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were owing to vs were attributed to

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Were owing to' is used to indicate a direct cause or reason, while 'were attributed to' is used to assign a reason or cause to someone or something. They are not interchangeable.

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were owing to

This phrase is correct and used to indicate a direct cause or reason.

This phrase is used to explain the direct cause or reason for something.

Examples:

  • The cancellation of the event was owing to bad weather.
  • The delay in the project was owing to a lack of resources.
  • at the time of sale or export no accrued fees, rents or taxes, prescribed by statute were owing to the State; and
  • The new Member States certainly could not have expected the decisions that were made owing to pressure by the trade union movement.
  • The areas in the Canaries were selected owing to their uniqueness and exceptional natural wealth.
  • Junior debt issuances by Sparkasse KölnBonn at the end of 2008 and in the first quarter of 2009 do not provide reliable evidence that the markets for hybrid instruments were active owing to the very limited amount of single tranches involved.
  • These were postponed owing to the absence of many MEPs due to air travel disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud that covered large parts of Europe for several days.
  • These were postponed owing to the absence of many MEPs due to air travel disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud that covered large parts of Europe for several days.
  • French students have recently complained that their applications to study at a Belgian university were rejected owing to the limited number of places at that specific university.
  • However, we were informed that owing to constraints of time you had to leave earlier.
  • In addition, bond markets in Latvia, Lithuania and Romania were almost illiquid owing to, among other things, investors» continued cautiousness.
  • These increases were later reversed owing to a further bout of volatility in global financial markets that reflected market uncertainties about the economic and financial situation in Brazil.
  • These sales agreements were later cancelled owing to the late delivery of the necessary building permits.
  • This means being aware of the role played by European agriculture in maintaining the regions, as well as the regional impact if that role were to disappear owing to the application of strictly economic criteria to agricultural and forestry activities.
  • In the autumn of 2009, Parliament adopted an additional protocol to an agreement concluded on 17 October 1990 between a number of North Atlantic countries, but which Spain and Morocco were unable to sign owing to the dispute over Western Sahara.
  • Few of the established objectives were achieved, owing to various factors: amongst others, the lack of political will and of instruments - not least financial ones.
  • The fleet reduction objectives were based on criteria which had little to do with the actual situation, and even those modest targets were not met owing to the lack of cooperation from some Member States.
  • Olle Schmidt said that he would have wanted an extension of the deadline for tabling amendments to the recommendation, scheduled for 19.00 that day, given that a number of Members were not present owing to transport difficulties.
  • The December 2009 issue of the magazine '60 millions de consommateurs' publishes a study showing that of 66 toys tested, 30 were apparently toxic owing to the presence of 'potentially dangerous chemical substances'.
  • The last outbreak of the disease in the summer of 2000 in Evros was attributed to animals in the Greek border regions encountering Turkish animals in the River Evros, the waters of which were low owing to the protracted drought.
  • the reduction of 400 full-time equivalent jobs and the productivity measures provided for in the 2006 plan were inadequate owing to the slippages from the 2002 plan.
  • Neither the Convention's proposals (qualified majority for proposals submitted by the Minister and supported by the Commission) nor the Italian Presidency's proposals (qualified majority for all of the Minister's proposals) were adopted, owing to opposition from various Member States.

Alternatives:

  • was due to
  • resulted from
  • stemmed from
  • was caused by
  • was because of

were attributed to

This phrase is correct and used to assign a reason or cause to someone or something.

This phrase is used to assign a reason or cause to a particular person, thing, or circumstance.

Examples:

  • The success of the project was attributed to the hard work of the team.
  • The failure of the company was attributed to poor management decisions.
  • Publication shall take place during the first half of the year following the closure of the budget year in respect of which the funds were attributed to the third country.
  • Local reactions, including myositis and granulomatoma at the injection site were attributed to the vehicle but the severity of myositis in rabbits increased with fulvestrant, compared to the saline control.
  • Therefore higher fixed costs in absolute terms were attributed to higher output volume resulting in the above mentioned repartition of fixed costs in relation to overall costs.
  • 15 million deaths were attributed to that one hack.
  • The EU accounts up to 2004 were audited and 60% of suspected cases of fraud were attributed to Italy.
  • The lower plasma concentrations of fondaparinux were attributed to reduced binding to ATIII secondary to the lower ATIII plasma concentrations in subjects with hepatic impairment thereby resulting in increased renal clearance of fondaparinux.
  • Ladies and gentlemen, as you have heard, and I note it myself with satisfaction, Mr Cohn-Bendit has just corrected the words that were attributed to Ms McKenna in the press.
  • As explained above, both the government of the PRC and the cooperating exporting producers were requested to provide information on the lending policies of the Chinese banks and the way loans were attributed to the exporting producers.
  • Then there is the agreement with Greenland, for which quotas were attributed to Member States of the European Union which do not use them, including countries such as Portugal, which until it joined the European Union historically used to fish in those waters.
  • Considers that, among the provisions in the current Treaties relating to arrangements for the exercise of certain competences that were attributed to the Union, details which are not fundamental should be moved to a second section and should be amendable by a simplified procedure;
  • The lower plasma concentrations of fondaparinux were attributed to reduced binding to ATIII secondary to the lower ATIII plasma concentrations in subjects with hepatic impairment thereby
  • In the period 2007-09 alone, around 100 deaths were attributed to either forced or alleged suicide.
  • And he boasted about all the great masterpieces that he himself had painted that were attributed to other artists.
  • In this context it was held that the assessment of each issue in isolation had meant that all effects except the one assessed at the time, were attributed to the dumped imports.
  • infringed Article 15(2) of Regulation No 17/1962 because the market shares of the savings banks, which were legally and economically independent during the period when the infringement occurred (1995 to June 1998), were attributed to the applicant.
  • Certainly there was no films that were attributed to him.
  • After making corrections for obvious factual errors, there were still wide gaps between the valuations, that were attributed to differing in assessments and applied opinions.
  • Two attacks in Sweden and one in Denmark were attributed to Islamist terrorist groups, and were aimed at "causing mass casualties".
  • organisational problems which prevented operations from proceeding smoothly; these were attributed to:
  • The lower plasma concentrations of fondaparinux were attributed to reduced binding to ATIII secondary to the lower ATIII plasma concentrations in subjects with hepatic impairment thereby resulting in increased renal clearance of fondaparinux.

Alternatives:

  • were ascribed to
  • were credited to
  • were assigned to
  • were imputed to
  • were linked to

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