1.   There was an adventitious contributing cause.

2.   A few days ago, a woman died a few blocks from my house in an crash where speed was said to have been a contributing cause.

3.   About youth violence, Gore puts gun availability and the need for emotional support systems higher on his list of contributing causes than violent imagery in entertainment.

4.   But doctors have long recognized that sweltering temperatures should be properly seen as one of several contributing causes to death whenever other serious medical problems are also present.

5.   Contributing causes come both from within the athlete and from outside influences.

6.   Nor is there any doubt that mental disorders are a contributing cause of practically everything from broken hips to heart attacks.

7.   One contributing cause of that crash was that a sensor to measure the reverser position was out of adjustment.

8.   One surprising item listed as a contributing cause to soaring scores and home run totals is the aluminum bat.

9.   All have been labeled contributing causes of a global financial crisis that seriously disrupted the economies of a number of countries in Asia, Latin America and Russia.

10.   An investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol did not fault the driver or problems with the road, but it listed roadside bushes as a contributing cause.