Because many of the Roma are believed to have sided with the Serbs during the conflict, taking part in the widespread looting and destruction of Albanian property, Minority Rights Group International report that Romani people encounter hostility by Albanians outside their local areas.

Because of resulting ecological destruction and fish kills, less water is diverted today than a few decades ago.

Because of its potential for the ' devastation of enemy lands and the destruction of industrial and populous centres on a vast scale ', he recommended a new air service be formed that would be on a level with the Army and Royal Navy.

Because of its prolific use during this period, the American Dialect Society voted " weapons of mass destruction " ( and its abbreviation, " WMD ") the word of the year in 2002, and in 2003 Lake Superior State University added WMD to its list of terms banished for " Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness ".

Because Odysseus was essential for the destruction of Troy, Diomedes refrained from punishing him.

Because of the chaos and destruction brought caused by the Civil War, the courthouse was not replaced until 1871.

Because of its upland location, Westmont escaped destruction in the subsequent floods that damaged flood-prone Johnstown.

Because of the extensive destruction and rebuilding, most of the buildings on O ' Connell Street date from the 1910s and 1920s.

Because the stands of kauri were dense, the ecological destruction in the affected plateau area ( approximately a fifth of the forest by area, and a quarter by volume of timber ) was essentially complete ( as of the early 1990s most of the affected area contained a thick covering of native grasses with little or no kauri regeneration ).

Because the authority is centralized around one leader, the death of the charismatic leader would constitute the destruction of the government unless prior arrangements were made.

Because of the severity of his crime, Jax-Ur is the only criminal sentenced to spend all existence within the Phantom Zone, without the possibility of parole ( although Krypton's destruction makes this unlikely for any prisoner ).

Because the Great Race traveled to the future as well as the past, they foresaw their own destruction by the flying polyps.

Because of the destruction of any central repository of records in Richmond in 1865 and the comparatively poor record-keeping of the time, there can be no definitive number that represents the strength of the Confederate States Army.

Because of the destruction of government documentation related to Lin's death, the Chinese government has relied on the " evidence " provided by the " confessions " of purged officials close to Lin to corroborate the official narrative, but non-Chinese scholars generally regard this " evidence " as unreliable.

Because bottom trawling involves towing heavy fishing gear over the seabed, it can cause large-scale destruction on the ocean bottom, including coral shattering, damage to habitats and removal of seaweed.

Because of the destruction of its natural habitat, the species is at risk.

Because of the potential for destruction of significant remains, PPG 16 prefers evaluation to take place in advance of any planning decision being made.

Because Ka Anor intends to eventually kill and consume all of Everworld's gods, most of the peoples of Everworld would be considered enemies of the Hetwan, although they generally seek to appease them out of fear of destruction.

Because of their carnivorous way of life, some species may be considered pests because they can cause considerable destruction both in exploited natural beds of bivalves, and also in farmed areas of commercial bivalves.

Because of extensive destruction, the name Frederic was retired, and will never again be used for an Atlantic hurricane.

Because of the tremendous damage caused by colony drops, any type of drop operation is usually viewed as the use of a weapon of mass destruction.

Because the corner pieces are introduced as being attached to multiple parts, their destruction has no bearing on extension placement.

Because of the destruction of their ancestral homes in Pagsanjan and the threat of the Huk movement in the towns and barrios of Laguna province, many Pagsanjeño families evacuated their native town and moved permanently to the Greater Manila area.

Because Odysseus was essential for the destruction of Troy, Diomedes refrained from punishing him.

Because of the medical problems that can be caused by withdrawal, alcohol detoxification is carefully controlled and may involve medications such as benzodiazepines such as diazepam ( Valium ).

Because Bulgarian industry was configured to Soviet markets, the end of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact caused a severe crisis in the 1990s.

Because Hyrum was Joseph's successor, their deaths caused a succession crisis, and Brigham Young assumed leadership over the majority of Saints.

Because of many undesirable side effects caused by surfactants, their presence is disadvantageous or prohibitive in many applications.

Because Hyrum was Joseph's logical successor, their deaths caused a succession crisis, and Brigham Young assumed leadership over the majority of Saints.

Because Malpighi was concerned with teratology ( the scientific study of the visible conditions caused by the interruption or alteration of normal development ) he expressed grave misgivings about the view of his contemporaries that the galls of trees and herbs gave birth to insects.

Because it was impossible to tell which hunter fired the shot that caused the injury, the court held both hunters liable.

Because Tyrol had no law code at this time, the nobility freely expropriated money from the populace, which caused the royal palace in Innsbruck to fester with corruption.

Because rescuers were unaware they were dealing with gas casualties, many additional casualties were caused among the rescuers through contact with the contaminated skin and clothing of those more directly exposed to the gas.

Because of conservation of potential vorticity caused by the poleward-moving winds on the subtropical ridge's western periphery and the increased relative vorticity of poleward moving water, transport is balanced by a narrow, accelerating poleward current, which flows along the western boundary of the ocean basin, outweighing the effects of friction with the cold western boundary current which originates from high latitudes.

Because warfare had caused large numbers of the population ( mainly in the countryside ) to die or to flee, numerous immigrants arrived from Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Lorraine, Savoy and other areas after 1648 and until the mid-18th century.

Because of her distress, and in an effort to coerce Zeus to allow the return of her daughter, she caused a terrible drought in which the people suffered and starved.

Because the hippocampus is thought to play a central role in memory, there has been considerable interest in the possibility that age-related declines could be caused by hippocampal deterioration.

Because of the domestic discord caused by Hindley's and Heathcliff's sibling rivalry, Hindley is eventually sent to college.

" Because of her illness-then thought to have been caused by being ' possessed by the devil ' – she was denied a religious funeral service or a Christian burial.

Because of its hard, crunchy consistency, consumers of Cap ' n Crunch may experience " crunch mouth ", a condition where the palette and gums become irritated from abrasion caused by the cereal.

Because of the mess caused by eating buffalo wings, it is now common for restaurants to offer boneless wings that can be eaten with a fork.

Because this caused confusion with the nearby resort town of Lake Toxaway ( 10 miles to the west ), in 1903 the name was changed to Eastatoe.

Because of the turmoil this caused, Díaz decided to run again in 1910 for the last time, with an eye toward arranging a succession in the middle of his term.

Because NOx forms primarily when a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen is subjected to high temperature, the lower combustion chamber temperatures caused by EGR reduces the amount of NOx the combustion generates.

Because diamond dust does not always reduce visibility it is often first noticed by the brief flashes caused when the tiny crystals, tumbling through the air, reflect sunlight to your eye.

Because the chambers were connected, this caused condensation without significant loss of heat.

Because of its high concentration of iodine, brown kelp ( Laminaria ) has been used to treat goiter, an enlargement of the thyroid gland caused by a lack of iodine, since medieval times.