Due to his tendency of competing in title fights outside of Puerto Rico, Vázquez became known as El Viajero, Spanish for " the traveler ".

Due to his struggles in the regular season, the Yankees named Vázquez as an alternative on the postseason roster.

Historically and generally, Economic Geography is regarded as a subfield of the discipline of geography, although during the last decades many economists have pursued interests that can be considered part of economic geography .. Due to this fact, many believe that Economic Geography is part of the discipline of Economics, instead of Geography.

Due to the advent of tail docking in dogs, the bob tail was not aggressively pursued, with breeders focusing instead on other characteristics, and the tail artificially shortened if need be.

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 this, she is pursued by many other Sparks.

Due to their violent warfare that left more than 1, 000 people dead between 2003 and 2004, the Colombian government with support of the Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA ), FBI, and U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have pursued the cartel heavily for over four years.

Due to lobbying by local resident groups this plan was eventually rejected by the Adelaide City Council and subsequently no longer pursued by the South Australian Government.

Due to the perceived logjam, many teams reportedly pursued Swisher, but the Yankees opted to keep him as a reserve outfielder and first baseman.

Due to the Eritrean War of Independence Abraham, with his family, fled to Sudan and soon after to Italy where he further pursued his dream to be a professional musician.

Due to the ship's limited offensive power the Hideki class is confined to border patrol duties during peace time.

Due to the adoption of a conventional offensive ( and the logistical effort needed to support it ), PAVN placed itself squarely in the sights of U. S. air power and the casualties were high.

Due to the resemblance to the offensive slang term, English language dubs have been released under three different titles by three separate distributors.

Due to the failure of the Soviet side to negotiate a deal at the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, the Germans renewed their offensive and seized most of the Western Oblast in February 1918.

Due to the length of the front created by the German summer offensive, aimed at taking the Caucasus oil fields and the city of Stalingrad, German and other Axis forces were forced to guard sectors beyond the length they were meant to occupy.

Due to catching's strategic defensive importance, if a catcher has exceptional defensive skills, teams are often willing to overlook their relative offensive weaknesses.

Due to the number of scenes that would be offensive to Western audiences, the following scenes were edited or removed from the 1999 VHS release of the film:

Due to rule changes in NFL offensive line Dryer's play started to decline some.

Due to the NCAA's perception that the term " Fighting Sioux " and the accompanying logo are offensive to native Americans, the NCAA pressured the university to discontinue use of the logo, including threatening the forfeit of post-season games if UND athletes, cheerleaders, or band members wear attire with the Fighting Sioux nickname or Native American head logo.

Due to this, the planned offensive could not begin on all fronts at once, and the mobility of the troops was limited.

Due to their own planned offensive, the Republicans fail to fortify their high ground, and the Nationalist offensive takes them completely by surprise.

Due to his lack of proper hygiene habits, the Tatterdemlion emits a harsh offensive odor at all times.

Due to its difficulty, only a few players have been able to perform the move ( either as a defensive or offensive play ) in an official football match .< ref name = Diego_Perez > Perez, Diego.

Due to its arguably offensive character by contemporary standards, the name has fallen out of favor in cooking books, for example.

Due to its light armour and simple design, the vehicle was more than likely a reconnaissance or armoured cable laying vehicle and may not have been intended to be an offensive weapon or weapons platform.

Due to the threat that this underground Viet Cong support network posed to the Saigon Government, the United States stepped up its military offensive on the region in the fall of 1966 and 1967.

Due to heavy losses in troops and armour, Iranian air superiority and an interruption of supply systems, the Iraqis had to stop their offensive, and then became involved in extremely bitter land-battles against Iranian ground forces.

Due to the fragments rapid loss of velocity the kill radius is small, making this grenade an " offensive " type.

The New York Court of Appeals ( the state's highest court ) rejected claims by same-sex couples that the state's marriage laws were offensive to the state constitution's Due Process and Equal Protection clauses.

Due to the success of Council-directed research in producing a sound-based method of detecting submarines, as well as other military innovations, the NRC was retained at the end of the war, though it was gradually decoupled from the military.

Due to an Eyewall replacement cycle, Isabel weakened slightly, though it retained Category 5 status for 24 hours.

Due to claims of poor structural integrity, however, the LAUSD decided to demolish most of the Cocoanut Grove, although the hotel entrance and east wall of the Grove were retained.

Due to the insular nature of many Jewish communities, many Jewish languages retained archaic vocabulary and linguistic structures of the language from which they descended long after they had been lost or changed in later forms of the parent language.

Due to a shortage of the Royal Aircraft Factory SE. 5a the squadron retained its Nieuports until April 1918, becoming possibly the last operational unit to operate “ vee strut ” Nieuport fighters.

Due to his performance commitments, he decided to sell the business in 1983 and two Canadians offered him a deal by which, if the hotel retained La Rue ’ s name, he would become the major shareholder.

Due to the high potential of this restaurant chain, the American subsidiary was later purchased by Pizza Hut and Prime Restaurants retained exclusive rights to the Canadian trademarks.

* Due to an error by Maureen O ' Brien during recording, the acronym TARDIS is said to stand for " Time and Relative Dimensions in Space " ( rather than the singular ' Dimension ' as in An Unearthly Child ), an error which was retained throughout much of the series ' history, with occasional exceptions.

Due to FCC regulations regarding duplication of frequencies, the PrimeCo territories were split up with: most of the Gulf Coast going into Verizon Wireless, except in Houston, where Verizon Wireless retained 10 MHz of spectrum and the remaining 20 MHz were sold to AT & T Wireless ; Virginia and North Carolina territories sold to CFW Communications, a regional landline telecom provider since 1987, now operating under the name of nTelos ; and the Midwest territories split up, with Wisconsin going into Verizon Wireless, and the Illinois and Indiana territories-like Houston-were disaggregated, with Verizon Wireless retaining 10 MHz of spectrum, and the remaining 20 MHz placed into a trust fund.

Due to the lack of retained information, some championships have not been recorded.

Due to injury problems at the beginning of the 2009 – 10 season, he missed several 2010 World Cup qualifiers but has retained his place as first choice since then.

Due to the large concentration of students in Bournbrook, the area has retained many of its pubs.

Due to vague recordings it is plausible to believe that Professor Palmer retained her ashes until 1909 when a monument was erected at Wellesley College.

Due to the rules of taxonomy, its species name of minor was retained despite being placed in a separate genus.