VAT receipts slumped by 20% from a year earlier to £6bn, mainly owing to December's VAT cut but also as a result of a drop in consumer spending.
I left for Valencia with few preconceived ideas or expectations - mainly owing to my inability to plan or prepare for anything in advance, particularly where travel is concerned.
The Office for National Statistics said exports rose by £200m between September and October to £24.3bn, mainly owing to higher exports of erratic items, notably silver.
The surplus of foreign trade in goods and services had reached $652.8 million by August, mainly owing to relatively cheap prices of Belarusian products.
The artist's fortunes deteriorated drastically toward the end of his life, mainly owing to the disastrous economic climate in Holland following its invasion by French troops in 1672.
It must have been an interesting moment – NBC's Olympic coverage met with a mixed reception, mainly owing to the decision to repeatedly tape-delay by up to six hours, in order to meet prime time at home.
Inflation will rise in the near term, mainly owing to higher energy and food prices, but over the medium term "inflation is expected to remain moderate," Mr. Trichet said.
Nearly all of the major Western European countries now have multiethnic national teams, in part as a legacy of colonialism, but mainly owing to demographic shifts in these countries.
Used in the present context, the phrase is a subtle suggestion that the success of May 2, 2011, was mainly owing to farseeing neocon wisdom from the early aughts.
Consequently, we reasonably deduce that these discrepancies are mainly owing to the various indentation methods used.
This is mainly owing to the high photosensitivity of Ag2C2O4[21].
