Sentence examples for being a serious factor from inspiring English sources

With a senior dog's weight being a serious factor in their longevity, it was a constant battle to keep him trim since letting him trot for long stretches could easily exhaust him.

And then finally — and this is a serious factor — it's the evolution of the media.

A better option: recognize that mental health is a serious factor in gun suicide, and policies that target suicide might be more effective than government databases.

Sterling's quest is to be a serious factor in ensuring Manchester City regain the league title and the club becomes a genuine continental heavyweight.

With the gap between Mr. Holt and Mr. Zimmer fluctuating from a few dozen to more than a thousand votes, it became increasingly clear that Mr. Mayer, the Green Party candidate, had been a serious factor in the race.

Apparently, kingfishers, bee-eaters, hoopoes, and wood hoopoes are of great importance in the ecology of honey guides, and the frequency with which these rollerlike birds are victimized by honey guides may be a serious factor in their population status.

Implementation complexity costs are a serious factor for consideration for any newly proposed technique.

Barcinski and DosReis (1999) revealed that control of host cell apoptosis is a serious factor in host parasite interactions.

I will say that those things were a serious factor.

As it turns out, Rep. Mike Castle, the loser in that race, said at a press conference on Sept. 22 that the fact that he voted in the House to support cap and trade legislation was a serious factor in his loss.

The latter is a serious factor, as predation rates on shorebird nest can be considerable in the High Arctic [45], [46].