Sentence examples for were a contributory factor from inspiring English sources

"After the heart attack, the doctors said that my long hours were a contributory factor to it.

"In-car driver distractions were a contributory factor in 3% of all accidents on UK roads in 2012.

But Mohammed Jafari, an adviser to Haj and Umrah Travel, the first hajj tour operator in the UK, claimed the alleged road closures were a contributory factor to the crush.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn alleged in July that British arms sales to the Middle East were fuelling the rise of groups like Isis and were a "contributory factor" in regional conflicts.

Reuters notes that ZTE's narrow margins were a contributory factor to the company flagging a net loss of up to 2.9 billion yuan ($467 million) for 2012 last week.

In a statement, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority said the decisions were "individual choices" but concerns about the process used to appoint and reappoint members to the board were a "contributory factor".

The environment is thought to be a contributory factor.

QED, it's not rapists who think skimpy outfits are a contributory factor.

I'm not citing that as an excuse but it may have been a contributory factor.

They were able to show that Mendoza's TB was a "contributory factor" in his death.

As I see it, Palestinian violence was a contributory factor, but not the main cause.