Sentence examples for been a key cause from inspiring English sources

Clearly, indifference by state policy makers has been a key cause of the Medicaid abuses in New York.

The rise in unit labour costs (see chart) has been a key cause of Italy's chronic lack of growth.

Mr. Papaconstantinou did not address the critical issue of whether the government would relax rules on laying off public-sector workers, whose generous salaries and benefits have been a key cause of Greek's debt problem.

The collapse in construction as orders for taxpayer-funded schools and public projects have dried up, and which has been a key cause of the latest downturn in GDP, is just one example of the coalition's fiscal tightening leeching demand out of the economy.

Well, in a fascinating paper published last year by Prof Charles Goodhart (London School of Economics) and Jonathan Ashworth (UK economist at Morgan Stanley), they note that the ratio of currency to GDP in the UK has been rising, and argue that the rapid growth in the shadow economy has been a key cause.

In many studies, debt has been shown to be a key cause of mental illness.

The pressure to remain constantly in touch with managers and colleagues was reported to be a key cause.

Federal revenues are at a historically low level and are a key cause of the federal budget deficit.

The EU's "open border" policy, which allowed unrestricted internal migration, was a key cause of concern among voters.

"There is overwhelming evidence that inequality is a key cause of stress, and also exacerbates the stress of coping with material deprivation," the report says.

It found bribery common in many countries; in Greece, where it was a key cause of the economic meltdown, almost everyone said it was rife.