deberse a

v.

to be due to, to be caused by.

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(v.) = be due to, be caused by, be attributable to, boil down to

Ex. However, the marginal deviation from statistical significance may have been due to data contamination in that Billboard charts use some data manipulation rather than strictly objective sales or air play data.

Ex. There are fewer women in management than men and they earn less and this is not caused by stereotypically female qualities and behaviour.

Ex. The inclusion of much of West Yorkshire in the non-quota textile programme is claimed to be at least partly attributable to this persistence.

Ex. The dilemmas of charging finally boil down to political judgements of the value of information in society.

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(v.) = be due to, be caused by, be attributable to, boil down to

Ex: However, the marginal deviation from statistical significance may have been due to data contamination in that Billboard charts use some data manipulation rather than strictly objective sales or air play data.

Ex: There are fewer women in management than men and they earn less and this is not caused by stereotypically female qualities and behaviour.

Ex: The inclusion of much of West Yorkshire in the non-quota textile programme is claimed to be at least partly attributable to this persistence.

Ex: The dilemmas of charging finally boil down to political judgements of the value of information in society.