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US
/kənˈdusɪv/
]
[ UK /kəndjˈuːsɪv/ ]
[ UK /kəndjˈuːsɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city
a contributory factor
working conditions are not conducive to productivity
How To Use conducive In A Sentence
- The setting is conducive to cuddling up in the soft cushions and really making yourself at home.
- Such an adhoc approach is not conducive to efficient use of present resources nor is it appropriate for long-term planning.
- In mitigation, conditions tend to be less conducive to batting in England than in many places overseas. Times, Sunday Times
- Few aspects of ancient warfare are more conducive to archaeological research than siege mining and countermining.
- The account, I consider, is not conducive to professional or racial harmony.
- The organisational structure most conducive to high performance depends on whether the environment is stable and simple, or changing and complex.
- The more radical strategies will not be feasible unless the political climate of the organisation is conducive to major change.
- The assumption that gender parity in all things is inconducive to sustainable propagation arrives at the footstep of the ideas in Steve Sailer's article "The Return of Patriarchy?". The Audacious Epigone
- Planetary characteristics are defined by these humoural temperaments where, as in nature, warmth and moisture promote health and vitality whilst cold and dryness are conducive to decay.
- Conditions would become more conducive to entrepreneurial initiative, capital accumulation, the division of labour, technological innovation, and industrialization.