Example sentences of "important factor [be] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 An important factor is the birthplace of the interlocutors .
2 To some extent , an important factor is the computer program itself , whether it is a commonplace program , carrying out mundane operations , or whether it is designed to do something novel , whether the purpose of the program can be said to be in the nature of a trade secret .
3 This is because the important factor is the frequency of repetition of the remedy and not the quantity given .
4 When working out commission rates the most important factor is the artist 's ability to pay .
5 Another important factor is the shelter belt which protects the garden from the south all the way around to the north .
6 A most important factor is the growth of limited liability in the UK .
7 Another important factor is the referee 's line of sight .
8 An important factor was the support given to the proposal from both the republicans and the CSJ , which as a Dungannon-based group was particularly important .
9 The group of countries where the Swedes felt most alien were Central Europe , Africa and the Middle East , and where they felt less alien was in Latin America , while by far the most important factor was the happiness of the spouse .
10 An important factor was the need of the administrators to ascertain the state of knowledge of the employees of BCCI in order to show whether or not the Bank had knowingly participated in the fraud .
11 By and large , the first three factors can be discounted for the inter-war years and it is clear that the most important factor was the decline in birth rate .
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