Due to the impending merger of the American Football League and the National Football League, which was due to take full effect in the season, Brown agreed to join the AFL as its tenth and final franchise.

Due diligence was not performed, and the merger was rushed.

* Due to an apparent spread of the merger towards the center of the United States ( from both the western and eastern states ), portions of the Midwest also feature the merger:

Due to the merger of United and Continental, Copa Airlines phased out its previous frequent flier program ( OnePass ) on December 31, 2011 and began using United's new MileagePlus program on March 3, 2012.

Due to the merger between Champ Car and the Indy Racing League in 2008, the 2008 Grand Prix of Houston was canceled.

Due to the disparity of sizes of the populations – Herefordshire had about 140, 000 people, much less than Worcestershire, which had a population of about 420, 000 – it was perceived by Herefordshire as a takeover rather than a merger, especially after it merged that the administrative centre was to be located to the east of Worcester city, and it never attracted the loyalties of residents.

" Due to the merger, the band found themselves without label support, as Jenkins said, " Our record company ceased to exist.

Due to the expected merger, the NWHL was split into the Eastern and Central divisions, with the WWHL teams expected to make up the Western Division.

Due to this merger and the merger of Kasumi into Kami, Kinosaki District was dissolved.

Due to a railway merger between MTR and KCR in late-2007, they are now operated by MTR Corporation for running MTR Feeder Bus ( previously known as KCR Feeder Bus ) routes.

Due to the merger with the ASP, from 1977 it has been also the ruling party in Zanzibar, though there its grip on power has been more contested by the Civic United Front ( CUF ).

Due to poor sales and issues involving Wildstorm's merger with DC Comics, the license was allowed to expire in 2002 without renewal.

Due to this merger, Svolvær lost its status as a " town ".

Due to the merger of various municipalities into the new City of Ottawa, it can draw on a much larger base of students.

Due to the merger, there are only 15 teams in the CSL.

Due to economic uncertainty and NBC Universal's upcoming possible merger with Comcast, NBC was thought to be selling their stake in ValueVision and announced they would do so in May 2010, forcing a change in name, but decided to retain the stake in June 2010 for the time being.

Due to his concentration in Morgan Keegan stock at that time of the merger, Morgan remains the largest non-institutional shareholder of Regions, according to Bloomberg.

Due to regulatory issues, the full merger was not completed until February 1998.

Due to its size and flooring area, and it has been slated for expansion since the merger.

Due to high demand in import goods, Hungary also had a high trade deficit and budget gap, and it could not reach an agreement with the IMF, either.

Due to agreement on the self-help policy that Louis Farrakhan has endorsed in many fora including the Million Man March, Kemp in a sense aligned himself with Farrakhan.

Due to its widespread adoption and implementation it has been hailed as an example of exceptional international co-operation, with Kofi Annan quoted as saying that " perhaps the single most successful international agreement to date has been the Montreal Protocol ".

Due to Part XI, the United States refused to ratify the UNCLOS, although it expressed agreement with the remaining provisions of the Convention.

Due to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan the United States never ratified the treaty, however the agreement was honoured by both sides.

Due to a clause in the treaty signed between Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, the maximum number of generating units allowed to operate simultaneously cannot exceed 18 ( see the agreement section for more information ).

Due to its seclusion, it was used as a discreet meeting place for high-ranking politicians and diplomats and the agreement to create the Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed there.

Due to continued allegations of ceasefire violations by all sides, Kissinger and Tho met in Paris in May and June 1973 for the purpose of getting the implementation of the peace agreement back on track.

Due to the different calendars in use in the two countries and the complex procedure, when a single date is given the literature is not in agreement.

Due to local action by The Save King's Stairs Gardens Campaign, which collected over five thousand signatures, as of March 2011 it seems that Thames water will build the access shaft at an alternative site ; providing that the local community is in agreement.

Due to excellent agreement between the mass measured by CDF and the theoretical expectation, it is a strong indication that the particle discovered by CDF is indeed the.

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 end of the distribution agreement between Stax and Atlantic Records in May 1968, " I Thank You " was Sam and Dave's final single on Stax.

Due to Tribune's ownership stake, the majority of the company's independent stations were tapped to serve as charter affiliates of the network ; one month later on December 3, 1993, The WB signed an affiliation agreement with WGN-TV, returning a network affiliation to channel 9 for the first time since 1956, and effectively making the station a de facto WB owned-and-operated station due to Tribune's minority interest in the network.

Due to this disagreement, the pact was signed without Japan and became an agreement between Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany signed on May 22, 1939, by the foreign ministers of each country and witnessed by Count Galeazzo Ciano for Italy and Joachim von Ribbentrop for Germany.

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 Namor's presence on Utopia, Emma realizes that Shaw's continued existence poses a threat to the agreement she had made with Namor earlier.

Due to some complicated side bets, by the end Rothstein owed $ 319, 000 to Raymond ( much of which Raymond was due, by secret agreement, to pass on to Thompson ); $ 30, 000 to Thompson ; and approximately $ 200, 000 to the other gamblers present.

Due to the consequences of this agreement, from Pearl Harbor Brazil's entering the war became just a matter of time.

Due to Thieu's intransigence ( and his demand that the U. S. not abandon his nation after any agreement ) and new demands from Hanoi, the peace talks stalled in December.

Due to the condition of Greenville Municipal Stadium, and the failure to reach an agreement with the Greenville County council for a new ballpark, the team pursued relocation.

Due to the Czech Media Council's rules against foreign ownership, the license was granted to a company controlled by Železný-CET21-which, with the legal assistance of Miroslav Šipovič signed a licensing agreement with a joint venture partly owned by CME.

Due to the very same duopoly rule that forced the license of one of the stations to be transferred to a separate licensee back in 2008, Cox will acquire WAWS outright and transfer the license for WTEV to Bayshore Television, LLC who will then enter into a management agreement with Cox.

Due to the lack of progress, this agreement was subsequently terminated and negotiations then commenced with a Marin County based developer in early 2010.

Due to an ill-advised agreement between Parker and Presley that gave RCA sole ownership of all his recording royalties prior to 1973, the estate was relying heavily on the income from Factors Etc.