The phrase "a factor that heightens" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing elements that increase or intensify a particular situation, feeling, or effect.
Example: "The lack of communication was a factor that heightens the tension between the team members."
Alternatives: "an element that increases" or "a contributor that intensifies".
Production of the epic had gotten under way despite the absence of a star for the top feminine role, a factor that heightened excitement among the hopefuls.
Lack of human capital, particularly labor was reported to be a major factor that heightens households' vulnerability situation.
Albanese and Bowen have a very good relationship, perhaps another factor that heightens periodic paranoia in the Victorian axis, but ask Labor people to characterise Shorten and Albanese's relationship in a word you'll get "professional" – which in politics is often a word invoked through gritted teeth.
There is a dearth of physicians who are experienced in treating people with autism, a factor that only heightens the challenges in treating these complex medical problems.
Conjectur as to what can be expected in the way of approval or opposition by Mr. Eisenhower, who, under the terms of the 22nd Amendment becomes the 1st lame-duck President in American history; a factor that seems likely to heighten the spirit of resistance among the Democrats & embolden the oppositionists among the Republicans.
The campaign started a couple of years ago when the Health Ministry began beating the drums for a medical condition that few Japanese had ever heard of — metabolic syndrome — a collection of factors that heighten the risk of developing vascular disease and diabetes.
Thorngren singled out a few different factors that heightened the impact of this latest regulatory announcement.
Therefore, this is a factor that should be addressed during counseling at the clinic, in order to heighten the negotiation capacity of females and the willingness of male partners to openly discuss condom use with their partners.
Further work is required to determine particular patterns of risk factors that heighten the likelihood of a suicide attempt.
