defining factor

collocation in English

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defining
adjective
uk
/dɪˈfaɪ.nɪŋ/us
/dɪˈfaɪ.nɪŋ/
A defining moment, feature, etc. is so important that it is or becomes part of the basic meaning or description of ...
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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 ofdefiningandfactorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It would introduce quality as adefiningfactorof adequate provision.
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That was the primedefiningfactorof the group.
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Sustainability has become something of a buzz word for politicians in a number of sectors, but it is important as adefiningfactorin social security as well.
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Thedefiningfactoris usually that the ravine is several times deeper than it is wide.
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However, economics is not always thedefiningfactor.
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The largestdefiningfactorthat differentiates humans from animals is the constant hunger for further technological developments.
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I have no doubt that the existence of shared values is a keydefiningfactor.
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Thus, knowledge that bias can operate during conscious awareness, is thedefiningfactorin leading people to correct for it.
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Thedefiningfactoris that the computer is marking or assessing the responses provided from candidates.
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Adefiningfactorin the preservation of the mural over the centuries is the mural's situation in a dark, cramped space behind the historic reredos.
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Active participation is adefiningfactor: being a witness alone does not make a person an insider.
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The presence of a right angle in a triangle is thedefiningfactorfor right triangles, making the right angles basic to trigonometry.
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Thedefiningfactoris that both the playable character(s) and possible objects of affection are male.
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Cornell's battle with drug addiction and alcoholism was adefiningfactorin the writing and recording process of the debut album.
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In antiquity, religion was onedefiningfactorof ethnicity, along with language, regional customs, national costume, etc.
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The pairings found within are considered such adefiningfactorthat story summaries in fiction archives often notify the potential reader of them, while neglecting other important features.
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One of the defining factors about this group is that it does not have any formal leadership roles appointed to any one person.
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More defining factors are the specific concentrations or turnover rates of body components.
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