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Example sentences of "this [be] a [adj] factor " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	The making of a video recording provides a goal for learners to work towards and this is a motivating factor .
2	If this is a relevant factor , one point that you may be prepared to discuss during the consultation process is the possibility of taking a pay cut , either on a temporary or permanent basis .
3	And for Gorbatchev , at any rate , this is a key factor in the policy of reform .
4	Cost reduction targets are now devolved to local operating levels and we believe this is a key factor in encouraging cost-consciousness throughout BP Oil .
5	This is a key factor in preserving the Panel 's integrity and independence from the judiciary .
6	It is argued that this is a significant factor in reducing the likelihood of girls joining delinquent groups .
7	And this is a further factor in favour of the A sixty four north .
8	This was a major factor in the decision by Fowler Welch , an expanding road haulage company in Spalding , Lincolnshire , to lease its trailers and lorries rather than purchase them outright .
9	The Sun report on The Savage in my Bed about his first wife also makes it clear that Fairley was violent and sexually abusive to his first wife and , indeed , that this was a major factor in why she left him .
10	This was a new factor in Greek politics ; previously Corinth had been friendly towards Athens , partly for the standard reason that Greeks tended to a friends with their neighbours ' enemies ( p. 16 ) .
11	She believed this was a prime factor encouraging Laura 's shirt away from garments towards home furnishings .
12	At seven , this was a vital factor for the girls .
13	But if this was a positive factor to hold on to , the story told me more .
14	The move from a fenland cottage to a rented London flat had been far too abrupt for Kate , and she was sufficiently self-aware to acknowledge that this was a large factor in her current sense of alienation .