motivating factor
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmotivateandfactor
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motivate
verb
uk/ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪt/us/ˈmoʊ.t̬ə.veɪt/
to cause someone to behave in a ...
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factor
noun[C]
uk/ˈfæk.tər/us/ˈfæk.tɚ/
a fact or situation that influences the result ...
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(Definition ofmotivateandfactorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This could be amotivatingfactorfor contributing songs to the environment.
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Three-quarters of the participants felt that the proximity of the walks was an importantmotivatingfactor.
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The work took place between 1617 and 1620 and population pressure was clearly amotivatingfactorbehind the building.
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Evidently, as with reasons for market entry, income was not a primemotivatingfactor(at least admitted).
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Moreover, this research has found word frequency to be a significantmotivatingfactorin the spread of sound change.
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In sum, voter preferences constitute a criticalmotivatingfactorin the decision to act on a wasted-vote situation.
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As the qualitative data show, this was an importantmotivatingfactorfor parents to take part in the parenting programme.
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The signature was found to be a realmotivatingfactor.
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Themotivatingfactorwas the need for greater efficiency.
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The reaction to this generational curation of jazz was surely amotivatingfactorin the later move towards experimental genres among younger artists.
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These measures incited the generalised opposition of the business elite and were themotivatingfactor behind permanent industrial and political conflicts.
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In order to overcome this resistance the recommendation of a physician to make dietary changes should be a strongmotivatingfactorto do so.
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From this data we might conclude that previous failure in the use of contraceptives can be considered amotivatingfactorin sterilization.
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In contrast to the ' professionals', the nature of their work was less important as amotivatingfactorthan its concomitant, keeping busy.
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I believe they will also be a very strongmotivatingfactorfor our staff.
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I trust that that has been themotivatingfactorfor the royal commission.
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That is themotivatingfactorbehind the way in which so many people behave.
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Enjoyment was the mainmotivatingfactorfound in nine studies of young people and physical activity.
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The secondmotivatingfactorfor the civil servant himself is the possibility of promotion.
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I suspect that that was the mainmotivatingfactorbehind the sale.
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That is one of the committee's key conclusions and may have been amotivatingfactor.
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The secondmotivatingfactoris associated with the understanding of the process itself, and understanding of the concerns and needs of the end-users of process models.
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These findings became a majormotivatingfactorfor the nurses in the first study as they indicated that their interventions could help these children progress towards health.
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Perhaps the majormotivatingfactorin the call for benefit sharing is the change in the relative importance of public sector to private sector research over time.
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If amotivatingfactoris exhibited by the agent, such as a desire to increase information gain or decrease commitment failure, clan formation may be initiated.
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