31. Private companies operating in Pakistan have occasionally declared force majeure because of lawlessness in frontier areas. 32. Many mines were forced to declare force majeure , meaning they could not meet their contractual obligations. 33. After Cyclone Oswald caused severe flooding in Queensland in January 2013 the owners declared force majeure . 34. "I'd assume the contracts have provisions like force majeure or ` act of war, "'said Hill. 35. The declaration of a force majeure temporarily released the company and its clients from contractual obligations. 36. The contracts " foresee cases of force majeure ," 37. Just like in a real " force majeure ", all bets appear to be off ." 38. It's my own version of force majeure . 39. The plant is still under force majeure . 40. Occidental said it declared force majeure at Cano Limon in eastern Colombia because of the damaged pipeline.