Sentence examples for contributed to a further from inspiring English sources

Faced with double-digit borrowing costs, banks began cutting back on lending, which has hurt many businesses in India and contributed to a further slowing of the economy.

Senior officials in the Indian government have noted the allegation with outrage and say it contributed to a further downward spiral in a relationship between the nuclear-armed adversaries that has long been contentious.

Commodity prices have risen significantly since last summer, and concerns about global supplies of crude oil have contributed to a further increase in oil prices since the committee met in March.

ʿArafāt's decision to support Iraq during the 1990 91 Persian Gulf War alienated the PLO's key financial donors among the gulf oil states and contributed to a further softening of its position regarding peace with Israel.

With each drop in enrollment, schools have been forced to raise tuition rates to compensate for lost income, which in turn has contributed to a further decline in enrollment among the low-income families who now account for most children in urban Catholic schools.

The statement helped bring yields on 10-year Greek government bonds down from their peak for the day, to 7.35 percent, but it was not enough to turn around the mood of pessimism that contributed to a further fall in Greek and other European stocks.

Mr. Papademos could win the gratitude of the Greek public if he persuaded Mr. Draghi to contribute to a further reduction.

The euro rose above $1.60 on Tuesday for the first time, contributing to a further increase in the price of oil as investors moved into commodities to hedge against inflation.

HIV and Aids, road traffic accidents and drowning caused a quarter of deaths in 10- to 14-year-olds globally in 2013, with diarrhoeal and intestinal infectious diseases, lower respiratory infections and malaria contributing to a further 21% of deaths.

He has admitted: "If you start speculating about the sort of scale of the crisis and writedowns necessary, you run the risk of contributing to a further loss of confidence and panic in the markets".

Donald Gips, the American ambassador, who has cultivated friendships with a wide range of South Africans, said he believed that Mrs. Obama's visit would contribute to a further warming of relations between the United States and Africa's leading democracy.