conducive

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  1. adjective Tending to cause or bring about; contributive: working conditions not conducive to productivity. See Synonyms at favorable.

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  • Trust was powerfully conducive, as were courage and integrity. —  Triple Detente by Piers Anthony
  • Other supporters of Phelps who are identified on entry will be refused on non-conducive grounds under the immigration rules. —  Metro Weekly (Newspaper Magazine of Gay and Lesbian DC)
  • "The authorities need to ensure security and make sure the elections will be held in an atmosphere that is conducive," says Usman Hamid, head of the human rights watchdog Kontras, based in Jakarta. —  TIME.com: Top Stories
  • The non-cooperation movement in support of a separate State to be carved out of Darjeeling district and certain areas contiguous to it had been lifted after weeks on December 26, 2008, to create a "conducive" situation for the second round of tripartite talks on the situation in the region between the Centre, the State and the GJM leadership on December 29 The talks ended inconclusively. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • Earlier, the agitation for a separate State to be carved out of Darjeeling district and certain areas contiguous to it was suspended after weeks on December 26, 2008, to create a situation "conducive" to the second round of tripartite talks on the situation in the region among the Centre, the State and the GJM leadership on December 29 The talks had ended inconclusively. —  Top Stories - Google News
 

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