Sentence examples for lost to cause from inspiring English sources

But despite Brazil's efforts to slow deforestation, scientists say the Amazon is approaching a tipping point where enough tropical biomass has been lost to cause large areas of the forest to shift irreversibly into savanna or other less biodiverse landscapes.

"That molecule must be lost to cause an infection, but now that we can see in atomic detail what that molecule looks like, we can try to design a synthetic version that will attach more strongly," Prof Stuart told BBC News.

Both were lost to the cause of morale-boosting air shows.

A further eight were shot down by AAA fire, two collided and two were lost to unknown causes.

In exchange, 158 aircraft were shot down or lost to other causes; 26 for every enemy vessel.

Eventually over 4000 missions were logged by the two F-111-equipped units at the cost of six aircraft lost in combat and two lost to operational causes.

The Japanese mounted a strong defense that downed two Superfortresses and damaged another 64; another eight B-29s were lost to other causes.

Too many lives have already been lost to the suffering caused by bullies.

Four other La-7s were lost to non-combat causes, mostly related to engine problems.

The time you think you'll save is often lost to the distractions it causes.

His poems, read on the BBC Third Programme, were excoriated for obscenity, and he never lost the capacity to cause outrage.