The phrase "and extended because of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something has been prolonged or lengthened due to a specific reason or circumstance.
Example: "The deadline for the project was extended because of unforeseen circumstances."
Alternatives: "and prolonged due to" or "and lengthened as a result of".
They could afford to gamble and extend because of Dieng, the conference's defensive player of the year, who was an intimidating force in the middle.
The pension proposals survived, prospered and were extended because of a rule which applies to governments of all persuasions.
But hospitals are lobbying against his proposals to regulate expenditures for new construction and equipment and to cut off reimbursement payments when patient stays are extended because of medical mistakes and preventable infections.
The Open media guide devotes three pages to "Rain and the U.S. Open" in its historical highlights section, citing 18 times the event was extended because of the weather and instances when the Open finished on time despite lots of rain.
"We should see the beginnings of a corporate PC refresh, which was extended because of the recession and because of a reluctance to go to Windows Vista," says Richard Kugele, an analyst with Needham & Co.
This has forced the Tate, already extended because of expansion, to contemplate program reductions and other cuts.
They deserve credit for the thousands of people whose lives have been extended because of cutting-edge treatments developed, pioneered and rolled out across the NHS.
-- Certain benefits should be accorded to same-sex partners and families of gay servicemembers, although full benefits cannot be legally extended because of the Defense of Marriage Act.
The deadline to apply early admission at many colleges and universities is Nov. 1, though several of those deadlines have been extended because of Hurricane Sandy.
The deadline to apply early admission at many colleges and universities is Nov. 1, though some of those deadlines have been extended because of Hurricane Sandy.
