Due to Anson's absence from the club after 22 years, local newspaper reporters started to refer to the Cubs as the " Orphans ".

Due to subterranean drainage, there may be very limited surface water, even in the absence of any rivers and lakes.

Due to its unique origins and the absence of a fixed recipe, minestrone varies widely across Italy depending on traditional cooking times, ingredients, and season.

Due to the absence of contemporary culinary utensils such as the refrigerator, gas stovetops and ovens, the Indigenous resorted to other means to prepare their food.

Due to the absence of historical data, the timespan between the fourth century BC and the third century AD is known as the " Yerevan Dark Ages.

Due to the absence of extracellular matrix and basal lamina, the development potential of these animals, very successful in their ecological niche, was of course limited, which would explain the low rate of evolution, referred to as bradytely, of their phenotype, their outward form as adults.

Due to the gentle pressing of the grapes and absence of skin contact during fermentation, the dark-skinned varieties also yield a white wine.

Due to his father's absence, Larry was raised solely by his mother and maternal grandmother for the first three years of his life.

Due to his absence in other relevant mythological texts, numerous scholars have argued that Baugi either comes from a source that is not extant today or was an invention of Snorri's, accidental or intentional.

Due to several unique factors, most prominently that it has no inlets or tributaries, the waters of Crater Lake are some of the purest in terms of the absence of pollutants in North America.

Due to its strategic position on the rail line, the commercial center thrived in spite of the absence of a road.

Due to Williams ' tour schedules some of the shows were previously recorded to be played in his absence.

Due to the absence of appreciable rainfall, Egypt's agriculture depends entirely on irrigation.

Due to the extremely thin and light diaphragm membrane, often only a few micrometers thick, and the complete absence of moving metalwork, the frequency response of electrostatic headphones usually extends well above the audible limit of approximately 20 kHz.

Due to the absence of displacement limit regulations, manufacturers took increasing liberties with engine size.

Due to these concerns, the Government of India ruled that ayurvedic products must specify their metallic content directly on the labels of the product, but, writing on the subject for Current Science, a publication of the Indian Academy of Sciences, M. S. Valiathan noted that " the absence of post-market surveillance and the paucity of test laboratory facilities India make the quality control of Ayurvedic medicines exceedingly difficult at this time.

Due to the absence of a neutral spacing, double clutching is ill-advised for sequential gear changes, as in a fully sequential gearbox such as a typical motorcycle.

Due to the absence of Éamon de Valera and Arthur Griffith, Brugha presided over the first meeting of Dáil Éireann on 21 January 1919.

Due to the absence of bands in the RN since the 1950s, these are the only remaining military bands in its service rosters.

Due to Burnley's absence in top flight over the last three decades, Blackburn has also formed rivalries with other regional Premier League clubs, especially Bolton Wanderers, Manchester United and Manchester City, all located in the nearby Greater Manchester area.

Due to the absence of flux or a reducing atmosphere, the part cleanliness is critical when brazing in a vacuum.

Due to the absence of native mammals on these islands, some of the oceanic island taxa have reduced burrs, evolving features that seem to aid in dispersal by the wind instead.

Due to the prevailing absence of any real designs by Bentley, there was no real agreement as to how the mosaics should look, and in one instance, already installed mosaics ( those in the Sacred Heart shrine were removed after the death of the artist, George Bridge.

Due to the absence of a parish church, from its earliest days the Reading Room was also used for religious services and a Sunday School associated with St. Mary's Church, Chesham.

Due to pressure from the Pope and from Ingeborg's brother, King Valdemar II of Denmark ( ruled 1202 – 41 ), Philip finally took Isambour back as his Queen in 1213.

A character who appeared twice in the popular 1990s Canadian TV series Due South was named " Mackenzie King " in obvious reference.

Due to military conquest and dynastic marriages the West Ruthenian ( Belarusian ) principalities were acquired by the expanding Lithuania, beginning with the rule of Lithuanian King Mindaugas ( 1240 – 63 ).

* 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 his considerate, down-to-earth style, King Olav was immensely popular, resulting in the nickname Folkekongen (" The People's King ").

Due to consistent ship crashes along the coast, King Osman Mahamuud of the Majeerteen Sultanate, which controlled much of the northeastern Somali seaboard during the 19th century, entered into an informal agreement with Britain.

Due to the vested interest of the King ( who would hold the lands ) the actual lunacy or idiocy was determined by a jury, not by an individual judge.

Due to the opposition of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II, who was the rightful King of Bohemia through birthright, Frederick's rule was brief.

Due to the controversy surrounding King Leopold's wartime actions, and, in particular, his second marriage, Lilian was widely unpopular in Belgium.

Due to the growing dissatisfaction over King Eric of Pomerania among the Swedish nobility, Charles was in 1436 made Rikshövitsman, an office as Military Governor of the Realm and finally replacing the king as an elected regent from 1438 to 1440, as the result of the rebellion by Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson.

Due to the renunciation of all the rights to the Greek succession by King Ludwig III, at Luitpold's death the rights to the throne of Greece were inherited by his second son, Prince Leopold.

Due to Namek's huge explosion, Frieza was physically ruined, what remained of the still-living Frieza was salvaged and rebuilt with cybernetic enhancements by scientists under the order of King Cold.

Due to the split of the Democratic-Republicans, no successor was elected to the U. S. Senate, and the seat remained vacant until January 1820 when King was elected again.

Due to NASCAR changing the homologation rules which increased the minimum number of cars produced for the public from 500 to 3, 000 for a vehicle to qualify at NASCAR, the King Cobra project was abandoned by Ford.

Due the Hungarian traditions, usually this right passed to younger brothers, before passing the direct son of the previous King, which created in many occasions familiar disputes.

" Due to his appearance in numerous romantic films, Khan has developed a " romantic lover boy " image and is referred to as the " King of Romance " by media outlets.

Due to her hard work, the King rewarded her with a large sum of money, and she purchased a property at Maintenon.

Due to diplomatic relations with the Mongol Empire, Hethum himself traveled to the Mongol court in Karakorum, Mongolia, which was recorded in the famous account " The Journey of Haithon, King of Little Armenia, To Mongolia and Back " by Hetoum's companion, the Armenian historian Kirakos Gandzaketsi.

Due to the actions of one Syon monk named Richard Reynolds, an eminent doctor in divinity later canonised, the King made Syon an object of special vengeance.

Due to the renunciation by his elder brother Ludwig of all his rights to the Greek succession and since the Greek Constitution forbade the sovereign to be ruler of another country ( Ludwig became King of Bavaria ), Leopold technically succeeded upon his brother's renunciation to the rights of the deposed Otto I, King of Greece.

Due to their success in selling 6, 000 sandwiches within the first 4 days, Burger King decided to extend the promotion period to 16 days, ending on November 6.

Due to danger presented by King Chilperic, brother of Sigibert and Charibert, Fortunatus had to move south to Tours, returning to Sigibert ’ s lands.