Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] contributed to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With hindsight , he says , he can see the deficiencies in County 's and NatWest 's structure that might have contributed to the Blue Arrow affair . |
| 2 | Whereas in the past such external supports of the superego might have been strong enough to compensate at least in part for faulty superego development as a result of difficulties at the phallic-Oedipal stage and might have contributed to the unresolved Oedipal conflict expressing itself as a typical hysteria or obsessional neurosis , today , because such supports are in large part lacking , the outcome is not likely to be the same . |
| 3 | Mustelids very like modern stoats and weasels are the most common carnivores at Westbury ( apart from the cave bear which was probably only partly carnivorous anyway ) and they could have contributed to the small mammal faunas at Westbury . |
| 4 | At least two other specific developments could have contributed to the present sea-bird problem . |
| 5 | The report suggested that this was the reverse of the settings which would be expected and that this could have contributed to the homing errors . |
| 6 | In other words , the stress forces of the Earth , in particular stresses brought about by severe changes in climate , and the changing chemical nature of the surface , may have contributed to the great expansion , and occasional contraction , of species within narrow phyla that evolved from the recognizable solid life in the oceans ( oceanic life started , probably , in the Algonkian period , somewhere between 670 million and 600 million years ago ) . |
| 7 | Unlike the Cubists , the Futurists had never limited the colours on their palettes and were concerned with a wide range of subject-matter , so that they may have contributed to the general ‘ loosening-up ’ process that Cubism was undergoing . |
| 8 | When such incidents occur the guests feel that their trip has been ruined and blame the hotel , even when they may have contributed to the criminal opportunityby not securing their valuables in a safe deposit box . |
| 9 | Lower infant mortality may have contributed to the eighteenth-century fall . |
| 10 | Issues of government stock declined and this may have contributed to the lower trend in rates of interest . |
| 11 | Mapping of the eruptive products , done jointly with the University of Liverpool , suggests that more than one original caldera may have contributed to the volcanic assemblage . |
| 12 | Mapping of the eruptive products , a joint study with the University of Liverpool , further suggests that more than one original caldera may have contributed to the volcanic assemblage . |
| 13 | Both the intermittent treatment schedule and intensive patient monitoring with mental support may have contributed to the good compliance . |
| 14 | It is a schism which may have contributed to the stalled development of GaAs as an alternative in digital technology . |
| 15 | The divisions amongst the Christians weakened their power of resistance and may have contributed to the Ottoman victories of the sixteenth century . |
| 16 | Among the factors which may have contributed to the disorderly condition of the Gascon nobility was the slackening of the crusading effort against the infidel . |
| 17 | His hero is a stick who would have contributed to The New Statesman . |
| 18 | Chief executive Peter Costain is expected to unveil a series of exceptional costs , which will have contributed to the deep losses . |