Due to Latvia's strategic location and prosperous city, its territories were a frequent focal point for conflict and conquest between at least four major powers, the State of the Teutonic Order ( later Germany ), the Polish – Lithuanian Commonwealth, Sweden and Russia.

Due to the frequent connection between form and function, physiology and anatomy are intrinsically linked and are studied in tandem as part of a medical curriculum.

Due to frequent picketing by Wobblies, these workers have received significant compensation from their former employers.

Due to the launch of internet based services, the need for a radio station is less frequent in countries where the population has easy access to the internet news sites of the BBC.

Due to his frequent absences attending to business in the other countries over which he ruled, he was obliged to consult Diets in Hungary with more frequency than his predecessors and institute the office of Palatine as chief administrator while he was away.

Due to its geographic location, Molde experiences frequent snowfalls in winter, but this snow is usually wet as the winters are usually mild.

Due to frequent screening, Vincent faces genetic discrimination and prejudice.

Due to her husband's frequent bouts of insanity, Margaret ruled the kingdom in his place.

Due to the anonymity of these virtual profiles, individuals are more frequent to ‘ role ’- play at being one of the predefined ‘ types ,’ although offline, reservations may inhibit the individual from sharing true answers.

Due to the warm waters of the Great Salt Lake, lake effect snowfalls are frequent phenomena of the surrounding area.

Due to the semi-arid climate and subsequent large amounts of sand, a perpetual annoyance to residents is the amount of dust blown about by the frequent winds.

Due to the frequent problems which could occur with steam engines Murdoch was kept busy traveling around the area repairing and attempting to improve the performance of the engines under his care.

Due to the frequent invasions by foreign armies and plundering by the Tatars in the 17th century, many of its Catholic inhabitants abandoned Bacău and took refuge in Transylvania.

Due to frequent rain and other difficulties in Hong Kong, the filming was nearly abandoned.

Due to the increased frequency of cyclones which cut off from the main belt of the westerlies during the summer and fall, subtropical cyclones are significantly more frequent across the North Atlantic than the northwestern Pacific ocean.

Due to frequent low humidity, summer temperatures normally drop into the fifties at night.

Due to Big Tom's physical makeup, the statue needed frequent repairs.

Due to frequent low humidity, daily temperature ranges are quite large, resulting in cool nights even in midsummer.

Due to frequent low humidity, daily temperature ranges are large.

Due to her nervous attacks, fasting cures, severe exercise regime, and frequent fits of coughing, the state of her health had become so alarming that in October 1860 she was reported to suffer not only from " green-sickness " ( anemia ), but also from physical exhaustion.

Due to his recognized honesty and his knowledge of human nature, he was chosen to act as arbitrator and mediator for people conducting suits against each other ; and his services were brought into frequent requisition because the Jews had their own civil courts in Poland.

Due to the frequent travel of sports teams, a significant number of crashes have involved such groups:

Due to the fragile nature of unbaked bricks and frequent floods, the superstructures of all buildings have receded.

Due to frequent mergers the number of these organizations dropped to around 430 ( 2009 ).

Due to historical accidents of geography, culture and influence between different groups, members of a given religion slowly begin to diverge in their views.

Due to increased accidents it has also been at the " center of controversy " in modern times as being a safety hazard, though many townspeople have fought against its removal because it is considered an historical landmark in La Russell.

Due to the nature of the accident and the relatively high ( in relation to other accidents of the time ) number of deaths and injuries the name Worlds End was coined and has stuck since that day.

Due to numerous accidents, the route is closed to motorcycles for most of August, when Japanese schools are typically out of session.

Due to their importance in investigating accidents, these ICAO-regulated devices are carefully engineered and stoutly constructed to withstand the force of a high speed impact and the heat of an intense fire.

Due to the high urban density, this design allows rapid access on and off the highway while also providing a viable alternate route in the case of accidents and traffic.

Due to the conditions in which accidents may happen, or where criminals may choose to dispose of evidence or their victims, police divers might need to dive:

Due to safety concerns, especially by Helmut Marko, who called the race " totally insane ", the last Targa Florio as a World Sportscar Championship race was run in 1973 ; where during this event it became impossible to retain its international status after a number of horrendous and 2 fatal accidents at the event ; one which privateer Charles Blyth crashed his Lancia Fulvia HF into a trailer at the end of the Buonfornello straight and was killed ; and another where an Italian driver crashed his Alpine-Renault into a group of spectators, killing one.

Due to the very similar mechanism of production, the blue glow is thought to resemble the " blue flash " seen by Harry Daghlian and other witnesses of criticality accidents.

Due to “ accidents, and the subsequent loss of human life, cost of repairing and replacing materiel, and the toll taken on operational readiness and capability, Insensitive Munitions ( IM ) improvements are mandated by law in the U. S ."

Due to the large number of ships that transit the strait, there is always a danger of accidents and in recent years there have been a small number of sinkings, groundings and collisions in both Gibraltar and Spain resulting in oil spills ( New Flame, Spa Bunker IV Samothraki, Sierra Nava, Tawe or Fedra ).

Due to frequent accidents and expensive helper engines associated with railroading in the pass, the CPR opened a pair of Spiral Tunnels in 1909 that replaced the direct route.

Due to some traffic light systems being unmanned, drivers at these crossings would often go at the green light-causing accidents where a neighboring lights system was hijacked and all the drivers were going at red.

Due to the financial Panic of 1893 and her husband's accidents, the family could not pay the mortgage or taxes on their home and farmland.

Due to the large number of accidents caused by communication problems, the CAA has ordered all Israeli pilots to take a test in basic English language comprehension, but the Israel Air Pilots Association has rejected this.

Due to the low level of investment in cross-border railway projects, the city has preserved a slot within the Thalys high-speed train network which uses existing tracks on its last 70 km from Belgium to Cologne.

Due to a name which is unusual in Denmark, it is speculated that he was christened on the Danish " Absalon " name day, October 30.

Due to needing two accesses to each chip instead of one, and the complications of the video hardware also needing access, reading or writing RAM was much slower than on the BBC Micro.

Due to decreasing availability and rising prices of premium-quality traditional tonewoods, many manufacturers have begun experimenting with alternative species of woods or more commonly available variations on the standard species.

Due to its proximity to Athens, it is a popular quick getaway during the summer months, with quite a few Athenians owning second houses on the island.

Due to the flight's routine delay, the pilot and crew were notified of the previous hijackings and were told to be on the alert, though within two minutes Jarrah had stormed the cockpit leaving the pilots dead or injured.

Due to the flight's delay, the pilot and crew were notified of the previous hijackings that day and were told to be on the alert.

Due to his youthful appearance, Clinton was often called the " Boy Governor ", a referent that continues to be used to refer to him during his gubernatorial era on occasion.

Due to the Anglo-Boer War, the first census of Bechuanaland Protectorate, originally set to occur in 1901, took place on 17 April 1904.

Due to the change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, Bealltainn in Scotland was commonly celebrated on 15 May while in Ireland " Old Beltane " or " Old May " began about the night of 11 May.

Due to its proximity to the Sahara, most of the Cape Verde islands are dry, but on islands with high mountains and farther away from the coast, by orography, the humidity is much higher, giving a rainforest habitat, very degraded by the strong human presence.

Due to their status as an overseas territory of the UK, the Cayman Islands have no representation either on the United Nations, or in most other international organizations.

Due to popular and increasing demands for Chile ’ s forestry products, the government is currently focusing on increasing the already vast acreage of Chile ’ s Pine and Eucalyptus plantations as well as opening new industrial plants.

Due to the meandering of the Danube, the eastern border of Baranja with Serbia according to cadastral delineation is not followed, as each country controls territory on their side of the main river flow.

Due to the time he needed to devote to the commission, and contrary to a promise MacDonald made to Attlee to induce him to serve on the commission, he was not initially offered a ministerial post in the Second Labour Government.

Due to an affliction affecting bats in the northeastern US known as white nose syndrome ( WNS ), the US Fish & Wildlife Service has called for a moratorium effective March 26, 2009 on caving activity in states known to have hibernacula ( MD, NY, VT, NH, MA, CT, NJ, PA, VA, and WV ) affected by WNS, as well as adjoining states.

Due to the low wounding power of a single round, personal defense weapons depend on high volumes of fire for effectiveness.

Due to halakhic disputes, such as the controversies over the role of women and homosexuality, some Conservative Talmudic scholars and experts in halakha have left the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards.

Due to copyright reasons only viewers residing in the UK could see them on the ITV site.

Due to engine knocking ( detonation ), the compression ratio in a gasoline or petrol-powered engine will usually not be much higher than 10: 1, although some production automotive engines built for high-performance from 1955 – 1972 had compression ratios as high as 13. 0: 1, which could run safely on the high-octane leaded gasoline then available.

Due to the abundance of sunshine, year-round tropical temperatures moderated by the almost constant trade winds, and the great variety of scenic destinations to visit, during the second half of the 20th century on into the 21st, the Caribbean Sea became a popular place for tourism.

Due to economic crisis, however, this title has been passed on to various other companies after Dominicana stopped flying.

Due to hydrophobic properties, in aquatic ecosystems DDT and its metabolites are absorbed by aquatic organisms and adsorbed on suspended particles, leaving little DDT dissolved in the water itself.

Due to complications, the group members and Tagayasu Den split, with Mr. Den leaving to continue Za Ondekoza back on mainland Japan.

Due to the highly networked nature of the IT industry, this quickly led to problems for small companies dependent on contracts from operators.