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The phrase "a factor contributing to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing elements that play a role in causing or influencing a particular outcome or situation.
Example: "Lack of sleep is a factor contributing to decreased productivity in the workplace."
Alternatives: "an element leading to" or "a cause of".
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An autopsy listed digoxin as a factor contributing to Mr. Schramm's death.
He said he believed there was broad agreement that human behavior was a factor contributing to climate change.
The second, more intriguing possibility is that the disappearance of traditional festivities was itself a factor contributing to depression.
But to combat unemployment, a factor contributing to much of Iraq's violence, there are few other options right now.
It may not be a coincidence: Social Security may be a factor contributing to that much-deplored result.
Longer spells of unemployment raise the risk of homelessness and have been a factor contributing to the foreclosure crisis.
Before that, the employee had to show that age was a factor contributing to the layoff.
Indeed, Itō's assassination was a factor contributing to Japan's annexation of Korea in 1910.
This may also be a factor contributing to the high proportion of black among desert-dwelling birds.
The presence of Palestinians was a factor contributing to the civil war, and the war proved disastrous for them.
The desire to reduce Medicaid coverage and control costs appears to be a factor contributing to the decline in Medicaid rolls".
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