Sentence examples for contributing to a death from inspiring English sources

Never before, however, had any caseworker been accused of contributing to a death.

Those attacks destroyed four helicopters and killed more than 40 soldiers, contributing to a death toll that month of 81.

Across its path, the winds downed several trees and houses, leaving two people injured and contributing to a death when a sick person was exposed to the storm.

This was the first time an inquest jury has found the "less-lethal weapon" has contributed to a death.

Four of the five lawsuits against Lilly say the fact that the company did not contact federal authorities contributed to a death.

But UK volunteers sent to work in Lakka in late November felt Emergency's approach was too ambitious and may have contributed to a death rate higher than at some other centres.

Hospital autopsies are sometimes performed even when the cause of death is known — to determine the effect of therapy, for example, or to see whether there were other undiagnosed diseases that might have contributed to a death.

However arrivals began again and several high-profile tragedies, including an explosion on a boat near Ashmore Reef in 2009 and the crashing of Siev 221 on the coast of Christmas Island in 2010, contributed to a death toll at sea estimated at more than 1,000.

Jurors have been asked to return a narrative verdict, which allows them to give a longer explanation of the issues contributing to a person's death.

One incident was judged as contributing to a patient's death: the patient was hospitalised in a corridor while suffering from pulmonary insufficiency.

Both syndromes are associated with increased mortality; and both affect critically ill patients, contributing to an increased risk of death.