In a sentence
Six example sentences with factor, each labelled with its topic.
Cheap freight was the deciding factor in the port town's growth, not the tax break the council keeps citing.
Economics
Sleep turned out to be the strongest factor in how quickly the runners' injuries healed across the twelve-week study.
Medicine
Lens quality mattered less than I expected; the biggest factor in the sharp frames was simply a heavier tripod.
Photography
Rest was the biggest factor in the upset, since the favorites had played four games in five nights.
Basketball
Interest rates were the main factor behind the fund's poor year, not the stock picks the manager kept defending.
Finance
Peer pressure proved a stronger factor in the teenagers' choices than any warning from a parent or teacher.
Psychology
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