Used to indicate the cause of a mentioned outcome of negative connotation.
1Is it on account of that certain young lady and Father Moran?
2Still, trading volumes were muted on account of a U.S. market holiday.
3People were arrested in the street on account of their personal appearance.
4Teachers who are Han wield considerable power on account of their ethnicity.
5I mention this on account of Mr Stone, of whom more later.
6Thai markets were closed on Friday on account of a local holiday.
7The Malaysian ringgit did not trade on account of a public holiday.
8She was upset, he said, mainly on account of the family's reputation.
9And this on account of the exact possession of this particular quality.
10The Council had even approved wings, on account of Artemis's recent services.
11The difficulty of finding bodies is considerable on account of the undergrowth.
12I didn't say anything on account of there was nothing to say.
13He was the last that suffered on account of the civil wars.
14When my number comes up, it won't be on account of you.
15It is on account of the children that I tell the truth.
16Navigation now became very difficult on account of alders in the stream.