Example sentences of "have [been] [art] [adj] factor in " in BNC.
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1 | whilst there remain widely varying explanations of the reasons for the disturbances of 1981 , 1983 and 1985 , there can be no doubt that the fear of social disorder , and its association with the needs and demands of black people , has been a major factor in sustaining central government interest in inner cities policy . |
2 | Indeed the ability to produce a range of returns on value for money indices has been a major factor in securing continued treasury funding . |
3 | The repeated use of this road to power has been a major factor in perpetuating primitive beliefs in ‘ gods ’ and superstitions within the human race . |
4 | Furthermore , ERM membership has effectively disciplined many EC governments unable to cure inflation for themselves ; this has been a major factor in the creation of prosperity in Western Europe . |
5 | In social security there is the retirement condition , which governs the receipt of the state retirement pension and which has been a major factor in the establishment of the pension ages as the customary retirement ages for men and women ( Walker 1980 ) . |
6 | This has been a major factor in the stability which Spencer Stuart has achieved in its offices . |
7 | To date , given the inadequate levels of state pension provision and the limited opportunities most women have had to save or invest for old age , their limited access to occupational pension scheme membership has been a major factor in the construction of female poverty in old age . |
8 | While the rationale for the arm 's length approach , as well as the length of the arm , varies widely from organization to organization , the desire to distance important areas of public administration from direct political control has been a major factor in the twentieth-century growth of quasi-government . |
9 | Sam shares a laugh with Suzanne Danielle , who has been a major factor in his return to form |
10 | They suggest that public expenditure growth has led to a transfer of productive resources from the private sector to a public sector producing largely non-marketed output , and that this has been a major factor in the UK 's poor performance in the post-war period . |
11 | According to their former captain and hooker , Douglas Livingstone , McPherson 's influence both on and off the field has been a major factor in what has been a very successful season . |
12 | The growth of overseas financial institutions in terms of their numbers has been a major factor in the formalisation of supervision with more emphasis on the ‘ rulebook ’ and a relative decline in the less formal traditional system . |
13 | Voodoo has been a contributing factor in many horrendous incidences in the United Kingdom in recent years . |
14 | The explosion of television outlets has been a key factor in this trend . |
15 | The winger 's dramatically improved form has been a key factor in Norwich 's surprise success and Fox believes that a visit to Manchester United , which also sees the return of £800,000 striker Mark Robins to Old Trafford , will provide the perfect stage to show how far he has progressed . |
16 | FAILURE to take advantage of science and technology has been a key factor in Britain 's economic decline , it was claimed yesterday . |
17 | Storage of various liquid effluents on site at Sellafield since the early 1980s , pending the completion of new waste treatment plants designed to remove the most significant radioactivity , has been a contributory factor in reducing the level of discharges . |
18 | And Dooley 's massive presence is bound to add interest for City spectators , even though it could create problems for their players , especially at the line-outs , where his dominance has been a vital factor in England 's recent success . |
19 | CCG 'S RELENTLESS pursuit of quality has been a vital factor in winning valuable contracts since the quality programme was launched 18 months ago . |
20 | With Craig McDermott unable to join the county and Paul Jarvis 's constitution again proving tender , skipper Martyn Moxon admits that Robinson 's penetration has been a valuable factor in Yorkshire 's progress this season . |
21 | In addition , increasing car ownership and high-speed road provision has been a main factor in the massive increase of rural recreation enjoyed by many people since the 1950s , and discussed in Chapter 7 . |
22 | McCallen 's high-striking rate has been a big factor in Bangor 's success this season . |
23 | Lord Salisbury 's active and generous support of the BDA and of the deaf community as a whole has been a significant factor in the development of the Association in recent years . |
24 | The failure to specify clearly the timing of important events has been a limiting factor in research , since it has not allowed predisposing factors to be distinguished from precipitating events . |
25 | Indeed , it has actually been an idea of mine for some time that the retaining of unnecessary numbers simply for tradition 's sake — resulting in employees having an unhealthy amount of time on their hands — has been an important factor in the sharp decline in professional standards . |
26 | And it is crucial to recognize that widespread racial discrimination has been an important factor in reproducing these patterns of employment and settlement and , as we shall see , also has a significant role in explanations of levels of achievement by black pupils in British schools . |
27 | This will be used to test the hypothesis that the relationship between state policy and private capital has been crucial to the development of the mineral-energy complex and has been an important factor in the successful capital goods sectors ; this will be supplemented through comparative analysis with other mineral and energy producers in developing economies . |
28 | David Rush ( striker ) : The young striker 's seemingly inexhaustible store of energy has been an important factor in the Cup run . |
29 | There 's no doubt it has been the major factor in walkers having accidents . ’ |
30 | But his power-broking behind the scenes has been the decisive factor in bringing uncommitted , but conservative-inclined deputies to heel . |