Sentence examples for because it lasted for from inspiring English sources

Though it was hardly the first labor clash Drummond has had to deal with, the strike that started last summer made waves in global energy markets because it lasted for months and forced a partial suspension of Drummond's export contracts.

The experience of minority government in Scotland was stable - clearly, because it lasted for four years.

It was rapid, it was dramatic, and it was beyond impressive because it lasted for up to six months".

One of the reasons for this success was that the extreme diet was more tolerable than the gradual one (perhaps because it lasted for only three months instead of nine).

Because it lasts for weeks – I haven't charged it in a full week of use – you can stick it in a bag or backpack and expect it to be ready to read.

Serum CK represents a more reliable marker than blood myoglobin for the diagnosis and assessment of the severity of rhabdomyolysis because it lasts for longer periods than blood myoglobin [ 3].

Remember last year when we had a "leap second"—a rare atomic clock thing that meant high-functioning terrestrial clocks were more in tune with distant astronomical time and it was essentially a complete non-issue for normal God-fearing folks like you and me, because it happened at midnight, and it lasted for a second.

Marble is used for making statues, because it lasts a long time and is nice to look at!

"I say that with total confidence because it's lasted for 200 years".

Councils are instead turning to "acceptable behaviour contracts", an informal (and much cheaper) agreement between policeman and yob that seems to work better, partly because it normally lasts for six months rather than the ASBO's minimum two years a lifetime for teenagers.

I really don't have any better adviCallhan that.