Sentence examples for was a substantial factor from inspiring English sources

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

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.

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.

While there was a substantial factor loading on 2Unique digital reading and a smaller loading on 2Overall reading in the Norwegian model, the reverse pattern was found in the Swedish model.

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.

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.

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].