Because of the means of publication -- science-fiction magazines and cheap paperbacks -- and because dystopian science fiction is still appearing in quantity the full range and extent of this phenomenon can hardly be known, though one fact is evident: the science-fiction imagination has been immensely fertile in its extrapolations.

Because they are wind pollinated and they have weak internal barriers to hybridization, hybridization produces functional seeds and fertile hybrid offspring.

Because of the reliance on the government providing and distributing food and resources and their rapid depletion due to poor planning, starvation appeared even in fertile agricultural areas.

Because of the town's fertile soil, soon people became settling there as vegetable farmers.

Because the fertile soil of the North China Plain gradually merges with the steppes and deserts of Central Asia, with no natural barriers between the two regions, the plain has been prone to invasion from Central Asia and Manchuria, prompting the construction of the Great Wall of China.

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

Because history and mythology were considered as plays or dialectics of ideas, a fertile ground for important allegory, using themes from these subjects was considered the most serious form of painting.

Because of the rainfall along the coast, which was abundant compared to other cities in Tripolitania, and supplemental water from underground springs, Misrata's inhabitants were able to engage in unusually fertile agriculture in this largely arid region.

Because of federal restrictions on irrigation, Soil salination is no longer diluted with adequate moisture in fertile areas.

Because Chausies are mostly descended from domestic cats, by about the fourth generation they are fully fertile and completely domestic in temperament.

Because of the lack of these watering holes, many grazing animals are forced to migrate due to the lack of water and feed to more fertile spots.

Because they are generally quite young, Andisols typically are very fertile except in cases where phosphorus is easily fixed ( this sometimes occurs in the tropics ).

Because of a warm southerly climate combined with a reliable supply of water for irrigation from the rivers running off the Sierra Nevada, the valleys of the western Alpujarras are among the most fertile in Spain, though the steepness of the terrain means that they can only be cultivated in small fields, so that many modern agricultural techniques are impractical.

Because milk cows allowed women to wean their children early and become fertile more quickly, indigenous cultures had a number of sayings connecting cattle, milk and population growth, such as the Sotho-Tswana saying, " cattle beget children.

Because of the fertile land around the town it is a local trading center for food grains, agricultural products, and agricultural equipment.

Because of this, farmland stays fertile much longer.

Because Njazidja is geologically a relatively new island, its soil is thin and rocky and cannot hold water.

Because of greater weathering of the volcanic rock, the soil is relatively rich in some areas.

Because the porosity of the surface soil results in virtually zero runoff, lenses are easily polluted by fecal waste, burials, and chemical spills.

Because of very high rates of evaporation, soil and plants rapidly lose the little moisture obtained from the rain, and vegetation could not survive without extensive irrigation.

Because of poorly defined lines of responsibility, administrative conflicts often occur between local and national authorities of Goskompriroda and between Goskompriroda and a second national agency, the Hydrometeorological Administration ( Gidromet ), which is the main monitoring agency for air, water, and soil quality.

Because the soil is so difficult to cultivate, most of the land is used for cattle pasture.

Because water from pitcher pumps is drawn directly from the soil, it is more prone to contamination.

Because of Israel's relatively new and culturally-mixed identity, Israel does not grant citizenship to persons born on Israeli soil.

Because most weeds are annual grasses, their seeds will only survive in soil for a year or two, so this method will be able to “ weed out ” the weed with only a few years of herbicide application.

Because the soil is perpetually waterlogged, little free oxygen is available.

Because seashells are in some areas a readily available bulk source of calcium carbonate, shells such as oyster shells are sometimes used as soil conditioners in horticulture.

Because of the rich soil and abundant land, many Japanese immigrants are part of Bell Gardens ’ early history.

Because of specific soil conditions and a great deal of open rural land in the area, Hilliard was at one time considered by the Department of Energy as a possible site for the Superconducting Super Collider ; however, that never materialized.

Because of poor soil conditions, early farmers eventually turned to raising dairy herds.

Because deforestation is so extensive, it has made several significant impacts on the environment, including carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, changing the water cycle, an increase in soil erosion, and a decrease in biodiversity.

Because of soil resistance, counterpoise systems are often used, consisting of radial networks of copper cables supported several feet above the ground under the antenna, extending out radially from the mast or vertical element.

Because impervious surfaces ( parking lots, roads, buildings, compacted soil ) do not allow rain to infiltrate into the ground, more runoff is generated than in the undeveloped condition.

Because the water is flushed out of the watershed during the storm event, little infiltrates the soil, replenishes groundwater, or supplies stream baseflow in dry weather.

Because the underlying soil was peat, the weight of the flood bank caused it to rotate and push upwards in the bottom of the channel.

Because of mineral content, ground temperature, and a general lack of soil, areas surrounding the bases of mountains are not suitable for sufficient tree growth, and most trees and shrubs do not reach full size.

Because the last ice age removed the top sediment layer of the soil, the Kola Peninsula is on the surface extremely rich in various ores and minerals, including apatites and nephelines ; copper, nickel, and iron ores ; mica ; kyanites ; ceramic materials, as well as rare earth elements and non-ferrous ores.

Because much of the river's course is across clay soil, the river's waterlevel varies greatly.

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 the Soviet Union had no large carriers of its own, a situation of dueling aircraft carriers would have been unlikely.

Because of Ba ' athism's anti-Western stances it preferred the Soviet Union in the Cold War and admired and adopted certain Soviet organizational structures for their governments, however the Ba ' athist regimes have persecuted communists.

Because of the membership of Greece and Cyprus in the European Union, Greek is one of the organization's 23 official languages.

Because his Movement of Solidarity Action ( MAS ) Party gained only 18 of 116 seats in Congress, Serrano entered into a tenuous alliance with the Christian Democrats and the National Union of the Center ( UCN ).

Because of the coup attempted by Moscow hardliners against the Gorbachev government in August 1991, the Union Treaty never was signed.

* Because of their age, they have established similar institutions and facilities such as printing houses ( Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press ), botanical gardens ( University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Cambridge University Botanic Garden ), museums ( the Ashmolean and the Fitzwilliam ), legal deposit libraries ( the Bodleian and the Cambridge University Library ), and debating societies ( the Oxford Union and the Cambridge Union ).

" Because of legal reasons Barceló was unable to use the name " Union Party " and in 1932, founded the " Liberal Party of Puerto Rico ".

Because of European Union food hygiene-health regulations, the cheese was outlawed for a time, and offenders faced heavy fines.

Because that city is the seat of dozens of international organizations and bodies, Alsace is politically one of the most important regions in the European Union.

Because the invasion of the Soviet Union intended to impose the New Order was essentially a war of conquest and extermination, German propaganda efforts designed to win over Russian opinion were, at best, patchy and inconsistent.

Because of the long period in which it took to build a battle fleet, Raeder was, despite his Anglophobia, hostile towards an anti-British foreign policy ( at least until the High Seas Fleet was resurrected ) and until 1937, Raeder saw his principal enemies as France, Poland and the Soviet Union.

Because of this information, the South had been able meet the Union Army at a place where they could ambush Sturgis and make retreat as difficult as possible ( Tishomingo Creek was in their rear with only a single bridge as a crossing point.

Because of this the pansy has long been a symbol of Freethought and has been used in the literature of the American Secular Union.

Because of this decision and subsequent performance, Lee was regarded as disloyal by most Union officers.

Because of its strategic location, the fort was taken by the Union Army in 1864.

Because the government paid the soldiers with land grants in the west during the revolution, Union County became home to many of these soldiers after the war.

Because of Hoxha's dogmatic Stalinist adherence, Albania broke with the Soviet Union in 1960 and formally left the Warsaw Pact in 1968 following the Soviet de-stalinization.

Because of the philosophy of anti-thesis it has strong links with the Catholic parties ( General League / Roman-Catholic State Party / Catholic People's Party ( KVP ) and the Christian Historical Union ( CHU ).

Because of the presence of rare bats, it is also on a Site of Special Scientific Interest ( SSSI ) and a candidate for Special Area of Conservation ( SAC ) European Union protective status.

Because of Cuba's relationship with the Soviet Union, the airport during the 1970s and 1980s enjoyed the presence of many Eastern Bloc airline companies, such as Aeroflot, Czecho-Slovak Airlines, Interflug and LOT Polish Airlines.

Because few of the residents were slaveholders and had struggled for a political voice in the state, many were supporters of the Union.

Because of its prime location and resources, both the Union and Confederacy sought control of the city.