The phrase "as a deciding factor" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing an element that plays a significant role in making a choice or judgment.
Example: "In the final analysis, cost was considered as a deciding factor in the selection of the vendor."
Alternatives: "as a key consideration" or "as a crucial element".
They pointed to several lackluster handoffs as a deciding factor.
MAT203 is graded with a more generous curve than MAT201 in order to remove considerations of grades as a deciding factor between the two courses.
Grading: MAT204 is graded with a more generous curve than MAT202 in order to remove considerations of grades as a deciding factor between the two courses.
Don-Hyung Ha, Materials Science and Engineering, also credits his PhD adviser's expertise and work in nanoparticles as a deciding factor to study at Cornell.
In the past, they would tailor their arguments to the sole justice whom they viewed as a deciding factor in such cases.
This study explores physicians' concepts of futility and use of age as a deciding factor in considering medical futility in clinical interventions.
Of course, the cost of space is also limiting, and a deciding factor as well.
Its color was also a deciding factor, as yellow is a primary color and easier for children to recognize from a distance, and with consideration to the fact the only other competing yellow mascot at the time was Winnie-the-Pooh.
Secondly, availability and maintenance of good data and documentation system was noted to be a deciding factor as it will determine whether there is need for introduction of new data collection formats for capturing the details of near miss cases, depending on the particular method being considered.
Andrew Freedman, the state's first director of marijuana coordination, a position in the governor's office, said characterizing legalization as a civil rights issue was a deciding factor in the 2012 vote in favor of legalization by a public weary of the failed "war on drugs" and prosecutions.
And as the space heats up, providing the opportunity to actually build something tangible while you learn, as One Month does, could be a deciding factor.
