Because the clocks had been on average well above sea level, this meant that TAI slowed down, by about 10 < sup >− 12 </ sup >.

Because of its elevation and distance from the coast, the Australian Capital Territory experiences four distinct seasons, unlike many other Australian cities whose climates are moderated by the sea.

Because of the absence of scheduled sea transport between the islands, nearly all interisland passenger traffic is by air.

Because the rolling plateaus lie at an elevation averaging 700 meters above sea level, they offer relief from the often oppressive heat of the coastal lowlands.

Because the mountains on the east coast drop abruptly to the sea, the plains are even smaller there than on the west coast.

Because of the great diversity of forms found in this group, the Proteobacteria are named after Proteus, a Greek god of the sea, capable of assuming many different shapes, and it is therefore not named after the genus Proteus.

Because the plants and animals of the sea floor are the basis of the food chain, damage to the shoreline has consequences for the whole shallow-water ecosystem, including the multi-million-dollar Saudi fisheries industry.

Because of excessive irrigation, Turkmen agriculture contributes to the steady drawdown of sea levels.

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 this he ordered them to be kept under guard, and instructed Arion to hide in the monument of the dolphin the next morning, attired as he was when he threw himself into the sea.

Because of this and the high evaporation rate of the Dead Sea, the sea is shrinking.

Because of various factors – the difficulty of crossing the Yellow River, the increased development of an alternative sea route for grain-ships, and the opening of the Tianjin-Pukou Railway and the Beijing-Hankou Railway – the canal languished and for decades the northern and southern parts remained separate.

Because of the extravagant promises made by Tirpitz before 1914 that sea power equalled world power, and because of the equally extravagant sums that were spent on the Navy during the Anglo-German naval race ( by 1913-14, the Anglo-German naval race was costing so much money as the Reich government continued to pour vast sums of money into the Navy that concerns started to be expressed about Germany's creditworthiness.

Because of its proximity to the sea, the temperature is relatively moderate.

Because of the proximity to the sea, freezing temperatures are rare ; an average of 2. 9 days a year, and lasting frosts ( when the maximum temperature remains less or equal to zero ) are non-existent.

Because of this, California sea lions are commonly found in public displays in zoos, circuses and oceanariums, where they are known as the classic " seals ," and are trained by the US Navy for certain military operations.

Because Fëanor had taken the ships and left the Noldor led by his half-brother on the west side of the sea, the royal houses of the Noldor were feuding, but Fingon son of Fingolfin, saved Maedhros, son of Fëanor, from Morgoth's imprisonment and the feud was settled.

Because of the large variety of sea life, including unique regional species, the park is popular with Scuba divers.

Because its demarcation line was midway between Cape Saint Roque ( northeast cape of South America ) and the mouth of the Amazon River ( its estuary is marked Todo este mar he de agua doçe ( All of this sea is fresh water ) and its river is marked Rio grande ( great river )), Harrisse concluded that the line was at 42 ° 30 ' W on our sphere.

Because of its island condition all the sea sports have also a big presence in Palma.

Because the river is tidal from Teddington weir all the way through London, this is only a problem at high tide, which prevents the floodwater from escaping out to sea.

Because of the shallow character of the sea, the temperature usually lowers by only about 1 ° C with depth, but in cold winters, the difference can reach 5 – 7 ° C.

Because of the shallow waters, the development of aquatic life in the Sea of Azov is more characteristic of a lagoon, and the plankton patterns are rather similar in the open sea and near the shores.

Because of this, Jones and his crew gradually become corrupted by the sea, changing in amalgamations of sea plants and animals.

Because of the difference between daytime and nighttime propagation conditions, it has been necessary to evolve different allocation structures for daytime and nighttime broadcasting in the AM band, with many more stations operating during the day than at night.

Because of these natural conditions, the Black Sea coast historically has been isolated from Anatolia.

Because a black hole eventually achieves a stable state with only three parameters, there is no way to avoid losing information about the initial conditions: the gravitational and electric fields of a black hole give very little information about what went in.

Because Bessel's equation becomes Hermitian ( self-adjoint ) if it is divided by x, the solutions must satisfy an orthogonality relationship for appropriate boundary conditions.

Because of the similar conditions, both reactions in the E1 or E1cb elimination always compete with the S < sub > N </ sub > 1 substitution.

Because of the similar conditions and reagents, the E2 elimination is always in competition with the S < sub > N </ sub > 2-substitution.

Because of the hot, dry conditions that exist in the California summer and fall, chaparral is one of the most fire-prone plant communities in North America.

Because endocrinology encompasses so many conditions and diseases, there are many organizations that provide education to patients and the public.

Because it was tested for other conditions, DCA is known to be relatively safe, available, and inexpensive, and it can be taken by mouth as a pill, which is convenient.

Because observations are subject to uncertainty and weather conditions, and astronomical methods are highly complex, there have been attempts to create fixed arithmetical rules.

Because of the preservation conditions of the Mary Rose no arrowheads survived.

Because of isolation, poor road conditions, and the prevalence of banditry, overland travel to the north of Mali is regarded as especially dangerous ; flying or traveling by boat is reported to be preferable where possible.

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 the conditions for perfect competition are strict, there are few if any perfectly competitive markets.

Because of the seasonal overflow of the numerous westward-flowing streams, the lowland areas of the Paraneña region also experience poor drainage conditions, particularly in the Ñeembucú Plain in the southwest, where an almost impervious clay subsurface prevents the absorption of excess surface water into the aquifer.

Because of these natural conditions, the Black Sea coast historically has been isolated from Anatolia.

Because turbomolecular pumps only work in molecular flow conditions, a pure turbomolecular pump will require a very large backing pump to work effectively.

Because of the low energy of Auger electrons, most AES setups are run under ultra-high vacuum ( UHV ) conditions.

Because of inclement weather conditions during the scheduled 2012 race, the Daytona 500 was rescheduled to Monday night, February 27, 2012.

Because the contract conditions should never be violated in program execution, they can be either left in as debugging code or removed from the production version of the code altogether for performance reasons.

Because these couples were child-free and were not concerned with the conditions of schools and playgrounds, they elected to live in the inner-city in close proximity to their jobs.

Because of this, ghee can keep for six to eight months under normal conditions.

Because his father died prematurely he was brought up in rather poor material conditions by his mother.

Because of sensitive dependence on initial conditions, some deterministic models may appear to behave non-deterministically ; in such cases, a deterministic interpretation of the model may not be useful due to numerical instability and a finite amount of precision in measurement.

Because the fruit fly, as well as other species, use the number of Xs to determine sex, they are nonviable with an extra X. SRY-reliant species can have conditions such as XXY and still live.