Sentence examples for contributed to record from inspiring English sources

While music downloading has pressured all parts of the music industry, he said, the sales shift to mass marketers has contributed to record store closings.

Since taking office, after all, Mr. Bush has pushed through two huge tax cuts, which contributed to record deficits; a war against Iraq, which is not going especially well; and a broad expansion of Medicare, which is proving more expensive and less popular than its supporters expected.

Senior military officials say they hope that with fewer troops needed in Iraq, the Pentagon will be able to keep troops home longer, perhaps reducing some of the deployment stress that experts say has contributed to record high numbers of suicides in the military.

Some experts say that China has little choice but to move forward with dams on the Nu, given the nation's voracious power needs and an overreliance on coal that has contributed to record levels of smog in Beijing and other northern cities.

Austerity measures also have contributed to record unemployment and a wave of emigration not seen since the 1960s.

We found that the recent meteorological drought based on precipitation deficits was characterised by an increase in incoming shortwave radiation coupled with a decline in incoming longwave radiation, which contributed to record warm temperatures.

The restrictions came amid turmoil in the world rice market, where drought, demand from growing populations and foreign countries' resulting export bans have contributed to record-high prices.

The 2014 flip from the cool PDO phase to the warm phase, which vaguely resembles a long and drawn out El Niño event, contributed to record-breaking surface temperatures across the planet in 2014.

The Pacific Rim and Luther star also contributed to records by Jay Z and Pharoahe Monch, and recently revealed plans for a Christmas song with comedian Noel Fielding and Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno.

In turn, the lack of wage pressure is contributing to record low rates of price inflation in the UK and across the European Union.

In a contest where there will be few votes to be harvested at the centre, Dean has energised their base, contributing to record turnouts in most of the primaries and caucuses, and has highlighted Bush's weaknesses.