The phrase "the central element in" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it to describe a prominent or essential component of something, such as a process or concept. For example, "The central element in creating a successful business plan is thorough market research."
To make criticism of the Bible the central element in the values wars would thus be political suicide for liberals.
The review is the central element in the coalition's attempts to cut the deficit, which rose to £155bn in the last financial year.
A pair of Cathleens bookend the Irish Repertory Theater's two programs of fully staged plays by William Butler Yeats, which constitute the central element in "The Yeats Project," the company's celebration of the Irish poet and playwright's theatrical legacy.
In the first place, the murder of Europe's Jews, which is now the central element in our image of the Nazis, played a relatively small role in the interrogations.
We can feel the buoyancy of the central element in Mr. Biederman's paintings, like "Columbiana" (1999), and appreciate the suggestion of geometric form in "Studio 2001) without having to experience Mr. Biederman's inner struggle.
The central element in this one is a hugely enlarged, computer-designed, Baldessari-altered sculptural relief of a human brain, made of cast polyurethane resin and weighing six hundred and twenty-five pounds.
Verbal and nonverbal communications are the central elements in the interaction and accordingly misunderstandings in communication were frequently reported.
Both locus and disease node sets comprise hubs, here defined as nodes with a degree >3, which form the central elements in the network.
A growing war on childhood Along with poor governance, extreme poverty is also among the central elements in the emergence of conflict, especially within countries, as armed factions vie for ill-managed national resources.
Along with poor governance, extreme poverty is also among the central elements in the emergence of conflict, especially within countries, as armed factions vie for ill-managed national resources.
Impaired endothelial NO synthesis, endothelial dysfunction, is one of the central elements in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, and is strongly related to hypertension and dyslipidemia (Panza et al., 1990; Vapaatalo and Mervaala, 2001).
