Example sentences of "contributing to " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the debates over the last twenty years there has been considerable interplay of theological and sociological reasoning , with social scientists also contributing to papers and discussions . |
| 2 | The young man who made the tea sat with us , occasionally contributing to the conversation . |
| 3 | The ‘ B ’ vitamins are a very complex group , with each individual ‘ B ’ vitamin contributing to a different aspect of fitness . |
| 4 | Although working people are now more likely to be contributing to an occupational or personal pension , even in future years not all people will have been able to accumulate sufficient provision to support themselves in retirement — for example those people who have not worked for many years because they were unemployed or disabled or caring for relatives . |
| 5 | Poor breeding in wet , cold springs ; clear-felling of Scots pine forests ; the proliferation of dense sitka spruce plantations ; and over-shooting have all been suggested as contributing to the capercaillie 's retreat . |
| 6 | Once when we were both contributing to The Year 's Work in English Studies ( he on Renaissance drama ) , I met him in the library and expressed anxiety about the deadline . |
| 7 | Like the well regarded YJ Lowell , Crest is interested in urban regeneration , and a large development in Swindon should start contributing to profits next year . |
| 8 | Two other changes in the nature of the court 's work had been identified as contributing to the failure to reduce lead times . |
| 9 | THE WELSH used to be a hindrance rather than a help to the All Blacks but , by giving Grant Fox permission to practise his goalkicking at the Arms Park prior to tomorrow 's game with Cardiff , they might be contributing to their own downfall . |
| 10 | Another factor contributing to the success of the two Appeals was the Battle of Britain Parade and Flypast on 15 September . |
| 11 | Apart from working closely with the Benevolent Fund , The Association is contributing to the work of The Council of British Service and Ex-Service Organisations . |
| 12 | It is ironic that by privileging sexual difference Scruton shows himself the victim of precisely the modern intensification of sexuality which in other ways he might regard as contributing to a legitimation of the perversions he repudiates . |
| 13 | But perhaps more importantly the transvestite was contributing to a knowledge and a culture which undermined the discursive formations of authority itself , doing so through her perverse reinscription within those formations . |
| 14 | Stone is not alone in noting the ‘ discrepancy ’ ( p. 420 ) between this and the apparent economic drawbacks of divorce for women ( the increase in divorce has been one of the major factors contributing to the ‘ feminization of poverty ’ ) . |
| 15 | In retirement I hope my company will provide me with an office and a secretary , so that I can go on contributing to society from my experience . |
| 16 | One of the attractions for Levin is the persistency with which Debord , like the Dadaists before him , continued to explore the medium , whilst contributing to its eventual destruction . |
| 17 | Clearly , there will be a wide overlap between the role of the environment in contributing to this external cause of a rhythm , its effect upon an organism 's behaviour , and its ability to adjust the body clock . |
| 18 | Allowing farming in the BZ is the best means available to the UN to achieve its stated aim of contributing to the restoration of normal conditions . |
| 19 | He said the gradual drop in interest rates was also contributing to the improvement in investment conditions . |
| 20 | Hundreds of millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide are pumped into the atmosphere each year from tropical forest burning , contributing to the ‘ Greenhouse Effect ’ — or global warming — which could severely disrupt the world 's climate . |
| 21 | There was no pool of academics or professionals contributing to this talk ; it was a speech very much from the heart , and the thoughts expressed — mocked by the tabloids , needless to say , as philosophical ramblings — are still very relevant today . |
| 22 | The federal government decided that exports of vegetables were contributing to the soaring inflation rate , and banned them . |
| 23 | The letter said : ‘ We do not believe a nation can be rich or successful while some are ground down into an ‘ underclass ’ or are deprived of the means of contributing to society . |
| 24 | Another factor contributing to Japan 's good health was the country 's low-fat diet , the researchers said . |
| 25 | The Forces were then given four strategic roles : maintaining the British strategic nuclear deterrent ; defending the United Kingdom Base ; contributing to the landward defence of Western Europe ; and helping to secure our seaward defences in the eastern Atlantic . |
| 26 | In the military strategy devised by the Chiefs of Staff to support the Eden Government 's Defence policy , the Services were to fulfil four roles : contributing to the Allied nuclear deterrent ; exerting influence in the Cold War ; dealing with outbreaks of limited war ; and playing an effective part in global war , if the deterrent were to fail . |
| 27 | For developing countries with large populations , the problems contributing to the decline in river dolphin numbers are often closely tied to regional and national economies which support millions of people . |
| 28 | What a delightful reflection for you and your dear wife that you should have been instrumental in contributing to the loveliness of the celestial kingdom , and that your beloved infant should be an additional star in diadem of Jesus ! |
| 29 | The most that Europe can hope to achieve , or should aim for , is an expanded economic free trade area made up of sovereign states all contributing to a cultural diversity that is economically stable and ecologically sustainable . |
| 30 | Burning these releases stored carbon are CO&sub2 ; into the air , contributing to the greenhouse effect . |