contributory

How To Use contributory In A Sentence

• In other cases, excess flab was a contributory factor. The Sun
• Poor organization was certainly a contributory factor to the crisis.
• Contributory negligence could reduce the monetary quantification of the defendant's liability, but it cannot legally or logically nullify it.
• He was found guilty of contributory negligence .
• Another possible contributory factor is the increasing difficulty in admitting acutely ill patients.
• It would mean that the residual contributory elements of benefits were extended, not frozen. Times, Sunday Times
• The coroner ruled out neglect or self-neglect as a contributory factor in the death. Times, Sunday Times
• An inherited factor is established but there are other contributory causes. The Dictionary of Modern Herbalism
• After the First World War the coverage of unemployment insurance was extended and a contributory pension scheme was introduced.
• The'contributory' JSA is the main benefit for people who lose their jobs, and lasts for six months. Times, Sunday Times