21.   And being under the influence of alcohol was a significant contributing factor to the accident.

22.   And the way the parsley was handled at the restaurants was a contributing factor.

23.   And the high cost of housing in Manhattan is a contributing factor.

24.   Another contributing factor was the lie of the land.

25.   Another contributing factor may be the drought, which could have reduced egg laying and cut down on crops of milkweed - the only plant that sustains monarch caterpillars.

26.   Another contributing factor, according to city officials and structural engineers, was the heavy rain and high winds in the city Monday night and early Tuesday morning.

27.   Another important contributing factor was the lie of the land.

28.   Another contributing factor is the tendency for older people to become sedentary, he said.

29.   Another contributing factor to the fatal wreck might have been a broken forefinger and lacerations that Moore suffered on his right hand the day before the race.

30.   Another contributing factor, which may affect black scores on SAT tests as well, is cultural, experts say.