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Meanings of owing in English

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Owed as a debt.

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        Usage of owing in English
        1
        Unable to work owing to long-term health problems, Ryder receives incapacity benefit.
        The Guardian
        2
        Meanwhile much of north-east China suffered travel disruption owing to blizzard conditions.
        The Guardian
        3
        Some economists expect an economic contraction this year owing to the outbreak.
        Reuters
        4
        This was particularly the case in Gauteng province, owing to migration patterns.
        The South African
        5
        In England three, owing to the difference in the manner of living.
        The Conqueror: Being the True and Romantic Story of Alexander Ha...
        6
        The winners will leave this chamber free men, owing not a penny.
        Number9Dream
        7
        National guidelines for screening and management vary widely owing to insufficient data.
        Pubmed
        8
        The company went bust in 2001 owing millions of pounds to creditors.
        BBC
        9
        Three staff were taken to hospital Thursday owing to excessive radiation levels.
        Reuters
        10
        No chamber-pot in the room, owing to the negligence of the maid.
        The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
        11
        Results: This study was terminated early owing to high incidence of pneumonitis.
        Pubmed
        12
        Perhaps it is owing to both; for they mutually produce each other.
        The Vicar of Wakefield
        13
        Background: RCTs in surgery are challenging owing to well established methodological issues.
        Pubmed
        14
        To them is owing the sanctification of Sunday in the three kingdoms.
        Letters on England
        15
        The rapid decrease of the Pueblo tribes was owing to several causes.
        The Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished Races
        16
        Probably it is owing to some popular expressions in the Constitution itself.
        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 / A Magaz...
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