Sentence examples for being a substantial factor from inspiring English sources

There could be one or several elements to take into account, the weather being a substantial factor.

Judge Jackson acknowledged the need to weigh whether the employee's speech was a substantial factor in being fired.

Colocation, or the ganging of several carriers on one tower, consolidates the environmental impact and increases the rental income, which can be a substantial factor.

On a conference call a few days ago to announce a 98% drop in second quarter profitability, CEO John Anderson said the computer disaster was a "substantial" factor in a 19% decline in US sales and the subsequent profit meltdown.

The report states that, while there is no doubt that Mr. Monegan's "failure to fire Trooper Wooten was a substantial factor in his own firing," the evidence suggests it was not the sole reason.

I am suggesting that the belief that Muslims are somehow less American, or even less human, is widespread, and is a substantial factor in explaining the discrepancy I began by identifying.

"There's a long-standing, deeply embedded myth in this country about the relative costs of motoring against the relative costs of public transport and that is a substantial factor in political decision-making.

The suit further calls use of the app the "proximate cause" of the collision, saying it led to Muzzafar being distracted,  and that his distraction was a "substantial factor" in the collision.

He insisted that the decision to rest players in preparation for tomorrow lunchtime's match against Chelsea did not raise the stakes for that game – a reprise of the Anfield match in which a 2-0 defeat was a substantial factor in Liverpool losing their grip on the league title last spring.

This is a substantial factor for the laser-assisted micro forming process design.

An increase of viscosity due to the rapid cell lyses and the release of proteins from plant cells is a substantial factor in pasture bloat genesis [48].