The phrase "a potential factor in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing something that may influence or contribute to a particular outcome or situation.
Example: "The researchers identified a potential factor in the rise of obesity rates among children."
Alternatives: "a possible contributor to" or "a likely influence on".
The presidential race is also a potential factor in the Senate contest.
Urbanization is a potential factor in economic development, which is a main route to social development.
Malingering is a potential factor in the management of patients with pain.
Smell, as a potential factor in social life, can be reconstructed indirectly in the context of various human activities.
In the new poll, the percentage of registered Democrats saying the trooper report would be a potential factor in the way they vote dropped to 58percentt, from 68percentt when The Post posed a similar question in February.
It was unclear, for example, whether the maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS) that was the subject of scrutiny in the Lion Air crash was a potential factor in Sunday's Ethiopian Airlines crash.
Reid, D. W., Carroll, V., O'May, C., Champion, A. & Kirov, S. M. Increased airway iron as a potential factor in the persistence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in cystic fibrosis.
The influence of salmon-derived nutrients (SDN) is widely accepted as a potential factor in the maintenance of aquatic and terrestrial productivity in North American Coastal rainforests.
Nicotine is a main component in tobacco and has been implicated as a potential factor in the pathogenesis of human lung cancer.
Among those reading the runes are members of Miliband's former office who are furious that the new leadership election rules – a one-person one-vote system that allowed new people a vote for £3 – were largely ignored as a potential factor in the contest by candidates other than Corbyn.
