Example sentences of "contribute [adv] to [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is somewhat paradoxical that structural shift does not appear to have been a major factor in productivity growth after the war , because it is well known that structural imbalances contributed substantially to unemployment between the wars . |
| 2 | In the pre-war years , his lack of charisma and poor judgement of men contributed significantly to tension within the establishment . |
| 3 | In his attempt to determine whether the methods and concepts of ecology and physical geography can contribute effectively to analysis of urban issues in the context of the city as an integrated open system of living things interacting with their physical environment , Douglas ( 1981 ) argues that an attempt must be made to link the city as a habitat or an ecosystem with the city as a social system and he develops an ecosystem approach to the study of cities . |
| 4 | ‘ ALTHOUGH the contribution of the world we live in to the levels of risk is most obvious for accidents , developments in medical thinking throughout the last two centuries have indicated how by modifying the way we live — originally through general improvements in diet and hygiene , more recently through changes in education and social welfare — we can contribute substantially to prolongation of healthy life or its reduction by increasing smoke pollution and cigarette consumption ’ . |
| 5 | He has contributed much to music in the Farnham area during the last 20 years and the many supporters of the Tilford Bach Festival will no doubt want to hear what will be only the second performance of his work . |
| 6 | The Scottish Journal of Geology , by publishing lists of completed research theses , has contributed significantly to communication in geology , as a secondary source , as well as a primary source of research papers . |
| 7 | No-one would maintain , however , that those of us who are unable to contribute economically to society through no fault of our own , should be denied our rights to live in society and derive its benefits . |
| 8 | They are the primary means by which cells regulate their internal pH and they also contribute importantly to regulation of cell volume and possibly , cell proliferation . |
| 9 | In terms of social importance , festivals contribute greatly to cohesion within the community and provide welcome sources of entertainment . |