contributory factor

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meanings of contributoryand factor

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contributory
adjective
uk /kənˈtrɪb.jə.tər.i/ us /kənˈtrɪb.jə.tɔːr.i/
used to refer to something that you ...
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factor
noun[C]
uk /ˈfæk.tər/ us /ˈfæk.tɚ/
a fact or situation that influences the result ...
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Examples of contributory factor

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It can be suggested that denial of access to adequate physical mobility is a contributoryfactor within each of these dimensions of exclusion.
Technology is a contributoryfactor in tackling these problems.
It would appear that undertaking a health needs assessment was a strong contributoryfactor in a reported increased desire to change professional practice.
A contributoryfactor in the under-use of interpreters is the low supply of appropriately certified interpreters.
An interesting issue is the extent to which bifocal and varifocal spectacles might be a contributoryfactor in falls on stairs.
Problems with staff recruitment, the most widespread factor identified at an area level, was only identified as a contributoryfactor in six instances.
Arguably, managed care is not the cause of these difficulties, but it surely is a contributoryfactor.
The cross-contamination resulting from the overproduction was probably the main contributoryfactor of the outbreak.
The wording of the questions in these two surveys was very similar and unlikely to be a major contributoryfactor to the difference in findings.
A contributoryfactor could have been that the estate owner was opposed to what he considered were far too early retirements.
As discussed earlier, exploratory analysis suggests that this is unlikely to be a major contributoryfactor.
Environment as a contributoryfactor to well-being is often disregarded within this model creating the dichotomy between social and medical models of health.
However, the later reduction in trade could have been a contributoryfactor to a rise in both male and female illiteracy in 1820 and 1830.
It was generally agreed, too, that a failure to match cane varieties to the most appropriate soil and climatic conditions was a contributoryfactor to current low yields.
Rather, it may be that only when adolescent girls are ruminating about failures and setbacks in pursuing personal goals is selfdiscrepancy a contributoryfactor for depression.
Could identity crises be a contributoryfactor in domestic violence?
While there is no absolute proof that indebtedness finally forced its surrender, the circumstances leading up to its surrender indicate that debt should be considered as a contributoryfactor.
Whether this was the result of self-help alone is impossible to say, but the scale and popularity of education schemes would suggest at the least a contributoryfactor.
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