Thomas's failure contributed to a disappointing season for the defensive line.

These failures pervade almost every level, and have contributed to a complete lack of trust among the major players.

He alleged that the failure to provide showers had caused or contributed to the disease.

Those failures, he said, contributed to the deaths of two workers and several injuries in other bridge projects.

The failure has also contributed to public confusion and panic in some places.

No one knows to what extent the dams' failure contributed to the damage.

This strategic failure contributed to the sale of the studio to Sony.

These failures have contributed to the company's ballooning debt, which was $22.5 billion at the end of September 2003.

First, how much did that failure contribute to the overall failure of the war?

His critics have said that management's failure to move aggressively to address the company's problems contributed to its dire financial situation.