Sentence examples for because of the river from inspiring English sources
The industries were there because of the river.
The early settlements in the western region quickly thrived because of the river trade.
"We're all here because of the river, the lifeblood for the first settlers of Cleveland and Akron," Mr. Davis said.
Paterson, which has about 150,000 people, once thrived because of the river, which powered mills that made textiles, giving the city a worldwide reputation for manufacturing.
Meanwhile, a couple who subscribe to the tenets of feng shui chose a particular apartment at 515 East 72nd Street because of the river view.
Mr. Moorhead showed off some decorative flourishes, the marine elements in the living room ("Is it because of the river?" he wondered), including sailboats in the ironwork around the gallery and in the grillwork on the two fireplaces.
And in Guyana and Suriname, coastal farmers irrigating with water from river estuaries have had to stop: because of the rivers' weak flow, it was sea-water.AP Roads, power and outputThe losses, of course, extend much wider than farming.
Because of the rivers ephemeral character, its capacity to assimilate and eliminate pollutants from water is gradually reducing.
Because most of the river branches of the delta are shallow, oceangoing vessels cannot reach Guangzhou but must dock at Huangpu (Whampoa), 10 miles (16 km) downstream.
That is because part of the river wall must be removed to allow construction of an underground passageway between the new World Trade Center and the World Financial Center in Battery Park City.
There apparently have been enough studies and hearings in the past 23 years, because part of the river is now open to the public. .
