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Used with adjectives:
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His health was a major factor in his decision to retire."
(major, important, significant, big, critical, key)
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Cost was the deciding factor."
(deciding, main, determining, primary, contributing, single)
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She described the common factors of both proposals."
(common, additional)
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Many external factors influence the process."
(external, internal)
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He's investigating the risk factors of this proposal."
(risk)
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Many environmental factors need to be considered."
(environmental, economic, genetic, political, social, psychological)
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The human factor in the process cannot be ignored."
(human)
Used with verbs:
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There are many factors we need to consider."
(consider, take into account, identify, acknowledge)
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The success of this project depends on a number of factors."
(depends on, relies on)
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Language is just one factor that influences success."
(influences, affects, determines, contributes to, inhibits)
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We need to look at the environmental factors that might cause this problem."
(cause, be responsible for, affect, contribute to)
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Some possible factors include age, gender and intelligence."
(include)
Used with prepositions:
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Her age was the primary factor in her decision."
(in)
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We are looking into the factors behind his failure."
(behind)
