Example sentences of "may well have contribute to " in BNC.

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1 It may well have contributed to the 1989 decision to introduce a policy of ‘ Power to the Routes ’ for the current decade .
2 This has undoubtedly caused temporary local damage and may well have contributed to the general decline of the shrimp fishery . ’
3 Hybrid vigour may well have contributed to the robustness with which the ranch escapees established themselves so widely , quickly spreading along the waterways and coasts and filling a niche left virtually empty after the removal by gamekeepers of otters , stoats and polecats .
4 His struggle to regain fitness may well have contributed to his later confidence and optimism in facing the problems of the 1930s .
5 Of stocky build and great physical strength , and with blue eyes , bushy eyebrows , and dark brown hair , he had a passion for cricket and a lasting propensity for practical jokes , which may well have contributed to his success as a scientific strategist .
6 This may well have contributed to the feeling that the UK was overtaxed , despite the fact that this is contradicted by the evidence ( see Table 16.5 below ) .
7 Possibly there was some breakdown of control when he entered London , which may well have contributed to a reaction against him on the part of the citizens .
8 The long trek to Cyprus last week may well have contributed to Bangor 's heavy defeat on Saturday — their first in domestic football in games — but it was also down to some poor defending and mistakes by goalkeeper Stephen Eachus .
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