Due to globalization, they are becoming increasingly important, resulting in expansion projects such as the Panama Canal expansion project.

Due to this outward expansion, in 1965 the old County of London ( which by now only covered part of the London conurbation ) and the London County Council were abolished, and the much larger area of Greater London was established with a new Greater London Council ( GLC ) to administer it, along with 32 new London boroughs.

Due to the expansion of the gases the piston moves downwards covering the intake port and compressing the fuel-air mixture inside the crank chamber.

Due to his defeat, Nobunaga's expansion in Noto, Kaga, and Etchū Province area stagnated.

Due to this high ratio of expansion of steam, the steam leaves the nozzle with a very high velocity.

Due to the increased threat of Japanese and Chinese expansion during this period, British Indian troops secured the town as part of the defence of India's eastern border.

Due to anatomical barriers such as the pelvis, the uterus is pushed partially into the abdomen due to its expansion during pregnancy.

Due to the growing sophistication of Chinese laws, the expansion of the rule of law, as well as an influx of foreign law firms, China has also begun to develop a legal services market.

Due to the rapid expansion of Islam in the 8th century, many people learned Arabic as a lingua franca.

Due to increased admission and expansion, CWU is expected to increase student enrollment from its current enrollment to possibly 15, 000 + students over the next decade.

Due to air quality and noise concerns, the City of Duarte has sought repeatedly to halt expansion of neighboring quarry operations, but has had no success against the monied interests behind the quarries and the neighboring city governments beholden to them.

Due to its continued popularity and expansion, the shopping and entertainment center has grown to almost 2. 3 million square feet.

Due to its recent expansion, it is bordered by the cities of Subang Jaya and Petaling Jaya in the east, the district of Klang in the west, the district of Kuala Selangor and Selayang in the north, and the district of Kuala Langat in the south.

Due to the continuing influx of people to Bergschenhoek, it is in a constant state of expansion, and is now predominantly a commuter town as most of its residents work in the neighbouring city.

Due to Han Chinese expansion, Mongol invasion pressures, and a search for lands more suitable for wet-rice cultivation, the Tai peoples moved south towards India, down the Mekong River valley, and as far south as the Malay Peninsula.

Due to the large velocity, the temperature dependence on the horizontal direction is negligible, and the height at time t ( i. e. of sea floor of age t ) can be calculated by integrating the thermal expansion over z:

Due to its inertia it delays the expansion of the reacting material, increasing the efficiency of the weapon.

Due to sustained growth, expansion of the airport terminal was undertaken in 2005 through 2010.

Due to an expansion of the local railway lines, the club was told that they would have to find a new ground for the 1899 – 1900 season.

Due to the two-year period of dormancy, the Eagles do not claim the Yellow Jackets ' history as their own, and the NFL considers the Eagles a 1933 expansion team for record-keeping purposes.

Due to its growth in Puerto Rico, and the aggressive expansion in the United States, the company changed its name once again in 2000 to Popular, Inc., a name that goes back to the traditional roots of the corporation and which also reflects the common title in almost all of the subsidiaries of the company.

Due to the pattern of the town's expansion there are several centres of employment which are interspersed with residential housing.

Due to unsuitable onboard break ( NMI ) buttons ( needed to activate the Messenger software ), a break-button card was also provided, which plugged into the Coupé's expansion slot.

Due to the encroachment of the urban boundary, the airport had become surrounded by residential housing, meaning that expansion of Essendon Airport was not possible.

Due to mutual agreements with foreign clubs, the youth academy has also signed foreign players as teenagers before making first team debuts, such as Belgian defensive trio Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld and Thomas Vermaelen ( now with Arsenal ) and winger Tom de Mul ( now with Sevilla ), all of whom are full internationals as well as Dutch youth international Javier Martina and Vurnon Anita of the Netherlands Antilles.

Due to the show's strong themes of female empowerment, the most powerful members of the team are often female ( Buffy and Willow ), while the men play passive roles such as that of father-figure ( Giles ) and supportive best friend ( Xander ).

Due to the distributed nature of virtual teams, team members have less awareness of the wider situation of the team or dynamics of the overall team environment.

Due to the City of Vacaville's failure to honor the promised removal of a significant financial condition imposed on Portner when he built the stadium with his own money, Portner was forced to sell the stadium at a fire sale price and ultimately had to place the team in bankruptcy to reorganize its debts.

Due to the poor management of the Solano Thunderbirds owned by Curtis, Susan and Byrant Stocking, they ran up debt in the millions of dollars and were forced to close down the Thunderbirds leaving Vacaville with no baseball team.

Due to the discomfort, the duty of fielding " under the helmet " or " under the lid " is often delegated to the most junior member of the team.

Due to financial losses and ownership struggles, the team was frequently a target of relocation rumors.

Due to the success of the pilot run, the team went on to produce approximately 2000 units over the next ten years.

Due to the 41 – 14 loss Ohio State suffered to Florida, Boise State became the only team to finish the 2006 season with an undefeated record.

Due to close proximity to State College, PA, the most popular college sports team in Mifflin County is the Penn State football team.

Due to the fact that at the time the Baltic, Belgian / Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish seasons were all traveling together in order to conserve and pool their resources, there is no way to determine which production team came up with the idea of the twist ( though it's unlikely to be the Baltic's or Norway's as neither edition has ever used this twist ).

Due to the ban on English clubs in European competitions following the Heysel disaster of 1985, there was talk that Waddle would transfer to a team outside of the country.

Due to the nearby football teams, Brentford Football Club and Queens Park Rangers, Ealing has previously not had its own football team, despite its size.

Due to the level of devotion and intensity of feeling towards the favored team or athlete by sports bar patrons, as well as partially due to the alcohol being served, behavior that would be seen as unruly or fanatical outside of a sports bar is generally more common inside of one.

Due to her success in high school football, she was invited to join the Colorado Buffaloes football team as a walk-on freshman placekicker by then coach Rick Neuheisel.

Due to the non-appearance of the team from Luxembourg, that one match ended up being the entire tug of war event at the 1912 Olympics.

Due to the 1973 oil crisis, the team only flew six air shows and was grounded for some time.

Due to financial problems, the team suspended operations in 1927 and surrendered its franchise the following year.

Due to the regionalisation of Welsh rugby in 2003 Newport RFC is now a feeder club to Newport Gwent Dragons regional team.

Due to the length of time it took to secure a new PDC, the team missed the deadline set by Minor League Baseball for name and logo changes.

Due to its strong outflow, divers have had limited success penetrating this first magnitude spring until 2007, when drought conditions eased the out-flowing water allowing team divers from Karst Underwater Research to penetrate to depths of