The phrase "as a cause of continuing" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be an incomplete thought and lacks clarity in its intended meaning.
Example: "The lack of funding has been identified as a cause of continuing delays in the project."
Alternatives: "as a reason for ongoing" or "as a factor in the persistence".
Yet, over the decades since, stroke as a cause of death continued to decline across the United States.
Describing the "fizzling of the great consumer bubble" as the prime cause of continuing high unemployment is a classic case of blaming the victims.
In debate before a vote near midnight on Thursday, the deadline for the oil-sales extension, the council defeated a Russian and Chinese attempt to write into the resolution language that would have identified the sanctions as the sole cause of continuing hardships in Iraq.
"It will require that the American people, individually, whether you are a Democrat or a Republican or an independent, when you decide to vote for somebody, are making a determination as to whether this cause of continuing death for innocent people should be a relevant factor in your decision," Obama said.
It will will require that the American people individually – whether you are a Democrat, or a Republican or an independent – when you decide to vote for somebody are making a determination as to whether this cause of continuing death for innocent people should be a relevant factor in your decision.
And it will require that the American people, individually, whether you are a Democrat or a Republican or an independent, when you decide to vote for somebody, are making a determination as to whether this cause of continuing death for innocent people should be a relevant factor in your decision.
Some local travel agents report a 90% cancellation rate.The kidnappings, as much a symptom of Yemen's hard times as a cause of them, will continue.
The importance of HIV/AIDS as a cause of FUO will probably continue to increase in Japan.
The Marines announced last month that mechanical failure had been ruled out as a cause of the crash, but the investigation was continuing.
If the projected trends continue, obesity as a cause of cancer in women will overtake smoking by 2043, the reportsays.
