The phrase "a powerful element of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant or influential component of a larger concept, idea, or system.
Example: "Trust is a powerful element of effective leadership, as it fosters collaboration and loyalty among team members."
Alternatives: "a significant factor in" or "a crucial aspect of".
Bourdain, in another discussion forum, acknowledged: "There has always been a powerful element of hustler in chefs".
The coincidence of bleak glamour and waifish loveliness with ferocious drive was a powerful element of her allure.
Turkey's economy has continued to grow, and for its allies the country remains a powerful element of regional stability.
There is a powerful element of poignancy to the settlers' plight and the choice they will have to make.
If there are children involved, there will also be – or should be – a powerful element of guilt.
Mr. Oles said her photos of prostitutes, titled "Triptych of the Martyrs," has a powerful element of feminist criticism.
But in many ways, experts said, a more powerful element of the prosecution's case was its skillful, almost subliminal, evocation of the victims as unsuspecting everymen and women.
"There has always been a really powerful element of that in Will's music, going back to the first Okkervil record," which, he pointed out, included a song called "Listening to Otis Redding at Home During Christmas".
But he also catches something that's as relevant to his business life as to his sex life: there's a latently powerful element of self-discipline and self-control in her slack and fumbling manner, one that, even unbeknownst to her, is merely awaiting some severe training to unleash her powers.
As national president of the Hip Sing tong, Mock Sai Wing is the governor-general of a powerful element within these colonies.
The wine-and-cheese hour that followed turned out to be a critical and powerful element of the Research Bazaar.
