Example sentences of "been a [adj] contributory [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the plaintiff had failed on balance of probabilities to prove that the delayed treatment had at least been a material contributory cause of the deformity , the plaintiff 's action failed . |
| 2 | Family restriction , by cutting down on labour costs , accelerated middle-class living standards , and this seems likely to have been a major contributory factor to decisions to limit family size . |
| 3 | His close , intimate relationship with his personal assistant , Marissa Kenton , had also been a major contributory factor . |
| 4 | The high cost of capital in Britain has been a major contributory cause over many years to relatively poor investment levels and low productivity in comparison to many of her competitors . |
| 5 | The weakness , if not incompetence , of the opposition would appear to have been an important contributory factor in Ronald Reagan 's astonishing early success in seizing control of the agenda in the manner of a Roosevelt or a Johnson , even almost of a prime minister . |
| 6 | As we shall see in the following chapter , mechanization has not been the only process responsible for this , but by enabling the farmer to de-bureaucratize his farm and place greater emphasis on developing the personal loyalty of his workforce rather than relying upon regulations and sanctions , it has been an important contributory factor . |