Sentence examples for cause sabotage from inspiring English sources

Despite a strained power grid that has gone lacking in basic upkeep for years, he assured Venezuelans that there could be only one cause: sabotage.

According to data from the company, there were 198 oil spills at Shell facilities in the Niger Delta last year alone, releasing around 26,000 barrels of oil, The firm says 161 of these spills were caused by sabotage or theft, while 37 incidents were caused by operational failure.

Electrical blackouts caused by sabotage helped to fuel public anxiety.

American soldiers said the loss was caused by sabotage.

Shell estimates that, of 131 spills in 1998, 51 were caused by sabotage.

But there has also been speculation about episodes that could have been caused by sabotage.

But the Dutch court said on Friday: "It is too early to assume that the leaks were caused by sabotage".

Shell argues that a recent preliminary court ruling stated that all the spills under the spotlight were caused by sabotage.

Some 55 were the result of "operational mishaps," including poor maintenance of facilities but 144 were caused by sabotage or people siphoning oil from pipelines.

But he said that Shell could not pay for spills caused by sabotage because it would create a "perverse incentive" for criminals.

Shell, the oldest and largest foreign oil company in Nigeria, says 98% of its spills in the country last year were caused by sabotage.