Sentence examples for two years owing from inspiring English sources

The return of James Levine — sidelined for two years owing to his complex medical problems — to the Metropolitan Opera podium is one of the most eagerly awaited events of the new season.

He was set to retire from the RAAF on reaching the age limit in 1964, but his appointment was extended a further two years owing to the shortage of technical officers.

Here more than 50 patients of evacuated hospitals died within several days as a direct consequence of the unfounded evacuation (Tanigawa et al. 2012), and more than 1000 people died within two years owing to various evacuation-related non-radiogenic (mainly psychosomatic) problems (Saji 2013).

It is no surprise, then, to learn that Mr. Davis, who dropped out of Springfield College after two years, owes his big career break to milk.

(The ship was constructed but was mothballed after eight years, owing to high operating costs).

The average life span of a steamboat was only four to five years, owing to the vessels being poorly constructed and maintained, being sunk by snags and other obstructions in the river, or having their boilers explode.

Two finance directors at Kids Company left in less than three years owing to frustrations that no one – from the board of trustees, led by the BBC's Alan Yentob, to the chief executive, Camila Batmanghelidjh – heeded warnings of the need to build a financial cushion to protect the charity from catastrophe.

Public broadcaster NHK said Toshiba is set to post its first operating loss in seven years owing to the weak performance of its chip unit.

After the closing bell in Tokyo, the country's No. 2 retailer, Aeon Co., lowered its guidance and warned that it could produce its first annual loss in seven years, owing in part to troubles at its Talbots chain in the United States.

He was arrested in New York for failing to pay them for three years, owing the IRS more than $350,000.

In years past, working the design of a vehicle from the idea stage to production took about five to seven years, owing to the complexity and durability requirements of the machines.