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be due to vs be attribued to

Both "be due to" and "be attributed to" are correct phrases, but they are used in different contexts. "Be due to" is used to indicate a cause or reason, while "be attributed to" is used to assign credit or blame. They are not interchangeable.

Last updated: April 01, 2024 • 578 views

be due to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a cause or reason.

Use "be due to" to explain the cause or reason for something happening.

Examples:

The flight delay was due to bad weather.
Her success is due to her hard work.
The cancellation was due to unforeseen circumstances.
The accident was due to reckless driving.
The failure was due to lack of preparation.

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This kind of blackout could be due to a number of different things.
Falling away may be due to some karmic cause or to physical peculiarities.
Brain inflammation, also known as encephalitis, may be due to a variety of factors.
This may be due to nasal ulceration.
The challenge may be due to numerous circumstances.
Inflammation of the eyelids and conjunctiva can be due to infectious or immune-mediated causes.
This effect may be due to an induction of CYP3A4.
The mechanism of interaction could possibly be due to an initial inhibition and subsequent induction of transport proteins.
This could be due to a amount of actual physical situations.
This could be due to personality defects such as pride or laziness.
Their relevance or importan- ce may be due to many reasons.
This loss of signalling function may be due to demyelination, or alterations in vascularity in the brain.
This may be due to a space-occupying mass behind the eyeball.
This may be due to different reasons.
This sometimes may be due to a lack of understanding.
This might be due to problems in the payment process.
This may be due to Rebif treatment.
That would be due to the trauma of the kick.
Cause of death could be due to rapid.
Slight spike in adrenaline, but that could be due to stress.

Alternatives:

result from
stem from
arise from
be caused by
be the result of

be attribued to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to assign credit or blame.

Use "be attributed to" to credit or blame someone or something for a particular outcome.

Examples:

The success of the project can be attributed to the hard work of the team.
The failure of the plan was attributed to poor communication.
The discovery was attributed to a stroke of luck.
The increase in sales can be attributed to the new marketing strategy.
The decline in profits was attributed to economic factors.

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OLIVIERI PENNESI: There's a saying attribued to Malraux, troubling and prophetic from a certain point of view, according to which the 21st century would either be mystical or it wouldn't be at all.

Alternatives:

be ascribed to
be credited to
be blamed on
be assigned to
be imputed to

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