The part of a sentence "is the overriding factor" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
Example: The quality of the product is the overriding factor in determining its success in the market.
"The dollar obviously is the overriding factor," an analyst at PFGBest, Phil Flynn, said.
Talent is the overriding factor because of what it contributes to big sales and winning teams.
Age, or more specifically female age, is the overriding factor for most couples and something we cannot ignore.
"Economics is the overriding factor," said Mr. Grieco, an owner of Hearth and Insieme, who just opened Terroir on East 12th Street.
It would be a significant downgrade from an iPhone 6, isn't a quantum leap over the iPhone 5S and should only really be considered if size is the overriding factor.
The customer who buys the product is acutely aware of that fact, but the power of the brand is the overriding factor that makes that client part with their cash.
"That's the overriding factor for me".
Societal expectations of genital appearance and capacity for heterosexual intercourse should not be the overriding factor in these decisions.
Many factors will determine the winner, but much like the British Open, the P.G.A. Championship should be a tournament where length will not be the overriding factor.
8 Captain Manuel Almunia believes youthful inexperience of the big occasion was the overriding factor behind Watford's frustrating below-par performance in yesterday's npower Championship play-off final defeat to Crystal Palace.
"What we're trying to do is ensure that Truro City Football Club continues playing at the ground, that's the overriding factor of everything and trumps everything.
