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 the government refused to consider opposition demands for an independent election commission, the three major opposition parties boycotted the October 1997 presidential election, which Biya easily won.

Because the margin of victory was so close a third election in the summer of 1840 was held.

Because the election of a three-year-old boy to be German king appeared likely to make orderly rule difficult, the boy's uncle, Duke Philip of Swabia, brother of late Henry VI, was designated to serve in his place.

Because fifteen days can separate the first and second rounds of a presidential election, this means that the President of the Senate can only act as President of the Republic for a maximum period of fifty days.

Because the two round system excludes more than one candidate after the first round, it is possible for a candidate to be eliminated who would have gone on to win the election under EB.

Because of the bullet wound, Roosevelt was taken off the campaign trail in the final weeks of the race ( which ended election day, November 5 ).

Because Congress has not enacted any on-point regulations, States still retain the authority to regulate the dates on which other aspects of the election process are held ( registration, primary elections, etc.

Because each state could choose its own election day, voting lasted from April to October.

Bourke held a high position as chieftain of a senior branch of his sept. Because of his sept leadership he would eventually be eligible for election as Mac William, the second most powerful office in Connacht.

Because of the deaths and imprisonments of Académie members during the occupation and other effects of the war, the Académie was unable to meet the quorum of twenty members for his election ; due to the exceptional circumstances, however, his unanimous election by the seventeen members present was accepted.

Because of the machine's shenanigans the Weslaco ballot box was thrown out during the 1928 county election.

Because of the recent election of President Barack Obama this was seen as highly offensive and racist.

Because of the unsettled election disputes during the 1140s over the see of York, when it was contested between William of York and Henry Murdac, Theobald faced little challenge from either William or Murdac as to the traditional dispute between Canterbury and York.

" Because of this and other observed irregularities, doubt remains as to the accuracy of the result of the presidential election as announced today ," he said.

Because many Washington residents were disappointed over the loss of their blanket primary, which the Washington State Grange helped institute in 1935, the Grange filed Initiative 872 in 2004 to establish a blanket primary for partisan races, thereby allowing voters to once again cross party lines in the primary election.

Because of the cancellation, London went on to host the 1948 Summer Olympics, awarded without election.

Because of time zones, election results are broadcast in the eastern parts of the United States while polls are still open in the west.

Because of this, and its dependence on the House of Commons for election, it had virtually no political impact.

Because the strike was by then more than a year old, striking workers could not vote in the election.

Because the 1948 election was for a two-year unexpired term, Long had to run again in 1950 for his first full six-year term.

Because Feinstein was elected to an unexpired term, she became a senator as soon as the election was certified in November while Boxer would not take office until the expiration of Cranston's term in January ; thus Feinstein became California's senior senator, even though she was elected at the same time as Boxer.

Because of the development of themes in the book of Malachi, most scholars assign it to a position between Haggai and Zechariah, slightly before Nehemiah came to Jerusalem in 445 BCE.

Because of the stylistic similarities between comic strips and early animated movies, " cartoon " came to refer to animation, and the word " cartoon " is currently used to refer to both animated cartoons and gag cartoons.

Because Hoover's actions came to be seen as an abuse of power, FBI directors are now limited to one 10-year term, subject to extension by the United States Senate.

Because of Ribbentrop's firmly held views that Britain was Germany's most dangerous enemy and that an Anglo-German war was thus inevitable, it scarcely mattered to him when his much desired war with Britain came.

: Because children below the age of reason did not commit actual sin, theologians came to the common view that these unbaptized children feel no pain at all or even that they enjoy a full, though only natural, happiness through their mediated union with God in all natural goods ( Thomas Aquinas, Duns Scotus ).

Because the Netscape browser initially implemented many features not available in other browsers and quickly came to dominate the market, a number of web sites were designed to work, or work fully, only when they detected an appropriate version of < tt > Mozilla </ tt > in the user agent string.

Because of its focus on historical development ( diachronic analysis ), philology came to be used as a term contrasting with linguistics.

Because of Gregory's involvement, the reformed Julian calendar came to be known as the Gregorian calendar.

Because the actual relationship of turtles to other reptiles was not yet well understood at this time, Gauthier's definition came to be considered inadequate.

Because of the large number of merchant-scholars who came from throughout the Jewish world to attend the great fairs in Troyes, Rashi was able to compare different manuscripts and readings in Tosefta, Jerusalem Talmud, Midrash, Targum, and the writings of the Geonim, and determine which readings should be preferred.

Because of the base effect, real growth came to 1. 9 %.

Because of this, the oligarchy that came into power after the " Meiji Restoration " of 1868 had a strong representation from the Satsuma province, with leaders such as Ōkubo Toshimichi and Saigō Takamori taking up key government positions.

Because they were always " the band " to various frontmen, Helm said the name " The Band " worked well when the group came into its own.

Because he was so popular, GIs and airmen from all around the base came to see him and his plane.

Because of the nature of the hero that it represented, it soon came to symbolize the defence of civil liberties embodied in the Florentine Republic, an independent city-state threatened on all sides by more powerful rival states and by the hegemony of the Medici family.

Because Whitefield came from a poor background, he did not have the means to pay for his tuition.

Because, however, it is clear that such a letter came about through the advice of some of our religious enemies, we wish to know, and hereby ask the lord regents present, if all or some of them knew of the letter, recommended it, and approved of it.

Because Algonquian languages were some of the first with which Europeans came into contact in North America, the language family has given many words to English.

Because saints ' lives are often included many miracle stories, " legend " in a wider sense came to refer to any story that is set in a historical context but that contains supernatural or fantastic elements.

Because most of the soldiers he brought to Taiwan came from Quanzhou, Taiwan had once held Quanzhou Hokkien as its prestige dialect during that time.

Columbia Pictures originally purchased Lewis R. Foster's unpublished story, variously called The Gentleman from Montana and The Gentleman from Wyoming, as a vehicle for Ralph Bellamy, but once Frank Capra came on board as director – after Rouben Mamoulian had expressed interest – the film was to be a sequel to his Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, called Mr. Deeds Goes to Washington, with Gary Cooper reprising his role as Longfellow Deeds. Because Cooper was unavailable, Capra then " saw it immediately as a vehicle for Jimmy Stewart and Jean Arthur ," and Stewart was borrowed from MGM.

Because the ECAHA was the top hockey league in Canada at the time, the Cup trustees agreed to open the challenges to professional teams .< ref name =" DiamondPrize-19 ">< nowiki > Diamond, Zweig, and Duplacey </ nowiki >, p. 19 </ ref > The first professional competition came one month later during the Wanderers ' two-game, total goals challenge series, which they won 17 goals to 5.

Because of this, when the Duke of York came to power in 1453 – 54, during Henry VI's first period of insanity, negotiations were made between himself and Isabella for a marriage between Charles the Bold, then Count of Charolais, and one of York's unmarried daughters, of whom the 8-year old Margaret was the youngest.

Because he had stated repeatedly that he would serve only four years ( only Charles E. Wilson and Robert McNamara among his predecessors served longer ), it came as no surprise when President Nixon on 28 November 1972 nominated Elliot L. Richardson to succeed him.