contributing cause

collocation in English

meaningsofcontributeandcause

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withcause.
contribute
verb[I or T]
uk
/kənˈtrɪb.juːt/us
/kənˈtrɪb.juːt/
to give something, especially money, in order to provide or achieve something together with ...
See more atcontribute
cause
noun
uk
/kɔːz/us
/kɑːz/
the reason why something, especially something ...
See more atcause

(Definition ofcontributeandcausefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcontributing cause

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
On the other hand, inadequate tick control by a neighbour and spread of naturally-infected ticks was found to be acontributingcause.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is now possible to derive a consistent account of onecontributingcauseof schizophrenia across multiple levels of analysis, from genes to receptors, functional neuroanatomy, cognition, and symptoms.
From theCambridge English Corpus
On average, life expectancy is reduced in rheumatoid arthritis by about five years and atheroma is a keycontributingcause.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Anothercontributingcauseof unemployment is the continual threat of dear money.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
While that is not the onlycontributingcause, we do see evidence of it every day.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We are concerned that a large number of children live in families where the disruption that he describes is acontributingcauseof their poverty.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We have had the recent scare about smoking and many people would say that that is acontributingcause.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In the case of the re-establishment of the gold standard we have an instance of acontributingcauseentirely outside the control of the farmers.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The present law, by regarding an illegitimate child as legally fatherless, is therefore itself a severecontributingcauseof this dissatisfaction and unhappiness in the life of the illegitimate child.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Detailed and expert investigation of a sample of accidents may sometimes be necessary to establish how far any one factor may be an importantcontributingcause.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Sometimes stressful situations can trigger episodes of melancholic depression, though this is acontributingcauserather than a necessary or sufficient cause.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
There was no insurgent activity at the time of the crash, and enemy fire was ruled out as acontributingcause.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Acontributingcauseinvolved the aircrew receiving erroneous navigational information for the approach.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
There is also possible research suggesting that a lack of self-conscious emotion is acontributingcauseof bad behaviour.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Instead, it would be more preferable to use positive terms such as significantcontributingcause.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The concomitant slowdown in the finance industry and the real estate market may have been acontributingcauseof the 19901991 economic recession.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This is acontributingcausefor the majority of offspring not surviving to the juvenile stage.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Referencing her death certificate, the principal cause of death was pulmonary tuberculosis, with acontributingcausegiven as dementia praecox psychosis.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Solo kiteboarding has been a frequentcontributingcauseto accidents; kiteboarders should try to kite with friends and keep an eye on one another.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Vespid wasp predation is speculated to be another possiblecontributingcause.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofcontribute
Go to the definition ofcause
See other collocations withcause