Sentence examples for contributed to severe from inspiring English sources
That procedure, according to people briefed on his illness, created chronic digestive problems and contributed to severe weight loss.
However, more than 200 years of cotton and corn (maize) cultivation has contributed to severe soil erosion.
Overcutting of timber has contributed to severe flooding, and control measures, such as Glenbawn Dam (1958), have been installed.
An internal investigation by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has found that poor maintenance and poor communication contributed to severe subway flooding during a storm on Sept. 8, 2004.
The aggressive land reforms in Zimbabwe have seen the number of commercial farmers plummet from more than 4,000 to fewer than 500, and contributed to severe food shortages in the once-rich country.
Electricity traders at Enron drove up electricity prices during the California power crisis through questionable techniques that company lawyers said "may have contributed" to severe power shortages, according to Enron documents released by federal regulators.
Other pathomechanisms may also contribute to severe multiorgan failure, with several reports suggesting that patients with severe influenza infection may develop a virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome (VAHS) [ 8- 10].
Some European politicians also suspect hedge funds of contributing to severe difficulties in Greece by staking money on whether the country will need to be bailed out to pay its debts.
