Sentence examples for because it was announced from inspiring English sources

The project embarrassed Washington because it was announced while the vice-president, Joe Biden, was in Jerusalem to kickstart Israeli-Palestinian talks.

Known as the Mexico City policy, because it was announced there at a United Nations conference in 1984, it remained in force during the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.

If you haven't heard about it, that's probably because it was announced three years ago and the government has not exactly been going out of its way to remind people.

For example, Mr. Shleifer notes, America Online rose by nearly 20percentt in late 1998 simply because it was announced that it would be included in the S.& P. 500.

Struan Stevenson, chairman of the European Parliament's fisheries committee, says the sacking of Mr Smidt "stinks to high heaven" and has called a special session of his committee to investigate matters.Mr Smidt's removal is all the sadder because it was announced as part of a package of reforms that were intended to give governments less ability to influence commission decisions improperly.

Pacini also said the Wii Zapper, a gun shell peripheral, was never considered because it was announced when the game's development was almost done.

The soprano Nina Warren, who gave a vocally precarious performance in the title role, has withdrawn from the run because of illness, it was announced.

This does not change the fact that this affair leaves a sour taste in the mouth, not least because days after it was announced, George Osborne was promoting Vodafone in India – a visit that must have been agreed before the tax announcement was made on 23 July.

That said, this #LivingWageWeek is particularly special, because on Monday it was announced that the living wage – as defined by the National Living Wage Foundation – has increased from £8.25 to £8.45.

Its glow dimmed soon after it was announced, perhaps because opinion polls - which in those far-off days, people believed - suggested it wasn't popular with voters.

The tenor Ian Bostridge, for whom the role of Caliban was written, missed this performance because of a throat infection, it was announced.