Because of a wine glut ( wine lake ) in the generic production, the price squeeze induced by an increasingly strong international competition, and vine pull schemes, the number of growers has recently dropped from 14, 000 and the area under vine has also decreased significantly.

Because of this it could not raise a strong resistance against invaders, and were easily defeated and subjugated by the Shyris, ancient indigenous people who joined the Kingdom of Quito.

Because of the strong empirical support for special relativity, any modifications to it must necessarily be quite subtle and difficult to measure.

Because of its mission statement, Harvey Mudd College places an unusually strong emphasis on general science education, requiring a full one-third of math, science, and engineering courses, known as the " common core ," outside of one's major.

Because their text-only nature sidestepped the problem of writing for the widely divergent graphics architectures of the day, interactive fiction games were easily ported across all the popular platforms, even those such as CP / M not known for gaming or strong graphics capabilities.

) Because the yarn holding rows together is all on the front, and the yarn holding side-by-side stitches together is all on the back, stockinette fabric has a strong tendency to curl toward the front on the top and bottom, and toward the back on the left and right side.

Because of strong cultural, religious, linguistic, and economic ties, Nepal's association with India traditionally has been close.

Because of this, some accused Menzies of being pro-Nazi, whilst others saw it as an early example of his strong opposition to communism.

Because of the tectonic activity and strong currents, these archeologists claim that there is not sufficient stratification to be sure the recovered artifacts can be associated with the site.

Because they tend to have strong flavors and are used in small quantities, spices tend to add few calories to food, even though many spices, especially those made from seeds, contain high portions of fat, protein, and carbohydrate by weight.

Because bones come in a variety of shapes and have a complex internal and external structure they are lightweight, yet strong and hard, in addition to fulfilling their many other functions.

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 of aggressive lobbying and the United States ' strong libertarian traditions, the Internet service provider industry remains relatively unregulated in comparison to other communications industries.

Because strong, healthy blacks in their prime working and reproductive years were seen and treated as highly valuable commodities, it was not unusual for free blacks — both freedmen ( former slaves ) and those who had never been slaves — to be kidnapped and sold into slavery.

Because most WorldForge servers are run by volunteers without strong bandwidth and hardware capacities this direction also has practical reasons.

Because they do not interact with electromagnetism they cannot be seen directly, and because they do not interact with the strong nuclear force they do not react strongly with atomic nuclei.

Because a levee is only as strong as its weakest point, the height and standards of construction have to be consistent along its length.

Because of the presence of such oxide minerals, basalt can acquire strong magnetic signatures as it cools, and paleomagnetic studies have made extensive use of basalt.

Because helium-4 is very stable, there is a strong tendency on the part of two deuterium nuclei to combine to form helium-4.

Because of this, the hydrogen ion concentration increases by less than the amount expected for the quantity of strong acid added.

Because the Navy had failed to achieve what Tirpitz had promised, there was a very strong anti-navalist mood in Germany after 1918.

Because of his homely ways and strong Norfolk roots, he was often known to both friends and detractors as the " fat old Squire of Norfolk.

Because of their ability to set legal precedent in regions that cover millions of people, the United States Courts of Appeals have strong policy influence on U. S. law ; however, this political recognition is controversial.

Because of the recent invention of the cast plate glass method in 1848, which allowed for large sheets of cheap but strong glass, it was at the time the largest amount of glass ever seen in a building and astonished visitors with its clear walls and ceilings that did not require interior lights, thus a " Crystal Palace ".

Because of seasonal differences, Hadlee also played provincial cricket in New Zealand, representing Canterbury.

Because they symbolize man's battle against the sea and are relatively rare, provincial authorities designated them " geological monuments " in June 2005.

Because of this, Caillebotte realised that the cultural treasures in his collection would likely disappear into " attics " and " provincial museums ".

Because of this, the colonies ventured into the modern world earlier than their provincial English counterparts.

Because of this, the provincial government of Bohol has requested for the transfer of jurisdiction over the Chocolate Hills from the DENR to the provincial government of Bohol.

Because of this natural fit between the provincial boundaries and the " real world ," most of the provincial boundaries and names have survived in one form or another down to today, and most Koreans are keenly aware of the regional and dialect distinctions that still exist.

Because the provincial capital was in modern Fuchū town, Izumi city, Osaka Prefecture, the city adopted the name of the province as its name.

Because plans are organized on a provincial basis, provisions are required for covering individuals who are in another province.

Because the accord would have changed the constitution's amending formula, it needed to obtain the consent of all provincial and federal legislatures within three years.

Because he served during wartime and dealt with federal politicians who believed in a strong federal government, Godbout was pressured into abandoning a number of the provincial jurisdictions.

Because the party needed to run at least 10 candidates in each general election to keep its registration, a hand-picked group kept the party technically alive and ran paper candidates in the next two provincial elections to ensure that the party remained registered.

Because policing is a provincial responsibility, police powers vary in different jurisdictions.

" Because health care is deemed to be under provincial / territorial jurisdiction, negotiations on behalf of physicians are conducted by provincial associations such as the Ontario Medical Association.

Because some subject matters ( e. g., immigration ) fall within federal jurisdiction while others ( e. g., liquor licensing and workers ' compensation ) in provincial jurisdiction, some tribunals are created by federal law while others are created by provincial law.

Because of redistribution, Hoy was forced to face another incumbent, Progressive Conservative Jack Carroll, in new riding of CKE in the 1999 provincial election.

Because the federal government failed to comply with a ruling of the Court of Arbitration that declared the provincial electoral districts compared to the two remaining arrondisemental ones in the former province of Brabant unconstitutional, several mayors in the Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde area have threatened to refuse to compile the lists of electors.

Because of its federalist design, as well as its voting franchise strictly limited to provincial elites, the Council is viewed as less volatile to radical changes.

Because of internal discord, the provincial executive of the Conservative Party decided not to contest the election officially each local association was to act on its own.

Because of its unique role as a transshipment point for the Cariboo Road, Yale prospered for another twenty years after the gold rush, and though dwindled in population it retained some prestige and such sophistication as had grown up within the rough gold town, and it was as familiar to early provincial high society as were New Westminster and distant Barkerville.

Because the colonists were represented only in their provincial assemblies, they said, only those legislatures could levy taxes in the colonies.