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
His looks are important, a contributory factor to the success that has made him one of Britain's best known television actors and a regular on the chat-show circuit.
The inter-war years saw the growth of contributory pensions for workers, some occupational pensions - mainly for men - and widows' pensions.
Although less common than 20 years ago many large companies operate a contributory pension fund on behalf of their employees.
But in the Sony case, the Supreme Court quite clearly saw that, in a world where technological developments made copying easier, the idea of contributory infringement in copyright could be used to suppress or control entire technologies that seemed, in the logic of 20/20 downside vision, to pose a threat to the copyright holder. The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind
Although there were several factors contributing to these fatalities, the grand jury reasonably inferred that defendants 'conduct in dismantling the standpipe and the failing to take corrective action was an actual contributory cause of the deaths," Uviller wrote. Ruling Expected In Deutsche Bank Fire Case
The effectiveness of therapy is likely to depend on the specific problem and on the presence of comorbidities and other contributory factors.
Negligence depends on a breach of duty, whereas contributory negligence does not.
The other great contributory factor is the weather.
The parliament pays £2 into the fund for every £1 contributed by each member and, with the supposedly "contributory" element also being paid out of public funds, MEPs are able to build up a very nice little nest-egg at our expense. Vile bodies
The Conservative leaders expressed their preference for contributory pensions but did not restrain many of their backbenchers from voting for it.
On the question of contributory negligence each party had caused the injury in that, if either had taken proper care, the accident would probably have been avoided. Times, Sunday Times
In addition, I think what is at stake here is the idea of contributory infringement. Marvel & NCSoft Update
The commission's fact-finding, moreover, should be dispassionate; it should not be freighted with agendas that create incentives - wittingly or not - to maximize or minimize some contributory factors at the expense of others.
A finding of contributory negligence on the other hand has a direct financial effect on the plaintiff.
You hear judges write that the employee is guilty of contributory negligence.
Speed must have been a contributory factor in some or all the collisions on the stretch and at least 20 per cent of drivers on the road must exceed the speed limit.
Its etiology also is far from homogeneous, with many likely contributory factors.
CASARES: However, Alex Sanchez, there is something in civil law called contributory negligence. CNN Transcript Dec 28, 2007
Feeling stressed, overstretched and not in control are the main contributory factors to female weight loss, and these particular women are under more or less constant scrutiny. Times, Sunday Times
The pension fund is now contributory, for example.
No concurrent or contributory cause of the brain damage is established, the only candidate apart from birth asphyxia being some prenatal pathology.
It is usually said that there is no age below which, as a matter of law, a child cannot be guilty of contributory negligence.
Importantly this was one contributory factor in the expansion of the demand for labour in those manufacturing and service sectors into which black workers were recruited in the 1950s and early 1960s.
Fining Allwn a paltry £2,000 instead of gaoling him, Judge Bertrand Richards observed: ‘The victim was guilty of a great deal of contributory negligence.’
Global warming is merely an aspect of biodiversity loss, a contributory cause. Times, Sunday Times
When we talk about speed being a significant contributory factor in accident casualty rates that is exactly what we mean.
The plaintiff was therefore guilty of contributory negligence and could recover nothing.
Nearly 20 years later the National Commission on Rural Labour (NCRL: 1987-91) visualised the same scenario and the same contributory factors leading to the present status of unorganised rural labour in India. Silent Labor
During winding-up proceedings against the company the Plaintiff had appeared as a contributory.
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Sedentary lifestyles, unhealthy foods, and the proliferation of adverts aimed at children for products such as sugar-coated cereals are all said to be contributory factors.
He had extensive zamindaries in Santhal Parganas and was a contributory factor to the Santhal rebellion of 1855-56.
The elitism often associated with opera seems to have become more pronounced in the last hundred years, with ticket prices being a possible contributory factor.
Global warming is merely an aspect of biodiversity loss, a contributory cause. Times, Sunday Times
However, they give priority to providing an adequate state contributory pension which does not require a means-tested supplement.
In some cases the prison regime may be a contributory factor in a prisoner's decision to end his own life.
Excessive speed is a contributory factor in a third of accidents.
‘We have to be satisfied that people are not disposing of capital for the sole purpose of obtaining a non-contributory pension from the department,’ said the spokeswoman.
But in this job I qualified for a non-contributory pension scheme from the start, and if I work until I'm 65, it should be worth £100,000 on current predictions, and I can take up to half of that as a lump sum.
The plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence for failing to wear a crash helmet.
There may well be all sorts of contributory factors which need stating but these ought to come after the full apology.
There's a piece of contributory evidence here: Manningham started to write ‘Mid’, then crossed it out and wrote ‘Twelve Night’.
In many cases the application of the rule raises the question whether the licensee has been guilty of contributory negligence.
The only known contributory factors to prostate cancer are a fatty diet, and for testicular cancer, heredity.
The controversy surrounding the film was doubtless a contributory factor to Hollywood's subsequent avoidance of the subject.
Stress, fast-paced life, and irregular and bad food habits are all contributory factors.
There is contributory negligence in this disturbing prospect. Times, Sunday Times
When discussing how ‘generous’ the police pension is, what detractors often overlook is that it is not a ‘free’, non-contributory pension, like say, the forces. We Are So Unpopular That Everyone Wants To Join SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
They dropped the so-called "contributory" participation aim and substituted what became known as the "option route" to participation. North Sea OilThe Economic Implications
in common law any degree of contributory negligence would bar the plaintiff from collecting damages
I will shortly qualify for a full old-age contributory pension.
Both entered the world as bitter disappointments to their fathers, and the birth of each princess was a contributory factor in the untimely death of a parent. ELIZABETH AND MARY: Cousins, Rivals, Queens
Smoking is a contributory factor in lung cancer.
In contributory schemes, both the employer and employee invest in a tax-free fund that grows during the savings period. Times, Sunday Times
To take another example, copyright law forbids vicarious or contributory infringement.
Religious traditions have played a key contributory role in perpetuating conflicts about this nettlesome issue.
We offer an excellent benefits package including contributory pension scheme, life assurance and private medical cover.
Many women after spending a life working on farms have no record of any employment and are not entitled to a contributory old age pension.
The plaintiff was therefore guilty of contributory negligence and could recover nothing.
Another contributory factor is the conversion of alcohol to acetaldehyde by the liver.
Another possible contributory factor is the increasing difficulty in admitting acutely ill patients.
And by making a social insurance payment, they can avail of certain State benefits, principally the contributory pension entitlement.
It was held that the plaintiff was not guilty of contributory negligence.
He conceded the council accepted that maintenance work at the landfill was a likely contributory cause.
The plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence for failing to wear a crash helmet.
Non-Contributory/Partial Contributory Schemes Where the premium is paid wholly or partly by the employer benefits should be paid directly to the employer.
The plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence for failing to wear a crash helmet.
Before the Act, of course, a finding of contributory negligence defeated the claim altogether.
Other contributory factors may be malnutrition and chronic alcohol abuse.
Smoking is a contributory factor in lung cancer.
The fact that multiple causes may have effectuated the loss does not negate any single cause; the fact that multiple acts concurred in infliction of injury does not nullify any single contributory act.
However, even if such mechanisms have been operational in the past, it is possible that current species richness had another contributory cause.
Another contributory factor to problems in hot weather that is usually overlooked is the danger of excessive exercise in hot, humid weather. Times, Sunday Times
Thus there was a combination of potentially explosive contributory factors.
We therefore arrive at more recent definitions of myth which include a contributory component of surface-meaning.
It is further estimated that in the majority of such accidents speed is a contributory factor.
Alcohol is a contributory factor in 10% of all road accidents.
Poor organization was certainly a contributory factor to the crisis.
However, on hearing evidence and viewing a security video taken at the scene, she said the restraint used had been a contributory factor in his death.
In our submission, with respect, the approach taken by the Court of Appeal in relation to contributory negligence really gives lip service to the principle that apportionments should not readily be set aside.
‘Contributory and non-contributory pensions are still very healthy, with companies paying up to 15 per cent contributions on behalf of the employee,’ said Bennett.
The safety campaigners point out that speed is a contributory factor in more than 1,100 deaths on Britain's roads every year.
There could have been another contributory factor having a bearing on the origin of man's appreciation of beauty.
Under the new arrangements, the contributory old-age pension will rise to 167.30 per week.
Ordinarily this lavatarial dereliction would have caught Captain Cullen's eye and vocabulary, but in the present his mind was filled with making westing, to the exclusion of all other things not contributory thereto. MAKE WESTING
Bad weather is cited as a contributory factor in most recent crashes. Times, Sunday Times
Sedentary lifestyles, unhealthy foods, and the proliferation of adverts aimed at children for products such as sugar-coated cereals are all said to be contributory factors.
A contributory factor to the Wars of the Roses was another period of regency caused not by the king's age, but by his insanity.
The National Safety Council says faulty vehicles are a contributory factor in just 1% of road accidents.
The social plays a part in forming the personal as do many other contributory forces; biological, economic, psychological, environmental and cultural.
Long-term stress is also a contributory factor. Times, Sunday Times
The contributory pension is up an enormous 68% since 1997.
There could have been another contributory factor having a bearing on the origin of man's appreciation of beauty.
But the major point is the question of redividing contributory negligence.
In contributory schemes, companies will commonly match employee contributions.
A degree of contributory negligence was involved. Times, Sunday Times
Even in a non-contributory scheme, the employer's payments are not bounty.
On the question of contributory negligence each party had caused the injury in that, if either had taken proper care, the accident would probably have been avoided. Times, Sunday Times
They may not be contributory - but the odds are heavy on their being present.
Smoking is a contributory cause of many diseases.
Indeed, in many respects, it was a significant contributory factor in bringing it to an end.
The court made a finding of contributory negligence.
Should the worst happen, you could hardly be surprised if a jury felt you had been guilty of a degree of contributory negligence '. Times, Sunday Times
I think the lack of corporal punishment is a contributory factor to this lawlessness.
She said: ‘Television is a contributory factor but there is also a lot of peer pressure.’
The Conservative leaders expressed their preference for contributory pensions but did not restrain many of their backbenchers from voting for it.
Smoking is a contributory cause of many diseases.
A contributory factor to the dropout... is the poor qualifications of those recruited. Times, Sunday Times
Well, first and foremost it is of course to be sought in the genius of the actor himself; but contributory causes are the acceptivity of the audience, which is more noticeable in the Law Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 23, 1917
They are demanding a 30 percent salary increase, abolition of the contributory pension scheme, provision of medical insurance and steps to end contract labour.
After the First World War the coverage of unemployment insurance was extended and a contributory pension scheme was introduced.
Mild asthma (like what I've got), epilepsy (as at least one report suggests was a contributory cause in a swine flu death) or is it just a phrase churned out each time to reassure the public. Whitehaven News headlines
In fact, their role in his injury could almost be characterized as contributory negligence. AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
A thirtieth birthday spent in Amsterdam, attempting to escape any pursuing sandmen a la Logan’s Run in a haze of cannabis smoke, may possibly have had some small contributory effect, but I’m sure it’s more than just too much weed and early onset senility. Notes from New Sodom: To the Water-Fountains by Hal Duncan
A worker may be so experienced and have so misconducted himself or herself that a finding of contributory negligence is warranted.
One contributory factor has been the unintended side effects of a stimulus package. Times, Sunday Times
Where the harm is attributable partly to the fault of the defendant and partly to that of the claimant then any award of damages may be reduced by reason of the claimant's contributory negligence.
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In common law any degree of contributory negligence would bar the plaintiff from collecting damages.
The salient features of the Contributory Health Scheme meant for the ex-servicemen community will also be explained to them by the members of the team.
It was a contributory factor. The Sun
The plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence for failing to wear a crash helmet.
If we concede that being overweight is a health risk and fatty food is a contributory factor, then the fast food pandemic requires attention.
The contributory income of 400,000 employed was equal to the minimum wage, she said.
We now know that repressing anger is a contributory factor in many physical illnesses.
If the plaintiff was thrown forwards and injured, then clearly failure to wear a seat belt is contributory negligence.
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In return, the Company offers a competitive salary, a contributory Pension Scheme, life insurance and a company car.
It is almost inevitable, and certainly desirable, that contributory benefits should continue to decline as a proportion of social security spending. Times, Sunday Times
She pointed out that excessive speed, improper overtaking and unexpected events were huge contributory factors.
In others there may be no such contributory factor.
The bank also admitted it was aware of the problem with non-contributory pensions when it first launched the product in October 2000-even lobbying the government unsuccessfully to have the law changed.
In common law any degree of contributory negligence would bar the plaintiff from collecting damages.
The agreement also brings improvements including a contributory pension scheme.
Once you identify the contributory factors, lifestyle or behaviour changes can help. Times, Sunday Times
In an action against the tug owners, there was a plea of contributory negligence in failing to cast off the towline when danger was imminent.
Another contributory factor, however, may well have been overwork.
Police say heavy rain and standing water on the road surface may have been a contributory factor in the collision.
Immunohistochemistry is noncontributory, and the granular material may nonspecifically stain positively with a host of antibodies, including immunoglobulin A, IgG, IgM, K light chain, lambda light chain, and complement.
Staff shortages, errors by senior management and antique technology were also identified as contributory factors behind one of the most embarrassing episodes for the ONS in recent memory. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
Alcohol is a contributory factor in 10% of all road accidents.
Non-Contributory/Partial Contributory Schemes Where the premium is paid wholly or partly by the employer benefits should be paid directly to the employer.
Damages were reduced by two thirds for the deceased's contributory negligence.
A history of orchitis, testicular trauma, or other pathology may be contributory.
Psychiatric disorders are the main risk factor, but numerous studies have also identified physical illness as an important contributory factor.
Benefits available for this position include an attractive salary, 25 days holiday, a company car and a contributory pension scheme.
Too little exercise is a contributory factor in heart disease.
The plaintiff had to prove that the breach of duty was at least a material contributory cause of the harm.
We now know that repressing anger is a contributory factor in many physical illnesses.
Poor organization was certainly a contributory factor to the crisis.
One contributory factor is potentially remediable. Times, Sunday Times
If you can identify contributory factors, improving your general health and finding ways to manage stress more effectively will help enormously. Times, Sunday Times
Arguments over lenders' contributory negligence in handing out money to all and sundry is an obvious line of attack. Times, Sunday Times
There has been no cross examination of the Claimant with a view to establishing what degree of contributory negligence should be attributed to him.
There is no attempt in the austerity programme to protect contributory benefits. Times, Sunday Times
Accident investigators found no contributory defects in either car.
If so, this anecdote is an excellent argument for the venerable, oft-derided doctrine of contributory negligence. Tortious Roses?
We therefore arrive at more recent definitions of myth which include a contributory component of surface-meaning.
So, applying the same rigour and logic with which you scrutinise IPCC reports, why would you not be at least as sceptical of an organisation (NIPCC) that neglects to name contributory authors, especially given that the IPCC does? Deltoid
Contributory negligence is based on carelessness whereas assumption of risk is based on venturousness.
The court found that the driver's high-heeled sandals were a contributory factor after they got caught under the foot pedals. Times, Sunday Times
I do not believe in the criminal's ability to reform, or their ability to name negative life factors as being a contributory factor to their crime.
This was the beginning of the contributory, non-means-tested half of the British social security system; in 1925 state insurance for contributory old-age pensions was added.
A strong dynamic relationship with neighbouring Derry is a contributory factor in the Donegal town's elevation to city status.
Former secretary of state Alan Johnson briefly flirted with the idea of a universal pension, but the government, like the Tories, seems to believe it would be a mistake to abandon our contributory pension.
Another contributory factor to problems in hot weather that is usually overlooked is the danger of excessive exercise in hot, humid weather. Times, Sunday Times
He said that reading was the principal contributory factor towards maintaining his sanity. Times, Sunday Times
Ghana has been identified as the contributory factor to the growing number of obstetric fistula cases among WN.com - Articles related to Mother of Hingham teen insists her son was a victim of swine flu
The basic state pension is contributory only in the sense that the payment of sufficient contributions is a condition of entitlement.
Cooperative platform is very main, can help dedicator know the flow direction of capital clearly, need not run to commonweal to organize come down, contributory more safety and transparent.
Meanwhile, trade unions appreciated as a good sign the decision of Parliament to finally start hourly calculation of the contributory service of employees in Bulgaria.
It is particularly associated with cramps and varicose veins and may be significant in the contributory factors of heart disease.
Whether a plaintiff is guilty of contributory negligence is a question of fact.
It doesn't make men or women rude, sleazy, crooked, or unimaginative, but it provides opportunity for such dullards and for the genuinely contributory alike.
Government old age pensions should be retained as a non-contributory system but in the longer term compulsory provision should be introduced, the Smith Report on retirement provision in ANC Daily News Briefing
The trial judge ruled that contributory negligence was not a defence to the claims in negligent misrepresentation and fraud and excluded this evidence.
The plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence for failing to wear a crash helmet.
Poor organization was certainly a contributory factor to the crisis.
Both entered the world as bitter disappointments to their fathers, and the birth of each princess was a contributory factor in the untimely death of a parent. ELIZABETH AND MARY: Cousins, Rivals, Queens
Undernutrition is a well known contributory factor to high mortality in children due to infectious diseases.
The controversy surrounding the film was doubtless a contributory factor to Hollywood's subsequent avoidance of the subject.
I have applied for the contributory old-age pension and I may be entitled to a part-pension from social welfare.
He may have a point about car parking but, as regards this tragedy, it would seem it has not been a contributory factor.
Poor organization was certainly a contributory factor to the crisis.
The union is also stepping up its campaign to have the contributory old age pension increased to 34% of average industrial earnings.

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