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Contributory
//ˈkɒntɹɪˌbjuːt(ə)ɹi//
"Contributory" in a Sentence (4 examples)
I would prefer to take a contributory role.
The job did not offer a contributory pension.
My Lord the great Commander of the worlde, Besides fifteene contributory kings, Hath now in armes ten thouſand Ianiſaries, Mounted on luſty Mauritanian Steeds, […]
The response to firing is remarkable, and though the 280 lb. pressure seems more in the nature of a reserve for emergencies than a continuous working figure, even with the present-day apology for coal it seldom fell below 250 lb., and could always be brought up to blowing-off point with little difficulty. To this liveliness of steaming the thermic syphons are doubtless the chief contributory.
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