Sentence examples for contributed to the passing from inspiring English sources

A variety of factors contributed to the passing of the bill, but the main driving force was that of grassroots action.

The outrage in the colonies over this action contributed to the passing of legislation by the Second Continental Congress that established the Continental Navy.

Carpenter was consulted by those drafting educational bills, and she was invited to give evidence before House of Commons committees and in 1852 she published Juvenile Delinquents, their Condition and Treatment, which contributed to the passing of the Juvenile Offenders Act in 1854.

Teams should never be judged on a single match and the state of Peterborough's pitch, which looked as it if it had just staged a tractor rally, undoubtedly contributed to the poor passing and lack of rhythm which hampered parts of Newcastle's performance.

At the time, UCE's pro-vice-chancellor, Phil Walkling, said unfinished coursework and the pressures of students juggling jobs with studies contributed to the poor pass rate.

A spokesman for the Department for Education (DfE) acknowledged that removing speaking and listening from English may have contributed to the lower pass rate, but he said this was a move Ofqual, the exams regulator, favoured because speaking and listening marking was inconsistent.

Results of the analysis show that a lack of consistency in the scoring of the exit test, the use of inappropriate reading passages, and careless prompt design contributed to the decline in the passing rate.

Although this may have contributed to the higher-than-expected passing rates, one possible drawback to property owners prepping their units before inspection is that workers performing repairs may not have been trained in lead-safe work practices, as required when a unit is cited under the lead law.

In a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, on September 10th, Senator Joseph Lieberman asked McConnell if the temporary FISA legislation that Congress had just passed contributed to the arrests of those men.

It is shown that the preform formed by drawing spinning in the first pass contributed to the filling of inner tooth cavity in the second pass.

Urgency and passing mucus contributed to the decreased overall IBS-QOL score in male patients and had a greater effect on total QOL scores of male than of female IBS-D patients.