Example sentences of "[vb base] contribute to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The numbers may partly be due to the reputation Switchboard enjoys as a good training ground for employment , mainly in the voluntary social services ( every time the organization manages to build up a core of daytime volunteers , half of them find jobs ) but the largest group of prospective volunteers are past callers , people who , having found the service useful , want to contribute to its continued existence . |
| 2 | I want to contribute to it . |
| 3 | Different mutations in the cystic fibrosis ( CF ) gene appear to contribute to heterogeneity of the CF phenotype . |
| 4 | Already in this chapter there has been a discussion of the factors which appear to contribute to varying regional prosperity . |
| 5 | Its real advantage is performance through a range of wind speeds , the battened tips on its 214cm ( 841/4 in ) span contributing to the lateral stability while the traditionally flexing leading edges of the Delta shape pivot about the cross-spar . |
| 6 | Children comparing ideas about keeping healthy could make a class graph showing what they consider contributes to health . |
| 7 | Both sequences indeed , seem to contribute to ( or are represented by ) a number of pavements which share the features of each , i.e. those with four configurations of interlaced squares ( from Querns Lane and the Avenue ) ; the Kingscote mosaic and the mosaic of building VI , 3 , Cirencester ; and the Ashcroft mosaic . |
| 8 | These problems are being made worse by logging practices which , unless carefully managed , w ill continue to contribute to excessive soil erosion . |
| 9 | The first group continue to contribute to the health care of the nation but the second and third are a target for re-employment at some time . |
| 10 | These constraints continue to contribute to his dependence upon agriculture , and even in some cases upon an individual farmer , for employment . |
| 11 | This research hopes to identify which factors continue to contribute to job satisfaction in teaching ( even in the present circumstances ) and which factors teachers find depressing and difficult in establishing professional recognition . |
| 12 | The ‘ malpractice law suit ’ is no stranger to American courts and the hefty insurance premiums which doctors pay contribute to the high cost of medical care here . |
| 13 | In this extract as a whole , we can trace speaker B's attempt to contribute to what she thinks they 're about , by first offering some remarks on telephones and then on the father , but gradually reducing her comments to the type of contentless noises described by Duncan ( 1973 ) as back channels . |
| 14 | Obesity can also increase the risk of heart disease , not in itself but because of the many other conditions it can create , conditions which most certainly do contribute to heart disease ( high blood pressure and diabetes are the most common ) . |
| 15 | Riots , staff unrest , the malaise in the probation service and the political problems caused by the penal system are not the direct results of a high prison population or a lack of money or of decent prison buildings ( although these do contribute to the crisis ) , but result from what people believe and how they feel — from the moral reactions of people within and outside the penal system to the material situation . |
| 16 | It is very important that user groups do contribute to the change and that their suggestions are not merely dealt with by paying lip service . |
| 17 | They came to an agreement , and the man designated retained his authority by a leadership which did not offend his fellow lineage members : support could fall away , men could choose another elder to act for them , or fail to contribute to common funds when required . |
| 18 | I do think there are problems and difficulties , I do n't think it will be easy , not least because we do n't have a shared morality and a shared consensus , on the objectives for the voluntary sector , but it is a set of concerns which we must address , er , and I believe that if , if I 've done nothing else today , I 've kicked off a debate , or I 've contributed to a debate which was already rolling , erm , and that we must address those difficulties , and try and find ways through them , because there are opportunities as well as threats in the current situation and I believe we have to look at all of those er , so that we can move into the nineteen nineties which I believe will be a very exciting period for the voluntary sector , and one which the voluntary sector should er , see as exciting , grab the opportunities and move forward . |
| 19 | If you wish to contribute to this worthwhile cause , please see below for details . |
| 20 | I understand that other hon. Members wish to contribute to the debate before it concludes . |
| 21 | I 'm conscious of the time , and we may like to have a break for tea , but there are also three people who wish to contribute to the discussion . |
| 22 | Thus , in examining the more specific factors which have contributed to the aid machine 's lack of success , it is frequently the case that both donor and recipient carry a part of the responsibility . |
| 23 | In breathless fashion , foreswearing sweet reason and most of the rules of grammar , she reviews the things which have contributed to the Manchester phenomenon . |
| 24 | Byrne , 31 , whose goals have contributed to victories over Port Vale , Oxford , West Ham and Chelsea along the Wembley road , enjoyed his biggest celebration so far when he stooped to head home from close range at the end of the most incisive move of a tight match . |
| 25 | Both have contributed to the higher resale values for diesels , tilting the operating-cost equation in favour of the oil-burners . |
| 26 | These findings cover a broad range of information and issues , including identification of factors that have contributed to the widespread use of paraprofessionals around the world , detailed descriptions of their roles and utilization patterns , the nature of their relationships with professional colleagues , the types of training they receive , and the career paths open to them . |
| 27 | The sector 's growth — faster than the economy in general in recent years — and the relatively low entry costs for new manufacturers have contributed to this situation . |
| 28 | Self-help schemes have contributed to the consolidation and upgrading of housing in the settlements , so that in countries like Peru , Chile , Venezuela and Brazil , some of the accommodation is of two storeys and houses are constructed of brick and other regular building materials . |
| 29 | The economic crises of the 1980s have contributed to its expansion in this decade . |
| 30 | Other factors have contributed to the weakening of community spirit . |