Sentence examples for because it borders the from inspiring English sources

Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, is considered a relatively high-risk area because it borders the tribal areas where the Pakistani Army has been fighting militants for more than two years.

Scarborough, often called Scarborough-on-Hudson because it borders the Hudson River, is an 0.45 square miles unincorporated district divided between Briarcliff Manor and the village of Ossining, with most of the area within Briarcliff Manor and a few streets in the village of Ossining.

"Why the North River and not the West River?" I wondered, having always assumed that the East River was so named because it bordered the east side of Manhattan.

Because it bordered the desert, Gaza was vulnerable to warring nomadic groups.

The scene is marvellous precisely because it borders on the unbelievable, rises confidently above the ordinary, confounds expectation.

Allegedly, Wainright's EIC contacted Eurogamer to ask that the post be toned down because it bordered on libel.

Yet Monaco is not an enclave within France, because it also borders the sea.

The Northwest Territories route may also draw opposition from environmental groups, because it would border the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

John Mann, chair of the UK's all-party parliamentary group against antisemitism, said, "The internet is a classic EU territory because it crosses borders and the EU could have a huge impact – if it had a thorough approach to antisemitism and other hatred and abuse on the internet".   .

Inevitably it will create fewer jobs than less crowded places, because its borders are fixed and it has little room.

However its censorship consists of stamping "Illegal" on maps of Kashmir because it disputes the borders shown.