How to Use decisive/deciding/determining factor in a Sentence

decisive/deciding/determining factor

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• The speed at which the print head moves is a determining factor in how the final thread forms.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023
• The high cost of living has played a decisive factor, too.
  — Tiffany Ap, Quartz, 13 June 2022
• Now, though, strategists on both sides tend to believe turning out the base is a more decisive factor, even in midterms.
  — Ronald Brownstein, CNN, 22 June 2021
• The pandemic may have proved a decisive factor in Biden’s win.
  — Lev Facher, STAT, 7 Nov. 2020
• But another decisive factor in the choice of Cohen was his pledge to spend extra time in town on H+H projects, said Snead.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Nov. 2022
• This was a decisive factor in the Democrats’ victories.
  — Jake Walker, National Review, 17 Jan. 2021
• And so money will not be the determining factor in this election.
  — Jessie Van Berkel, Star Tribune, 27 Oct. 2020
• For most visitors, the chance to see pandas will not be the determining factor to come to San Diego, so the increase in total tourists will be small.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024
• Certainly with the depth this year the fate of the team isn’t on O’Keefe’s shoulders alone, but her performances will be a large determining factor.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Jan. 2022
• Thankfully, age is not the determining factor for whether or not someone can save in a Roth IRA.
  — Amy Wagner and Steve Sprovach, The Enquirer, 25 Feb. 2022
• But there is still time for the infrastructure vote to become a decisive factor, Kahn said.
  — Danielle Duclos, ABC News, 15 Nov. 2021
• The divergence could be a decisive factor in whether the Democrat secures a second term next year.
  — Josh Boak, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2023
• Crumbling morale on the Russian side played a role in Ukraine’s advances in the south but the decisive factor was weaponry, tactics and troop numbers, Colonel Kostenko said.
  — Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2022
• But the move to publish the manifesto ended up being the decisive factor.
  — Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 15 June 2023
• And many in the industry believe that platform payments could become a decisive factor in the short-form video wars.
  — Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2023
• If are going to worry about the eye test being the decisive factor and not just break a tie, then just put the same teams in every year based on talent and recruiting.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 4 Dec. 2022
• The grade can be a consideration, but should not be the sole determining factor.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2023
• The decisive factor in European security will be the role played by the United States.
  — Zachary B. Wolf, CNN, 18 Feb. 2022
• The debate over city and county achievements will only be one aspect of the campaign, and perhaps not the determining factor.
  — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2023
• Weingarten said vaccines have been the decisive factor in her vision for a fall reopening.
  — Collin Binkley, Star Tribune, 13 May 2021
• Russia’s advantage in heavy artillery so far has been the decisive factor in the Donbas campaign.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 24 June 2022
• Tessum, who was not involved in the new report, says race really is the determining factor.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 19 Apr. 2023
• Age and Maturity Your child’s age is a determining factor when selecting the right phone for them.
  — Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 18 Aug. 2023
• Over time, the West’s willingness to support or resupply the Ukrainian military could be a decisive factor in the conflict.
  — Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022
• In the end, the numbers may be the decisive factor about what kind of coverage Fox gives the former president, no matter Mr. Murdoch’s preferences.
  — Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2023
• Length of iPhone ownership is not quite a determining factor when considering whether to get an iPhone 15.
  — Chandra Steele, PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2023
• The county’s supply made a big jump after the state switched from using population as the determining factor to demand.
  — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 23 Apr. 2021
• Turner's health could be a determining factor in whether the Pacers keep him or trade him in the offseason as the franchise builds its future around budding star Haliburton.
  — James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2022
• The landscape of success is rapidly evolving, and the decisive factor will be a generative AI mindset.
  — Bernard Marr, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• And draft status alone is hardly the biggest determining factor of how ready any one prospect is to make waves right away, as a handful of mid-round selections have seized starring roles right out of the gate in recent years.
  — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 4 May 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024