Sentence examples for contribute to rather from inspiring English sources

The great majority of migrants contribute to, rather than exploit, this prosperity.

Architecture should contribute to, rather than fit in with, its surroundings.

These observations indicate that in some specific signaling contexts, the absence of GEF function may contribute to, rather than impacting negatively on, tumorigenesis.

This signifies that post-migration exposures contribute to rather than decrease the burden of preterm birth.

Ecologic labels: chemical transformations of constituents found in various indoor "green" or "ecologic" materials subsequently contribute to, rather than mitigate, health problems.

11 Routine use of episiotomies, whether midline or mediolateral, is associated with more serious perineal injuries than restricted use; thus, there seems to exist an undefined threshold over which episiotomy rates may contribute to rather than prevent anal sphincter tears.

A year ago, David Liddiment told the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival that the creative "soul of British television" was endangered by a ferocious ratings-driven culture, which the BBC was hungrily contributing to rather than resisting.

Manufacturing grew only 0.9% in the third quarter, compared with growth of 1.0% in financial services, 1.3% in retail, and a whopping 2.5% in construction.The government's policies appear to be contributing to rather than pushing against this imbalance.

Various reasons have been given for the delay in the publication of the report, including hotly denied claims that former Labour cabinet ministers have been contesting its conclusions, but Alexander will say: "The continued delay has contributed to, rather than addressed, the growing sense of introversion that many people feel about Britain's place in the world".

The payoff on everything from better school performance to holding a job, raising a family, staying out of jail, and contributing to, rather than being a burden on, society can be as much as $16 saved for every dollar spent.

Lewis explains the historical context of Africa since the 1980s, citing a succession of disastrous economic policies by international financial institutions that contributed to, rather than reduced, poverty.