Sentence examples for were a minor factor from inspiring English sources

The Bush administration had said biofuels were a minor factor in rising food costs.

Aboard the 86-foot Hatteras sport fisher last weekend, the publishing executive who was falling in love with the vessel said that dollars-and-cents were a minor factor when it came to deciding whether to own a giant yacht.

Weather seems to be a minor factor in explaining these deaths.

PAGE 1 The Bush administration's position has been that biofuels are a minor factor in rising food costs.

The more pessimistic view -- which I find more plausible -- is that competition for talent is a minor factor.

Davis had been a minor factor in the first half, scoring 4 points.

They may well be a minor factor, while there are plenty of others that undoubtedly affect female success in science.

PAGE 1 QUESTIONING ETHANOL The Bush administration's position has been that biofuels are a minor factor in rising food costs.

But that is a minor factor in what makes these programs so popular among parents whose children have no diagnosed disabilities.

Bynum was a minor factor in the teams' last playoff meeting, in the 2009 Western Conference finals, coming off another in a series of knee injuries.

But this is flatly untrue: antiterror spending is a minor factor, and the persistence of projected deficits into the indefinite future tells us that it's not caused by the recession either.