the U. S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management were in charge of 70 % of the land in Josephine county, and a large part of the Illinois Valley.

Because of this, the small valley then became known as the “ Irish Valley ”.

Because of the fertile, irrigated land, farm products increased and with the long growing season in the Rio Grande Valley, farming flourished.

Because Bishop Williams controlled the Mormon miners, the Pleasant Valley Coal Company brought in Chinese laborers to work the Mud Creek mine.

Because the City of Spokane Valley shares its name with the unincorporated area it was carved from, the term " Spokane Valley " is often used in reference to an area greater than that which falls within the city limits.

Because of the widespread longtime popularity of The Pilgrim's Progress, Christian's hazards — whether originally from Bunyan or borrowed by him from the Bible — the " Slough of Despond ", the " Hill Difficulty ", " Valley of the Shadow of Death ", " Doubting Castle ", and the " Enchanted Ground ", his temptations ( the wares of " Vanity Fair " and the pleasantness of " By-Path Meadow "), his foes (" Apollyon " and " Giant Despair "), and the helpful stopping places he visits ( the " House of the Interpreter ", the " House Beautiful ", the " Delectable Mountains ", and the " Land of Beulah ") have become commonly used phrases proverbial in English.

Because of this and the topographical affect of the Tamar Valley, Launceston winters are renowned for foggy mornings, with Launceston Airport the most fog-bound commercial airport in Australia.

Because so much high-tech industry has spread out from the Silicon Valley, Fremont and Newark, even though they are not in the Santa Clara Valley, are often included in discussions about the Silicon Valley or, in the case of Fremont, is referred to as the Gateway to the Silicon Valley ( a title also claimed occasionally by San Jose, Union City, and several other locations ).

Because of this the correctness of the original age estimates were repeatedly called into question ,< ref > Aldred, C., < cite > Akhenaten, King of Egypt </ cite > ( Thames and Hudson, 1988 ) p. 202 </ ref >< ref > Reeves, C. N., < cite > The Valley of the Kings </ cite > ( Kegan Paul, 1990 ) p. 49 </ ref >< ref > Bell, M. R., < cite >" An Armchair Excavation of KV 55 ", JARCE 27 ( 1990 )</ cite > pp. 135 </ ref > and prior to the genetic tests done in early 2010, several professional opinions were made suggesting a much later age for the skeletal remains, pointing to an age of about 35 years based on dentition or even later ( based on anthropological standards and more-recent X-rays of the long bones ).< ref > Reeves, C. N, < cite > Akhenaten, Egypt's False Prophet </ cite > ( Thames and Hudson, 2001 ) p. 84 </ ref > It must be remembered that it is very difficult to date a mummy's age, and there are many differing opinions on the legitimacy of dating techniques.

Because of unsettled conflicts with settlers encroaching into the Mohawk Valley and outstanding treaty obligations to the British Crown, Mohawks fought against the United States during the American Revolutionary War.

Because the CP route through the Rockies had been upgraded to modern steel bridges, the CBC miniseries The National Dream filmed its opening and a number of scenes where wooden trestles were wanted on the Myra Canyon section of the Kettle Valley Railway.

Because of his unexpected rise to the throne, Horemheb had two tombs constructed for himself: the first – when he was a mere nobleman – at Saqqara near Memphis, and the other – in the Valley of the Kings, in Thebes, in tomb KV57, as king.

Because of burgeoning growth connected to the expansion of the Vancouver metropolitan area, Maple Ridge joined the Greater Vancouver Regional District in 1995 ( now renamed Metro Vancouver ), having historically been a member of the now-rescinded Dewdney-Alouette Regional District ( DARD ) ( Mission and other eastern parts of that regional district are now in the Fraser Valley Regional District ).

Because the summer was unusually dry and hot, the spring produced a smaller stream than in ordinary years.

Because he couldn't hear them, he was more convinced they were there.

Because of the political upheaval in Germany in the 1930's, Steinberg was forced to restrict his activities to the Jewish community.

Because of the falling characteristic of the rectifier, no ballast resistor was required for stability of operation.

Because negative pressure dialysis gave better recovery of proteins, permitted detection of proteins concentrated from very dilute solutions and was a gentler procedure, it was used in all but the earliest experiments.

Because of increasing anemia, triamcinolone, 8 mg. daily, was started on Feb. 23, 1958, and was continued until July, 1958.

Because of this he was known as Gimpy ( but, as with Capone and his nickname of Scarface, never in his presence ).

Because of this diversionary attack the main group that had been pinned down on the hill was able to surge forward again.

Because Don was leaving the next day, I spent the evening with him at Asia Center.

Because, if for no other reason, Willings would never for a moment suppose he was not bigger, tougher, than anything else that went on two legs.

Because his mind had been otherwise occupied for the past couple of hours, he did not think to look and see if Jerry Burton's car was still there.

-- Held out of Texas Tech's sweat-suits drill Monday at Lubbock was tackle Richard Stafford, who is undergoing treatment for a leg injury suffered in the Raiders' 38-7 loss to Texas A & M Because of its important game with Arkansas coming up Saturday, Baylor worked out in the rain Monday -- mud or no mud.

Because he copiously shed his own tears, and yielded himself up as a living sacrifice to the impersonalized conscience of New England, he was not disturbed by the havoc he worked in other people's consciences.

Because your soul was made to be filled with God Himself, not religious functions `` about '' Him.

Because constitutional claims are of great magnitude, appellate courts might be more lenient to review the claim even if it was not preserved.

Because the series was at stake, the match was to be " timeless ", i. e., played to a finish.

Because of her beauty, other gods feared that jealousy would interrupt the peace among them and lead to war, and so Zeus married her to Hephaestus, who was not viewed as a threat.

Because virtually all extant written material on Arianism was written by its opponents, the nature of Arian teachings is difficult to define precisely today.

Because of this, Octavius was raised by his grandmother ( and Julius Caesar's sister ), Julia Caesaris.

Because in early Anglo-Latin writing, paterfamilias (" head of a family, householder ") usually referred to a ceorl, Donald A. Bullough suggests that Alcuin's family was of cierlisc status: i. e., free but subordinate to a noble lord, and that Alcuin and other members of his family rose to prominence through beneficial connections with the aristocracy.

Because of his bellicose nature Albert received the cognomen Alcibiades after his death ; during his lifetime Albert was known as Bellator ( the Warlike ).