Due to its distance from the sea and its largely desert climate, the country is sometimes referred to as the " Dead Heart of Africa ".

Due to the establishment of the Concert of Europe, which largely resisted popular nationalist and liberal tendencies, Francis became viewed as a reactionary later in his reign.

Due to World War II, Zuse's work went largely unnoticed in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Due to the escalating political tensions, and the outbreak of World War II, these developments were largely kept secret.

Due to the remoteness from human habitation and its arid environment, the site has remained largely untouched by humans or nature during the past two millennia.

Due to the worldwide demand for this staple food, pasta is now largely mass-produced in factories and only a tiny proportion is crafted by hand.

Due to their shy and secretive nature, and their largely nocturnal habits, observation of red pandas is difficult.

Due to the loss of the ability to read Greek, Thucydides and Herodotus were largely forgotten during the Middle Ages in Western Europe, although their influence continued in the Byzantine world.

Due to the large size of most sousaphones, the sub-contra register ( for which the fourth valve is largely intended ) is already covered by alternate resonances, known as " false tones " ( see Tuba article ).

Due to the different linguistic, cultural and geographical environment, and its peculiar complications, the diverse tribal world of Madhya Pradesh has been largely cut-off from the mainstream of development.

Due to his role as guardian and father-in-law to Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, William Cecil figures largely in the Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship.

Due to the severe distortions inherent in any map of the world, within reason the choice of projection becomes largely one of æsthetics.

Due to Sigismund's strong support of the Counter Reformation, his support back in largely Protestant Sweden eroded quickly.

Due to their lagging performance ( 2. 5 Mbit / s ), these devices have been largely obsolete since the advent of the 80386 processor in 1985 and its capacity for 32-bit transfers.

Due to their very high solubility, and because soils are largely unable to retain anions, nitrates can enter groundwater.

Due largely to the success of the Mario franchise, Bowser has become one of the most iconic and easily recognizable video game antagonists of all time.

Due to this measure and the efforts of Sevier County Deputy Sheriff Thomas Davis, the Whitecaps had largely vanished by the end of the century.

Due largely to the size of Texas A & M University, College Station was named by Money magazine in 2006 as the most educated city in Texas, and the 11th most educated city in the United States.

Due legal process, as defined by Soviet law in force at the time, was often largely replaced with summary proceedings by NKVD troikas.

Due largely to O ' Ceallaigh's efforts of persuasion, the record company allowed O ' Connor, 20 years old and by then seven months pregnant, to produce her own album.

Due largely to extremely harsh working conditions the colony experienced four slave revolts ; the first in 1765, and the last in 1820.

Due to assimilation pressure from the Norwegian State, the language was largely lost in the 20th century.

Due to these and various other modifications to the plot, soundtrack, and gameplay, the Game Boy Color version is largely seen as an inferior release.

Due to its good transport links, Nuneaton is now largely a commuter town for nearby Coventry and Birmingham.

Due to poor soil conditions, dairy herding was prominent from the pioneer days, leading to five butter and cheese factories in the town at one time in the past.

Due to low yields, the plant was closed in 1926 and dismantled in 1940 ; harvests were processed in the Utah-Idaho Sugar factories in Lehi and Spanish Fork.

Due to being " Titovo " and central-planning communist system, Užice received significant amounts of investments in infrastructure and local factories, which made the city one of the most highy developed for its size in former Yugoslavia.

Due to factories belonging to large Japanese companies such as Sony and NEC being located in the industrial parkland zone of Ichinoseki, the city has a sizable population of Brazilian workers.

Due to its proximity to the various factories of Toyota in neighboring Toyota City, Anjō is host to many factories supplying components into the automobile industry.

Due to the environments within factories and mills, serial and parallel protocols are commonly used ( and in some cases current standards ) for their combination of maximum cable length, sufficient speed, and compatibility with old equipment with long life expectancies.

Due to its proximity to Warsaw, it is now home to several factories and companies, including Herbapol, Daewoo Electronics, L ' Oréal Cosmetics as well as logistic centers.

Due to financial difficulties within the Brintons group as a whole in mid 2000, the New Zealand yarn making factory was sold in an effort to keep other factories open.

Due to its location near the Greater Nagoya metropolis and the port facilities at Kinuura Port, Taketoyo is home to numerous factories.

Due to the scarcity of helium-3 it was to be mined from the atmosphere of Jupiter via large hot-air balloon supported robotic factories over a 20 year period.

Due to the buoyant coal industry and the success of the new factories during the years 1950-75, the population of Maesteg and district stabilised at about 20, 000, roughly the figure today.

Due to the Financial crisis of 2007 – 2010, many people of Brazilian and other Latin American citizenship lost their jobs in factories, multi-national corporations and the services industry.

Due to the massive investment in FLASH factories ( Semiconductor fabrication plant ), no alternative memory has yet been able to replace FLASH in the marketplace.

Due to the raids, he instituted a massive diversification effort to disperse new bearing factories, stockpiling every bearing available during the bad weather over the winter, and replacing ball bearings with other forms of low-friction devices wherever possible.

Due to overfishing, activities in these factories have been suspended.

Due to plans of Polish aviation authorities ( mainly Ludomił Rayski ) to gather all aviation industry in state-owned factories, Plage & Laśkiewicz works were forced to bankruptcy.

Due to the effects of firing the ordnance ( barrel ) at the time, the gunner had to be located somewhat behind the weapon, steadying brace with the other hand.

Due to Luxembourg's small size, the Israeli embassy is located in Brussels and Luxembourg is represented politically by the Dutch embassy and economically by the Belgian embassy.

Due to building damage received during Hurricane Katrina the Hall of Fame is temporarily located at Gate B in the New Orleans Superdome and can be visited for free at every Saints home game.

Due to difficulties in accessing the capital, San Marino City ( which has a mountain-top location ), the terminus station was to be located at the village of Valdragone.

Due to the high temperature, the plasma can not be in direct contact with any solid material, so in fact it has to be located in the vacuum.

Due to Luxembourg's small size, the Israeli embassy is located in Brussels and Luxembourg is represented politically by the Dutch embassy and economically by the Belgian embassy.

Due to refinements in side-scanning sonars, many ships which were previously missing are now being located and treasure salvage is now a less risky endeavor than it was in the past, although it is still highly speculative.

Due to the judicial organization of Peru, the highest concentration of courts is located in Lima despite the fact that its judicial district only has jurisdiction over 35 of the 43 districts of Lima.

Due to the small amount of territory covered by I-40, only one Texas welcome center is located along this stretch of road, in Amarillo at the exit for Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport, serving both sides of the interstate.

Due to the closeness of the these two cities, both share the same station which is located in Putrajaya.

Due to the sparse population, and homes located above the valley floor, no one was killed, and only a few people were injured.

La Due is located at ( 38. 311963 ,-93. 877469 ).

Due to favorable geographical conditions ( e. g., altitude -- Fordland is approximately 300 feet higher in elevation than Springfield ), numerous Springfield-based media outlets, such as KYTV ( TV ), KOLR, KOZL-TV, KSPR, and others, have located their transmitting towers in or near Fordland.

Due to its high quality as well as the landscape where are located, the most important ones are:

Station 321 has a Ladder, Medic and Engine and other apparatus and is located on Liberty Road, Station 322 has an engine medic and air unit, they are located off of Sawmill Parkway, they have a distinct slogan " First Due At The Zoo ", because the Columbus Zoo is located almost a mile away.

Due West is located at ( 34. 332110 ,-82. 387131 ).

Due to the urge of the British occupying power the city was renamed as Wolfsburg on 25 May 1945, after the eponymous castle located there, which was founded about 1300.

Due to growth in the West Linn-Wilsonville School District, the school board approved building a new high school to be located in Wilsonville in 1992.

Due to the town's extreme isolation, to play matches the Saints must make round trips of over 900km to Roxby Downs, where the rest of the league's teams are located.

Due to its geographical isolation ( as it is located among mountains ), Antioquia suffered supply problems.

Due to the installation of a retractable roof at BC Place, the Lions played at a temporary stadium located at Empire Field for the 2010 season and for the first five regular season games of the 2011 season.

Due to its position on the windward side of the Allegheny Mountains, South Park Township receives heavier precipitation than cities located farther to the west, and many days are subject to overcast skies, with 153 days of the year with some precipitation and only 2024 sunshine hours per year. Precipitation is greatest in May, due to frequent thunderstorms and more organized low pressure systems which track up the eastern coast of the United States.