Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] contributed to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The inaccessibility of rural areas , the lack of public transport facilities , the dispersed and sparse population had all contributed to the failure of many courses to enrol students at levels within the prescribed minima for grant-aid and the thresholds for the Board 's Regulations were demonstrably too high under such circumstances . |
| 2 | Alex Montgomery , Export Director , presented her with a crystal decanter and a cheque on behalf of colleagues who had generously contributed to the leaving present . |
| 3 | Government policy , stated the party 's Economic Secretariat , had directly contributed to the surge of personal debt . |
| 4 | She had been totally engrossed in her thoughts , but her body must have switched on to autodrive because she had managed to eat the food on her plate without really tasting it , and had probably contributed to the conversation without even being aware of what she was saying . |
| 5 | The loss of revenue from areas of the country affected by civil unrest had also contributed to the deficit . |
| 6 | The devaluation of the pound and the Swedish krone had also contributed to the fall . |
| 7 | Transmission rates in parts of south and south-east Asia , once considered relatively safe , were as high as sub-Saharan Africa , while " new-found freedom " in eastern and central Europe had also contributed to the spread of AIDS . |