Example sentences of "had been a [adj] factor in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating acknowledged on Jan. 2 that unemployment had been a crucial factor in the defeat of the ruling Australian Labor Party ( ALP ) government in state elections in Tasmania in late December . |
| 2 | Of the 23 disabled professionals who had been accepted for training as disabled people , eight reported that their entry qualifications were better than average , and five thought that this had been a major factor in their acceptance for training . |
| 3 | The issue had been a key factor in the extraordinary victory of Democrat Harris Wofford in the November 1991 contest for the vacant Pennsylvanian seat in the Senate [ see p. 38566 ] . |
| 4 | Although Perot refused to endorse the candidacies of either Clinton or Bush , he conceded that the Democratic Party had done " a brilliant job " in reviving itself , and that this had been a key factor in his decision to withdraw . |
| 5 | At Huddersfield , a strong reserve force had been a vital factor in the Championship run , and Chapman soon set about building a similar force at Arsenal . |