The phrase "a potential trigger for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing something that may cause or initiate a particular response or event.
Example: "The sudden change in temperature can be a potential trigger for allergic reactions in some individuals."
Alternatives: "a possible cause of" or "a likely instigator of".
The Kashmir conflict is a potential trigger for nuclear war.
Guex, J. et al. Thermal erosion of cratonic lithosphere as a potential trigger for mass-extinction.
Furthermore, iron has long been regarded as a potential trigger for chronic neurodegeneration, particularly found in multiple sclerosis64.
Their findings, and a White House report due Sept. 15, are seen as a potential trigger for a change in Iraq strategy.
Stock, M. J., Humphreys, M. C. S., Smith, V. C., Isaia, R. & Pyle, D. M. Late-stage volatile saturation as a potential trigger for explosive volcanic eruptions.
Thus supply and demand, a basic concept in the market place, must be considered a potential trigger for fraud," the report added.
According to a study published last week in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, researchers have now discovered a way to turn off a potential trigger of inflammation for those with the disease, a finding that could one day lead to better treatments.
No evaluation of the device as a potential trigger of shivering is therefore available for this patient.
Increased intracranial pressure might be a potential trigger factor for headache.
The basis underlying this earthquake forecasting method is the popular concept of epidemic process: every earthquake is regarded as a potential triggering event for subsequent earthquakes (Ogata, 1988, 1998; Helmstetter et al., 2006; Lombardi and Marzocchi, 2007) on different spatio-temporal scales.
If it is rejected again by the Senate, it provides another potential trigger for a double-dissolution election.
