Mimi Kara N2 Grammar: を契機に（して）／として (wo keiki ni (shite) / to shite)

52. ～ を契機に（して）／として (wo keiki ni (shite) / to shite)

Meaning: See an event as an opportunity -> change, develop (used in writing).

How to use: N + を契機に（して）／として

Example sentences:

サッカーの親善試合を契機に、二国間の交流が進んだ。
On the occasion of organizing this friendly football match to promote exchanges between the two countries.

バブル崩壊を契機にして自己破産が急増した。
The bankruptcy of private businesses increased sharply when the bubble economy collapsed.

我が社では海外進出を契機に、留学生の採用を始めた。
Taking the opportunity to expand overseas, our company started recruiting international students.

友人が仕事を辞め、留学したのを契機として、私も諦めていた教師を目指し、もう一度頑張ろうと思った。
Since my friend quit her job to study abroad, I decided to strive again to achieve my goal of becoming a teacher that I had given up on before.