Because conflicts between these companies had frequently led to support for rival groups in Honduran politics, had produced a border controversy with Guatemala, and may have even contributed to revolutionary disturbances, this merger seemed to promise greater domestic tranquility.

Because the river is the southern border of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, it was part of the border between free states and slave states in the years before the American Civil War.

Because of the high demand for slaves in the Deep South, free blacks were at risk of kidnapping, particularly in the border states of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware.

Because water is withdrawn for irrigation, the Amu Darya is navigable only about 250 kilometers downstream from the Afghanistan border to Turkmenabat.

Because many automatic belt system designs compliant with the US passive-restraint mandate did not meet the safety performance requirements of Canada — which were not weakened to accommodate automatic belts — vehicle models which had been eligible for easy importation in either direction across the US-Canada border when equipped with manual belts became ineligible for importation in either direction once the US variants got automatic belts and the Canadian versions retained manual belts.

Because of its location along the U. S .- Mexico border, large numbers of illegal aliens entering the United States illegally pass through Yuma county.

Because it almost lies within Switzerland, directly adjacent to the Swiss border, Konstanz was not bombed by the Allied Forces during World War II.

Because the Indiana-Kentucky border is defined as the low-water mark on the north bank of the Ohio River as of 1792, and because the river changed course as a result of the New Madrid Earthquake of 1812, a small portion of Henderson County ( approximately long and wide ), lies north of the current course of the river in what would appear to be part of Indiana.

Because of relatively unrestricted cross-border travel within the European Union, this border was for many years marked only with a low wall, about 30 cm high, running along the length of the street.

Because New England claimed ownership west to the Hudson River a border dispute broke out.

Because of Sharon's location on the Pennsylvania / Ohio border, it is served by NBC affiliate WFMJ, CBS affiliate WKBN-TV, Fox affiliate WYFX-LD, ABC affiliate WYTV, and CW affiliate, WBCB, all broadcast from nearby Youngstown.

Because the town of Pendleton was at the top of the county, too close to the Pickens border, a new courthouse was built at the center of the county.

Because the area outside this city is sparsely populated, however, Elizabeth City only shares a border with one town — the consolidated city-county of Camden.

Because Germany does not border China, this suggests that there has been an error in one of the proofs.

Because the territorial integrity of the borders of the realm of a king or of a prince was most important, the border provinces usually were geographically larger than the interior provinces, the Count appointed margrave usually exercised greater politico-military power than did the other nobles ( counts ) of the monarchy.

Because a Japanese trader, Takadaya Kahei, was also captured by Petr Rikord, Captain of a Russian vessel near Kunashir in 1812, Japan and Russia entered into negotiations to establish the border between the two countries.

Because they had lost money and had low attendance, the Memphis Mad Dogs were forced to fold after the 1995 season, marking the end of the franchise and the CFL's unfortunate three years south of the border.

Because the Roswell area was formerly located in Cobb County, there was no border between Fulton and Milton counties before 1932.

Because Yesler Way marks the boundary between two different plats, the street grid north of Yesler does not line up with the neighborhood's other streets ( nor with the compass ), so the northern " border " of the district zigzags along numerous streets.

Because of the difficult-to-control border, the area around Gandria became infamous for smuggling.

Because of their combat training, border policemen are employed in unique areas, where there are greater risks for riots, violence and even terror.

Because the property stretched slightly into Queens, bookmakers in the track's early days — when bookmaking was illegal — could escape arrest from one county's authorities by jumping over the border.

Because the border with Brandenburg-Prussian Pomerania ran close to the town, it cut Gollnow off her hinterlands and thus hindered her recovery from the war.

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.

Because of economic and security concerns, financial institutions, and particularly microfinance institutions ( MFIs ), have consolidated their business in the capital, Bangui, over the past few years.

Because his vision of personal and social perfections was framed as a revival of the ordered society of earlier times, Confucius is often considered a great proponent of conservatism, but a closer look at what he proposes often shows that he used ( and perhaps twisted ) past institutions and rites to push a new political agenda of his own: a revival of a unified royal state, whose rulers would succeed to power on the basis of their moral merits instead of lineage. These would be rulers devoted to their people, striving for personal and social perfection, and such a ruler would spread his own virtues to the people instead of imposing proper behavior with laws and rules.

Because of theological statements like this, many past Egyptologists, such as Siegfried Morenz, believed that beneath the polytheistic traditions of Egyptian religion there was an increasing belief in a unity of the divine, moving toward monotheism.

Because the muskoxen's natural range favors the protected Northeast Greenland National Park, it is a less common object of hunting than in the past.

Because of their jurisdiction over the area in the past, Turkic people today still call the Caspian Sea the Khazar Sea.

Because it is not the job of science to define human morality, a religious experience is an attempt to connect with a perceived moral past, which is in contrast with the technological present.

Because of such significant deviations from the animated series, movies, and subsequent sequels the novels themselves are not considered canonical ; however, the detailed account of past events leading up to the introduction of the mobile suit and early skirmishes of the OYW are more or less accepted in the continuity.

Because man has been deaf to the principles and precepts laid down by God in the past, in this present Avataric form, I observe silence.

Because of its view of concepts as " open-ended " classifications that go well beyond the characteristics included in their past or current definitions, Objectivist epistemology rejects the analytic-synthetic distinction as a false dichotomy and denies the possibility of a priori knowledge.

Because of her connection to her stepfather, in the past, people had presumed Twain's ancestry was Ojibwa, but she stated in an interview that her biological father was part Cree.

Because of the excessive heat and inadequately experienced drivers attempting to access the desert in the past, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has decided since 2008-2009 to close the Simpson Desert during the summer — to save unprepared " adventurers " from themselves.

Because of diversion of the Amu Darya and Syr Darya for cotton cultivation and other purposes, what once was the world's fourth largest inland sea has shrunk in the past thirty years to only about one-third of its 1960 volume and less than half its 1960 geographical size.

Because of its huge collection, some of its works have in the past been transferred to other museums in Florence — for example, some famous statues to the Bargello.

Because of social, political, and academic changes brought on by decolonization in the second half of the 20th century, creole languages have experienced revivals in the past few decades.

Because of high mortality in the first year of life, a Robin has an average life expectancy of 1. 1 years ; however, once past its first year it can expect to live longer and one Robin has been recorded as reaching 12 years of age.

On 14 September 2011, Liberal Premier Barry O ' Farrell announced that he had recommended to the Queen that Bashir's term be extended for another two years to 2014, which had been accepted: " Over the past 10 years the Governor's caring nature, her genuine interest in local communities and her extraordinary work rate have endeared her to people everywhere ... Because of her diverse background, career and interests, Professor Bashir has given a historic and important post a contemporary relevance and resonance.

Because of his past mistakes, amongst other factors, Mao was reluctant to designate any more successors, which only clouded the political situation further.

Because access to media has increased so quickly through a vast number of mediums such as computers, cell phones, stereos and televisions, adolescents ’ use of media has skyrocketed in the past decade.

Because PSUITE assumes that various tools can be used by GUI, and has the coordinated function between tools, it comes to be able to develop the program more efficiently than the method of developing the past the program and easily.

Because of the many autographs a celebrity might sign over time, some check requests against a record of past requests.

Because of Béarn's specific political past, Béarnais has been distinguished from Gascon since the 16th century, though not for linguistic reasons.

Because future stock prices can be strongly influenced by investor expectations, technicians claim it only follows that past prices influence future prices.

Because Romantics stress that emotion and imagination have the same dignity as reason, Ellwood argues, they tend to think political truth " is known less by rational considerations than by its capacity to fire the passions " and, therefore, that political truth is " very apt to be found [...] in the distant past ".