Sentence examples for contributing if not from inspiring English sources

It's true there has been a rise in gang-related violence, particularly knife crime, outside the major cities, and that the proliferation of young drug dealers "going country" to sell crack and heroin in rural and coastal towns is contributing – if not driving – this.

Maryland has several freshmen who will contribute, if not start, including guards John Gilchrist and Chris McCray and forwards Travis Garrison and Nik Caner-Medley.

Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) claimed "The president has been a complete obstructionist on that, and his energy policy, if you want to even call it a policy, has in my opinion actually contributed if not caused the pain at the pump, and he should be held fully responsible for what the American public is paying for gasoline".

Senator John Barrasso (R-WY): Obama Fully Responsible for High Gas Prices Senator Barrasso claimed "The president has been a complete obstructionist on that, and his energy policy, if you want to even call it a policy, has in my opinion actually contributed if not caused the pain at the pump, and he should be held fully responsible for what the American public is paying for gasoline".

Exposure to traffic pollution may contribute, if not to the development, at least to the exacerbation of asthma as well as a range of other adverse respiratory symptoms.

Yet the erosion of Britain's dominant sporting culture, which it is contributing to, if not causing, should not be disregarded.What remains of British civic pride is heavily centred on football teams especially in struggling northern cities, such as Sunderland or Stoke-on-Trent, which have little else to shout about.

In the first edition of my book, I had speculated that a toxic alkaloid in the seeds had significantly contributed to, if not caused, his death.

Some people believe its use by NATO in Bosnia and Kosovo has contributed to, if not caused, the cancer deaths of up to 30 former Balkan peacekeepers.

"If so, and also taking into account that all of the teams were on their fourth game (and this might contribute even if not), tiredness might have something to do with the lower conversion rate.

Increasingly, strategies for reducing disparities have focused on addressing the factors that contribute to – if not fundamentally underlie – health disparities: social, economic, and environmental inequities, which limit access to resources and cause unhealthy exposures.

Ghost writers contribute most if not all of the text of "their" books, but their names don't appear.