Example sentences of "can contribute to " in BNC.

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1 There are many factors that can contribute to alcohol misuse .
2 Now you , too , can contribute to the debate : on 2 November , voice your opinion at a Question Time-style discussion organised by the Victoria & Albert Museum — ‘ The Prince of Wales rules OK ?
3 Belching cows , paddy fields , melting permafrost , leaking natural gas pipelines — all can contribute to methane as greenhouse gas .
4 To give you a better idea of how these three areas can contribute to self-control and ability to succeed with weight control , we will next look at each of them in some detail .
5 Although you may feel that Page 3 models , pornographic magazines , videos and films have no relevance to your life , and certainly no relevance to your obsession with losing weight or remaining slim , it is easy to see how such images of womanhood can contribute to a sense of vulnerability to rape , or just confusion over whether having breasts and thighs means you are always sexually available .
6 The preceding chapters indicate the wealth of information which coins can contribute to our understanding of the past .
7 Making time and releasing creative energy by incorporating the community and children into management processes so that they can contribute to , rather than be subjects of , school management .
8 In the early years of school children can contribute to an ‘ I can do ’ booklet which records such milestones as naming shapes , tying shoelaces , writing name and address unaided , counting to twenty and many other significant causes for celebration .
9 Articles by Moore , Ray and Ahamed are collected together , along with a fact sheet , in an issue of ‘ Community Outlook ’ ( 1982 ) which is devoted to the subject of home accidents and clearly shows that there are many ways in which the nursing profession can contribute to their prevention ; although these articles are not recent , they contain useful information which is still relevant .
10 As well as affecting sleep , noise is thought to create tension and fatigue , both of which can contribute to accidents and mental ill-health .
11 Exploiting opportunities for education of people of all ages and in various settings ( home , school and workplace ) is probably the main way in which nurses can contribute to the collective effort to prevent injury and ill-health which is caused by accident , fire , infection and pollution .
12 In emphasising how theoretical study can be applied , in practice we are equally conscious of how the application of ideas in a wide range of specific context can contribute to the ‘ academic ’ pursuit of identifying general theories and models , traditionally taught and still to be taught through disciplines which often impose rather arbitrary boundaries of content .
13 As discussed earlier ( p. 31 ) , it is likely that unemployment can contribute to attempted suicide by precipitating or exacerbating domestic , social , and financial problems .
14 Such measures need cash , and although they can contribute to malaria control , they can never suffice by themselves .
15 It is better to discuss realistically what each can expect from the other and how both can contribute to the good of the partnership , before major new changes are made .
16 Fiscal incentives are directed at any company that can contribute to the growth of the economy , but the EDB is especially interested in export-orientated , hi-tech , high value-added companies and service industries .
17 First-hand use of media equipment ( e.g. in making videos ) and other technologies ( such as desk top publishing ) can contribute to children 's practical understanding of how meanings are created .
18 From this starting point , four theoretical ideas are identified which can contribute to a practice of affirmative assessment .
19 By being a member you can contribute to and draw upon a pool of talented writers , artists , musicians , actors , photographers , and creative types of all kinds .
20 However , it is possible to make some general comments about the ways in which descriptions of a child 's language difficulties can contribute to planning intervention .
21 Frustrated ambitions can contribute to wrong expectations and fuel the fire of anger and resentment .
22 Over-use of hot air appliances can contribute to drying out the hair .
23 Many factors can contribute to thinning hair , including stress , diet , illness and even pregnancy as well as the natural ageing process .
24 If law can contribute to the control of the sort of force which threatens nuclear catastrophe then it is likely to be law seen as a morally authoritative contrivance for securing the overriding objective of human survival .
25 Lost and broken canines and worn-out claws can contribute to this situation .
26 There is not enough time to meet even short-term demands for preparation , marking , report-writing , sorting out pupils ' disputes and clearing up heat-of-the-moment misunderstandings with colleagues , let alone to invest in the longer-term necessities of clearing the backlog of paperwork , replying to letters , ordering supplies , planning schemes of work , reorganizing last year 's course , thinking about what your tutor group can contribute to the fourth year assembly , setting up a meeting with the educational psychologist about Jessica , and spending some time with the word processor manual .
27 This is an excellent choice for the aquarium and by buying these captive bred animals each of us can contribute to the conservation of an important commercial food animal .
28 First , it allows that many kinds of circumstances can contribute to the course of events , and secondly it enables us to understand how these may combine to bring about dramatic and unexpected social changes which Althusser calls ‘ ruptures ’ .
29 Both process and product can contribute to policy and practice .
30 So in this chapter I hope to show how research can contribute to social work policy and practice and how all who seek high professional standards can benefit from research , whether their own or that of others .
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