The phrase "prevailing factor" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to the main or most influential element or consideration when making a decision or forming an opinion. For example, "The prevailing factor was cost when we chose which supplier to go with."
Martirosyan said money wasn't the prevailing factor with his family.
"In Baltimore, the prevailing factor behind who gets a mortgage is the racial composition of the neighborhood".
He also refused to point to race as being the prevailing factor behind the abuse.
The heritability of genetic traits is no doubt the prevailing factor affecting RE (Figure 2), however at the moment, there is limited research examining specific genotypes related to better economy [11,12].
Gender didn't feel like a prevailing factor, and my skills as a designer/developer were critical to success.
The surface parameter is regarded as a prevailing factor with respect to the reactivity and cytotoxicity of the nanomaterials (Kreyling et al. 2010).
Although aging is the prevailing risk factor for AMD, environmental factors such as smoking or oxidative stress may contribute to AMD's occurrence and/or progression [ 11- 14].
A classification of the chemical reactions at high pressure is attempted on the basis of the prevailing factors.
The association, as well as other trade groups, partly attribute this trend to the rise of the so-called "religious nones," as well as other prevailing factors, including cost and "the flexibility to have a memorial ceremony after some time has passed, with practically limitless options for venue".
Based on the frequency with which such factors are reported in the studies included in the literature review, these are arranged from more prevailing to less prevailing factors.
However, a comparison of such studies with our study is complicated by variation in a number of prevailing factors between the study areas.
