The phrase "a substantial factor of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the importance or influence of a particular element in a situation or outcome.
Example: "The lack of funding was a substantial factor of the project's failure."
Alternatives: "a significant contributor to" or "a major element in".
"What they [said] was that the risk of the heatwave occurring had gone up by a substantial factor, the odds of it occurring were 80% due to the large-scale warming trend and, of course, most of that large-scale warming is attributed to human influences on climate," said Allen.
I'm not entirely sure where I'm going here, so to drag it back: toughness, is that something that only really "sells" in indie games, and has it been a substantial factor in some of the best titles on the market these past few years?
The jury said Propulsid, which was removed from the market in 2000 after being linked to 70 deaths, was not a substantial factor in the death of John Calvert of Napa, Calif.
To prove liability in a tort case, plaintiffs must show asbestos was a "substantial factor" in the chain of causation.
On December 17 , 2009 Judge Forester granted a passenger family's motion for "partial summary judgment" determining, as a matter of law, that Comair's flight crew was negligent, and that this negligence was a substantial factor causing the crash of Flight 5191.
Aging is a substantial factor in the development of breast cancer.
In addition to the grain size, a substantial factor affecting the physicomechanical properties of the materials discussed here is introduction of high density of dislocations in cold rolling of composite systems.
The cell invasiveness of Mycoplasma gallisepticum, the causative agent of respiratory disease in chickens and infectious sinusitis in turkeys, may be a substantial factor in the well-known chronicity of these diseases and in the systemic spread of infection.
The question addressed in number three was whether, even if the proper warning had been placed on the product, such warning would have been a substantial factor in preventing Graves' consumption of it, and the resulting harm.
In this particular study, age, family history of headache, lack of adequate vacation time and migraine type of headache were found substantial factors of drug use for headache.
