Example sentences of "had been an [adj] factor " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tatsumi and Hashimoto also said that their banks ' excessive emphasis on profit had been an additional factor . |
| 2 | The introduction of bells into all the steeples of Christendom had been an early factor in regularizing the habits of the people — their first lesson in working to the clock . |
| 3 | ( Their own very complicated feudal position had been an inhibiting factor . ) |
| 4 | Also , John often insisted that the treatment of black people in South Africa had been an important factor in his decision . |
| 5 | Mr Guy said the massive response to the Hoover free flights offer had been an important factor in the firm 's decline . |