decisive/deciding/determining factor
noun
: the most important reason
Cost was the decisive/deciding/determining factor in their decision.
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Struggle for solid financial footing As clinics weigh their options in a post-Dobbs world, finances are the greatest determining factor.
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 19 June 2024
November’s election is an existential election, because who becomes president is going to be a big determining factor on whether there’s a livable future.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2024
But Hyde and executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias would have a hard time separating any of the candidates if results on the field were the sole determining factor of who makes the team.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2024
Work should be the determining factor as to how long a client will be allowed to stay in shelter.
—Robert Mascali, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2024
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 19 June 2024
November’s election is an existential election, because who becomes president is going to be a big determining factor on whether there’s a livable future.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2024
But Hyde and executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias would have a hard time separating any of the candidates if results on the field were the sole determining factor of who makes the team.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2024
Work should be the determining factor as to how long a client will be allowed to stay in shelter.
—Robert Mascali, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2024
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