The phrase "although it contributes" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to introduce a contrasting idea or to acknowledge a positive aspect while highlighting a different perspective.
Example: "The new policy is beneficial for employee morale, although it contributes to increased operational costs."
Alternatives: "even though it adds" or "despite its contribution".
The Premier League, likely to top £8bn for its TV rights from 2016-19, has yet to specify its investment in grassroots facilities from that bonanza, although it contributes to the foundation and is likely to support financially the development of the 3G hubs in urban sites that are close to professional clubs.
This debate assumes that endless growth in air traffic is desirable and inevitable, although it contributes significantly to climate change.
Although it contributes to the stability of the government in the near term, Mr. Ben-Eliezer's dual responsibility also guarantees his eventual departure, his advisers say.
Although it contributes to those dangers, by refusing to recognise Israel's right even to exist, and by arming groups that reject peace with it, Iran fires off rhetorical salvoes, not missiles.
The only major venue that you won't find in the programme – as it operates outside of the fringe, although it contributes greatly to it – is Forest Fringe, who will once again be down at the Out of the Blue and Drill Hall with a free programme of shows from some of the best contemporary artists and companies.
Although it contributes, universal rotation is not the cause of the Pioneer effect.
To her, it seemed as if the people treating her virtually ignored her heart condition, although it contributed to her cellulitis.
Recently Karnoub's group demonstrated that the MSCs-mediated EMT was neither sufficient nor necessary for a generation of cancer stem cell phenotype, although it contributed to the increased metastasis in vivo[ 47].
However, item 14: sleep away had an unsatisfactory forced 1-factor loading (<0.4), and although it contributed to the overall scale reliability, a very high percentage (80%) regarded the domain as N/A and, of those for whom it was applicable, only 8% found that it impacted a lot or a fair bit on their QoL.
IL-17 is also believed to play a role in atherosclerosis, although whether it contributes to or reduces atherosclerosis is unclear due to the existence of studies supporting both possibilities.
Although the effect is reliable, it is substantially smaller than the relatively large effect size found in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, of about -0.32 standard deviations, although it probably contributes something to that effect.
