Sentence examples for owing to a fall from inspiring English sources

Much of the improvement in the trade balance was owing to a fall in the value of imported oil.

The worker, in the long run, would be compensated, owing to "a fall in the value of the necessaries on which his wages are expended".

The Zambian economy continued to deteriorate owing to a fall in the world price of copper (Zambia's chief export), the rising price of oil (its chief import), the withdrawal of foreign aid and investment by developed countries, and worsening corruption within Kaunda's government.

However, the benefit seems to wane in the long term, possibly owing to a fall in adherence levels, development of resistance to co-trimoxazole, or death from causes not prevented by co-trimoxazole.

However, political turmoil in the country, rampant corruption, and the dictatorial rule of President Bokassa centred in the city, brought in economic recession in the 1970s owing to a fall in international prices for its major exports.

Many people fall and call an ambulance but are not taken to hospital A community based service to prevent falls reduced the number of falls over a year in older people (>60 years) who had called an emergency ambulance owing to a fall but not been taken to hospital The service also led to increased levels of activities of daily living and reduced fear of falling Cite this as: BMJ 2010 340 c2102.

Much of that profit swing owes to a 1999 restructuring of the 120-year-old, hidebound firm.

Another was forced to advertise several of its schools on Yahoo's auction site earlier this year owing to a dramatic fall in the number of children.

Whether this is mainly owing to a $180 billion fiscal handout (whose effects may fade), America's inexhaustible energy and now-flourishing exports, or the simple fact that it stumbled earlier is a matter of debate.

Most Confederate guerrillas lost heart around that time, owing to a cold winter and the failure of General Price's 1864 Missouri campaign, which ensured that the state would remain under Union control.

The bank's financial results for 2011 will be published in a fortnight and will set out the size of the bonus pool for its investment bankers – who are dwindling in number owing to a restructuring announced last month.