Sentence examples for partly because of the decline from inspiring English sources

Bedbugs, which were once nearly eradicated, have spread across the country partly because of the decline in the use of that pesticide.

Housing benefit has risen for 15 years, both in and out of recession, partly because of the decline in council housing, changes in tenure, and an increase in working-age people on benefit.

Its antipathy has grown partly because many former Soviet satellites are now EU members and partly because of the decline or fall of Mr Putin's best friends in Europe Germanyy's Gerhard Schröder, Italy's Silvio Berlusconi and France's Jacques Chirac.

Many believe class will never be more than background noise in a presidential election, partly because of the decline of the old ruling class, as well as a deep-seated sense among voters that most rich people probably earned what they got.

In the 14th century, partly because of the declining political strength of the church, the setting for new developments in music shifted from the sacred field to the secular, from the church to the court.

In recent decades, these wetlands have been retracting, partly because of that decline in snowfall but also as a result of the variation in precipitation in general owing to the interannual or periodical fluctuations caused by the El-Niño-Southern-Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon (Isla et al. 2005).

Sales, however, did not improve from the first half of the year, partly because of a decline in demand for the company's premixed vodka drinks, Diageo said.

Some economists argue that in current circumstances austerity can actually make government borrowing rise, partly because of the impact that declining production has on tax revenue and welfare spending, our correspondent says.

In the quarter, revenue at Viacom's cable networks dropped 6 percent, partly because of a decline in sales of the Rock Band video game.

Exports may be gaining strength partly because of a recent decline in the value of the dollar against both the euro and the yen.

The DuMont Television Network closed in 1955, partly because of a decline in sales of DuMont television sets, which had supported it.