Because policies were designed to benefit white settlers and the Portuguese homeland, little attention was paid to the integration of Mozambique's indigenous population, its economic infrastructure, or the skills of its indigenous rural population.

Because of their unsatisfactory performance and because of the shift, under the Estado Novo regime of Oliveira Salazar, towards a stronger Portuguese control of Portuguese empire's economy, the companies ' concessions were not renewed when they ran out.

Because accurate measurements of longitude were not possible at that time, the line was not strictly enforced, resulting in a Portuguese expansion of Brazil across the meridian.

Because of Hong Kong's and Macau's long histories as colonies of the British and Portuguese empires, respectively, and the unique " one-country, two-systems " policy, the two city-states continue to enjoy a high degree of autonomy even after their return to China.

Because of these excesses, the king began to believe that a Portuguese Inquisition might help control such outbreaks.

Because of this, there are many Eurasians carrying Portuguese surnames Rosario, Rosa, and others that are not Portuguese-blooded may be mistaken by others as Portuguese-blooded.

Because à is a typically Portuguese character, it is sometimes used as a symbol of the Portuguese language.

Because of this, the Buenos Aires government supported the Portuguese invasion of the Eastern Bank.

Because of the similarities between these Iberian languages, it is difficult to ascertain whether a certain feature is derived from Portuguese, Spanish or Ladino, after the adaptation to Papiamento rules.

Because all drumming and dance was generalized by Portuguese colonizers as ‘ samba ’, it is difficult to attribute it to one distinct heritage.

Because of its origins as a village settled by Confederate Southern US individuals, it received the name of " Americana ", referring to " cidade " or city, the feminine form of " American ", which in Portuguese means any native of the Americas, although often applied only to US nationals.

Because the local semi-nomadic Nhaneka-Humbe tribe refused to live in the city, Sá da Bandeira was the only city in Portuguese Angola with a white majority.

Because of its largely Portuguese vocabulary, and perhaps also as a result of migrations and cultural exchange along trade routes, Kristang has much in common with other Portuguese-based creoles, including the extinct creoles of Indonesia and East Timor.

Because of these events, Sebastian passed into legend as a great Portuguese patriot and hero-the " sleeping King " who would return to help Portugal in its darkest hour, on a misty day.

Because of injury to first-choice Paulo Santos, Mallo played the first half of 2007 – 08, also appearing in the Portuguese and UEFA Cups.

Because of its location, close to the limits established by the Tordesilhas Treaty, the Iguape region was the stage for constant disputes among Portuguese, Spanish, and French pirates who landed there in order to refill their vessels or to trade in their goods.

Because of the good harbour that the town provided, sufficient for anchoring ships up to 500 tons, the Portuguese decided to build a fort here.

Because he was already known to the European press, the Portuguese colonial administration decided to condemn him to exile rather than send him to face a firing squad, as would normally be the case.

Because of the extensive and long-term influence of the Brazilian telenovelas, a Portuguese national has little problem in understanding the Brazilian accent and specific words.

Because interest in the SuperCup was waning and in order to reduce the games per year, in 2000 – 01, the Portuguese Football Federation decided to abolish the home and away basis and a game in a neutral ground ( decided by the Federation ) is now used.

Because of Lisbon's urban sprawl, the lands available for vineyards became so small, that the demands has always been higher than the production, making it one of the most expensive Portuguese wines.

Because of Teixeira and other Portuguese who pushed into the depths of the Amazon, Portugal was able to obtain far more of South America from their Spanish competitors than the Treaty of Tordesillas had granted in 1494.

Because of the preponderance of evidence in favor of the wave theory, however, Einstein's ideas were met initially with great skepticism among established physicists.

Because of patent lawsuits in 1893, Blair left his American company and established another in Britain.

Because a compound word is composed of established lexeme they are usually easier to acquire than loan words or neologisms.

Because Mage's themes are potentially quite complex and esoteric, and because its Sphere system rules are relatively open-ended, Mage is often daunting, particularly to novice roleplayers and those accustomed to other games whose rules govern the use of magic with greater precision but less flexibility ( e. g., games with catalogs of established " spells ").

Because written sources covering the era are scarce, Mindaugas ' origins and family tree have not been conclusively established.

Because of dissension within the Detroit temple, he moved to Chicago where he established Mosque No. 2.

Because they needed to control the Persian Gulf trade route, the Parthians established garrisons in Oman.

* 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 the connection between the Riemann zeta function and π ( x ), the Riemann hypothesis has considerable importance in number theory: if established, it would yield a far better estimate of the error involved in the prime number theorem than is available today.

Because the list of types of claims eligible for consideration was capped early during the development of the English legal system, claims that might have been acceptable to the courts ' evolving sense of justice often did not match up perfectly with any of the established forms of action.

Because of this, it is nearly impossible to live on Svalbard without working for an established institution.

Because of the need to market television to a wide audience, shows outside the loose realm of science fiction will often tend to gravitate to established tropes, such as time travel or superheroes.

Because they needed to control the Persian Gulf trade route, the Parthians established garrisons along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf.

Because of the state's central location, a number of consumer goods companies have established manufacturing bases in MP.

Because it was more a network of trails more than a single trail there were numerous variations with other trails eventually established on both sides of the Platte, North Platte, Snake, and Columbia rivers.

Because of the outbreaks within college and university settings, many governments have established vaccination programs to prevent large-scale outbreaks.

Because of the work of Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios, who established September 1 as the day for the protection of the environment, and especially the ongoing work of the current Patriarch, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has been given the title, " Green Patriarch ".

Because the plants have a taproot, they do not transplant well after being established, so they should be started either in their final location or transplanted while the seedlings are still small.

Because of its use as a whale migration route, whalers established bases in the Marlborough Sounds and in the Kapiti area.

Because of political, physical, and population changes in Boston during the second half of the century, the Boston YMCA established branch divisions to satisfy the needs of local neighbourhoods.

Because of its navigation role the Broads Authority was established under its own legislation on 1 April 1989.

Because the Church of England was the established church in the province, it was against the law for anyone to preach contrary to its doctrines.

Because Russell was still a major box office draw, with the success of Auntie Mame a few years earlier, and Merman never having established herself as a popular screen presence, the studio agreed to Brisson's terms.

Because of the increasing number of students, in 1974 the first Reception Week for First Year Students (, OWEE ) was established, which became a TU Delft tradition since then.

Because of this, it is almost impossible to live on Spitsbergen without working for an established institution.