Due to widespread cable theft in earlier analog systems, in modern digital cable systems the signals are encrypted, and the set-top box must be activated by an activation code sent by the cable company before it will function, which is only sent after the subscriber signs up.

Due to inherently compact and semantically rich instructions, the average amount of work performed per machine code unit ( i. e. per byte or bit ) is higher for a CISC than a RISC processor, which may give it a significant advantage in a modern cache based implementation.

Due to its similarity to an oblique minuscule " y ", an actual " Y " is substituted in modern pseudo-old-fashioned usage as in " Ye Olde Curiositie Shoppe "; the first word means and should be pronounced " the ", not " ye " ( archaic form of " you ").

Due to the low cost of modern plastic shotshells, and the additional complexity of reloading fired shells, shotshell handloading is not as popular as cartridge handloading.

Due to the threat of war, plans for a lavish museum were never implemented, but once the war was over it was possible to construct the relatively understated but well-lit modern exhibition extension, opened in 1977, that now houses much of the collection.

Due to the large quantities of English loanwords, modern Japanese has developed a distinction between and, and and ; with the latter in each pair only found in loanwords.

Due to their popularity in modern media, display-only " nihontō " have become widespread in the sword marketplace.

Due in part to Asian and Hollywood martial arts movies, most modern American martial arts are either Asian-derived or Asian influenced.

Due to the low reflectivity of polished metal, these mirrors also gave a darker image than modern ones, making them unsuitable for indoor use with the artificial lighting of the time ( candles or lanterns ).

Kaplan, a critic of both Orthodox and Reform Judaism, believed that Jewish practice should be reconciled with modern thought, a philosophy reflected in his Sabbath Prayer Book ..." Due to Kaplan's evolving position on Jewish theology and the liturgy, he was also condemned as a heretic by members of Young Israel.

Due to the light weight, this gives a power-to-weight ratio of 11 lb / hp ( 149 W / kg ) allowing these vehicles to achieve performance comparable to modern mid-range sports cars.

Due to the advent of modern weapons, and subsequent changes in tactics, Colors are no longer used in battle, but continue to be carried by Color Guards at events of formal character.

Due to its toxicity, lead has not been used in modern water-supply piping since the 1930s in the United States, although lead was used in plumbing solder for drinking water until it was banned in 1986.

Due to extremely high cost of modern digital projection installations, a new projection system option, based on the proven 6 perf pull-down, first used in 3 strip Cinerama is now being offered for low cost film based 3D stereoscopic presentations.

Due to this bird's ability to ( rarely ) prey upon small lambs, the gun clubs of Cork County have killed a large number of these birds in modern times.

* Jesus: Due to 4 BC being the year of King Herod's death, it is usually cited by modern Biblical literalists as being the last possible birth year of Jesus ( d. circa AD 30 ).

Due to lack of documentary evidence, it has been questioned whether this is a modern urban legend.

Due to this all passenger airliners are equipped with a third gyro-horizon ( apart from those on the captain's and first officer's instrumentation ) even with modern glass cockpits.

Due to his irregular methods of warfare, he is considered one of the fathers of modern guerrilla warfare, and is credited in the lineage of the United States Army Rangers.

Due to its rural nature and lack of interest in modern developments, the town was well preserved into the 21st century.

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 lack of airplay on MTV and modern rock radio, the album only sold 200, 000 to 250, 000 copies in its first year of release.

Due to Sanskrit's major influence on the vocabulary of most languages in India and Asia, the term ' maharaja ' is common to many modern Indian languages, such as Hindi, Telugu, Oriya, Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati, etc.

Due to the cost of the project ( 600 millions Francs ), and as adding modern equipment and interior would compromise the price and performances, the project was canceled.

Due to increased traffic in recent years, the ancient bridge has now been superseded by a modern structure nearby, but remains in use for pedestrians.

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 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 the costs involved in owning, operating and driving buses and coaches, many bus and coach uses a private hire of vehicles from charter bus companies, either for a day or two, or a longer contract basis, where the charter company provides the vehicles and qualified drivers.

* 2011 – Due to a change of time zone the day is skipped in Samoa and Tokelau.

Due to the sporadic publishing and support of Gamma World during the TSR years, several proposed products never saw the light of day.

* December 13 / 25 — Repose: Due to an error in record keeping, this was originally thought to be the day of Saint Herman's death, and because of the long-established tradition of celebrating his memory on this day, it has remained a feast day.

Due to the Venetian law stating that the day ends at sunset, the exact date of Marco Polo's death cannot be determined, but it was between the sunsets of January 8 and 9, 1324.

In 1880, the general conference included in the Discipline a broad statement which included, “ Temperance is a Christian virtue, Scripturally enjoined .” Due to the temperate stance of the church, the practice of Eucharist was altered — to this day, Methodist churches most commonly use grape juice symbolically during Communion rather than wine.

Due to its high moisture content, it is traditionally served the day after it is made, but can be kept in brine for up to a week, or longer when sold in vacuum-sealed packages.

Due to its significance on Irish history it is seen even on the Guinness label, and is Ireland's national symbol even to this day.

Due to the nutritious nature of rabbit milk, kits only need to be nursed for a few minutes once or twice a day.

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.

* March 30 – Due to different transition dates to the Gregorian calendar, Finland ( then part of the Russian Empire ) is the only place in the world to have Easter day on this particular Sunday.

Due to the differences between daytime and nighttime ionospheric propagation at mediumwave frequencies, it is common for AM broadcast stations to change between day ( groundwave ) and night ( skywave ) radiation patterns by switching the phase and power levels supplied to the individual antenna elements ( mast radiators ) daily at sunrise and sunset.

Due to the continual risk of desiccation, often only a few hours per day are available for finding food.

( Due to nutation, an actual sidereal day is not quite so constant.

Due to the slow pace of road reconstruction, inhabitants of Abuja face hours on hours in traffic trying to get to work each day.

Due to the necessity of getting them into battle quickly, the operation planners had reduced their supplies from a 90 day supply to only 60 days.

Due to the enormous labour involved in sewing each ostrich feather to the dress, Astaire — who normally approved his partner's gowns and suggested modifications if necessary during rehearsals — saw the dress for the first time on the day of the shoot, and was horrified at the way it shed clouds of feathers at every twist and turn, recalling later: " It was like a chicken attacked by a coyote, I never saw so many feathers in my life.

Due to the loss of records and archives, not much is known of Ripoll and its industry to this day.

Due to these two destinations and the quaint small-town appearance in a major metropolitan area, Afton receives a fair amount of local tourism in the form of day trips.

Due to the arrests, Patton Village city hall closed early that day.

Due to a restructuring of the teaching terms of the College the 2010 Ball was held on the last day of Trinity Week.