English Phrase of the Day

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due to		©
1. prep. caused by; resulting from.
Rising unemployment due to the economic downturn is spreading.
Analysis
due		©
1. adj. Owed or owing.
He is due four weeks of back pay.
The amount due is just three quid.
The due bills total nearly seven thousand dollars.
He can wait for the amount due him.
to		©
1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
I want to leave.
He asked me what to do.
I don’t know how to say it.
I have places to go and people to see.

Example Sentences

Just before I was due to go on.  The acquisition will take longer due to events happening around the world.  I told her how great it was but that I couldn't drink due to my upcoming test.  That I am devoid of sympathy for, or interest in, people who complain that their middle name is awful is due to the fact that my middle name actually changes the positive reaction people have to my first name.  But when I went to the shop in the village this morning to buy the newspapers, the woman behind the counter said wearily that the heat was due to return today.

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