Sentence examples for superfluous owing to from inspiring English sources

The 1973 war was almost certainly preventable — Israel's unbudging military posture on the 1967 borders all but dared Egypt and Syria to launch an attack; the U.S.S.R.'s Leonid Brezhnev had warned of war the summer before and had appealed to Nixon and Kissinger to start a peace process, which Israelis like Sharon insisted was superfluous, owing to the I.D.F.'s military superiority.

"The dark woolen suit — the quintessential tailored garment — has remained 'the' modern fashion ensemble," she writes, owing to "its sleek, understated silhouette, stripped of superfluous ornament".

Turnout was low, owing to the snow.

Venezuela and Nigeria are unreliable, owing to civil strife.

They have become collectables owing to nostalgia.

£2.2m is owed to HMRC.

What do we owe to "The Debt"?

What do people owe to the planet?

And what does art owe to reality?

This observation is owed to Ray Monk.

Bosses were reluctant to cut projects initiated by their predecessors to whom they owed their jobs, to axe superfluous divisions, or to abandon cosy relationships with trusted suppliers.