The phrase "a common element in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is frequently found or present in a particular context or group.
Example: "Trust is a common element in successful relationships, whether personal or professional."
Alternatives: "a frequent component of" or "a typical feature in".
Such masks are a common element in Puuc architecture.
Cabernet Sauvignon is a common element in each of them, but its contribution varies from 5%to40%0%.
While his two sides played differently, there was a common element in their final third play – neither relied on crossing.
Ignorance of how a customer's business works is a common element in the stories told by customers of the e-commerce consultants.
As with other addictions, denial is a common element in cybersex addiction, and people typically maintain that denial until the bottom falls out, for example, with breakup of a marriage or loss of a job.
He produced letters showing that Mr. Varia's foundation had tried to copyright the long hexagonal shape of the modules -- a common element in Romanian folk art -- with an eye "to making huge money selling it to tourists and movies".
Among the most convincing cognates linking Pama-Nyungan and non-Pama-Nyungan are a small set of monosyllabic verb stems that appear to be derived from a common element in an older language.
Although oxidative stress is a common element in these diseases, specific clinico-pathological phenotypes have been described for each disorder.
A common element in these reports is the absence of any prophylactic administration of NSAIDs or other medications against ectopic bone formation.
By means of the composite iterative scheme together with the shrinking projection method, we can construct the proximal point algorithms for finding a common element in the set.
Content organization The importance of having information related to the user's position emerged as a common element in all the conducted sessions.
