Example sentences of "factors such [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 decisions are sometimes influenced by factors such as the local authority 's policies , political views of Board members and the character of the appellant .
2 Even though biological factors such as the state of hydration of the body will indicate that some food or fluid intake is required , the size and type of meal are likely to be determined also by habit and life-style .
3 Factors such as the parasitic reliance on the stage and the book , the lack of attention given to screenwriting , the lack of flexibility in studio-based production and , at Stoll , a studio floor so constructed that it accommodated the noise and bustle of five films at the same time , had a deadening effect on anyone who came into the industry with new ideas or fresh visions .
4 But over and above other factors such as the growing disenchantment , after long experience , with the Auld Alliance , and the beginning of awareness that living at peace with the English might be better than suffering the massive destruction inflicted during the Rough Wooing , there was one compelling new element : Protestantism .
5 While in almost all cases the Liberal Democrats would vote against a Queen 's Speech which did not offer stability , factors such as the threat of war against Libya or an economic crisis with the pound ‘ dropping like a stone ’ would change the situation .
6 But the rise in the seasonally adjusted rate , regarded by experts as the best guide as it compensates for factors such as the weather , was barely a quarter of the anticipated 30,000–35,000 jump .
7 How long a physical abuse referral takes to deal with , for example , will depend on factors such as the quality of the referral information , whether the case was currently open to another agency already and the circumstances found on investigation .
8 It is also significant that the DoE study did not consider the costs of several ‘ uncostable ’ factors such as the increased corrosion and organic contamination which denitrification can cause but which would not be incurred by preventative methods .
9 While this would be possible , it would be hard to protect such rights in any great detail through , for example , some form of constitutional entrenchment since the standard of these rights depends very much on the state of the economy and on demographic factors such as the numbers of elderly in the population ( currently increasing greatly ) and the number of children and the size of the working population .
10 factors such as the protein erythropoietin can stimulate red blood cell amplification and there is an increased production of erythropoietin when there is a shortage of oxygen , caused , for example , by going to a higher altitude .
11 Apart from consideration of the LFA Directive 's implementation in France , other factors such as the French interest in hunting and the retention of habitats for this purpose , are also relevant .
12 It takes no notice of external factors such as the socio-economic , and fails to address what happens when the popular school is full .
13 These needs will have to take into account factors such as the governing body 's statutory responsibility for implementing the National Curriculum and the points about employment rights made later .
14 Factors such as the increase in gas prices , the existence of gas field infrastructure and the relatively shallow water depths , in a proven hydrocarbon bearing province , have generated a renewal of exploration interest in the Southern North Sea .
15 It 's all very well having lots of different combinations of pickups , but many players do n't realise that factors such as the height of the bass and the thickness of the strings all affect playing style . ’
16 It 's all very well having lots of different combinations of pickups , but many players do n't realise that factors such as the height of the bass and the thickness of the strings all affect playing style
17 This definition is partially motivated by the recognition that factors such as the race or social class of the offender and victim , rather than the nature or actual commission of an offence , may determine whether or not there is a conviction .
18 The National Union of Teachers claimed the results had no real value as no allowances were made for factors such as the number of pupils with English as a second language .
19 When sexual response in older people is reduced it has more to do with social factors such as the absence of a partner ; health problems , particularly relating to cardiovascular disease , diabetes , multiple sclerosis and prostrate troubles ; drug side-effects ( many drugs prescribed to older people can have adverse effects on sexual functioning ) ; and the intolerance of social attitudes towards sexual activity in older people , which consider sex to be the province of younger people and that older people make rather ridiculous lovers .
20 Factors such as the number of letters different , and word length are often involved .
21 You have to make your own decision about the type of condoms you want , thinking about factors such as the way they smell and taste ( if you want to use a condom in oral sex ) , how easy they are to put on and how they feel during sex , what they feel like , how much they cost and so on .
22 Factors such as the amount of exercise required are important , because if the dog does not receive adequate exercise it is likely to become destructive and bored around the house .
23 Whether this is truly an improvement will depend on factors such as the value the elderly person places on independence ( Thompson and West 1984 ) and the distribution of resources within the household .
24 Similarly , broad factors such as the state of morale will again only be described by negative features such as absenteeism , stoppages , strikes , low quality output and so on .
25 Some peaks of demand can be dealt with by using consultants , but they tend to be expensive and do not always fit well with ill-defined but important factors such as the favoured style of the organisation .
26 This more sociological approach to the study of transmission teaching points to the importance not of personality , skill or expertise as such , but to factors such as the following :
27 Calls can be routed to selected locations according to factors such as the time of day , the day of the week or the location .
28 Although with regard to young offenders he cites possible mitigating factors such as the temptations of the affluent society and the frustrations of dead-end jobs , he nevertheless lays the blame at the door of the ‘ new aggressiveness and hostility to authority ’ .
29 Moreover , studies of the spectra of the stars can tell us a great deal about their real luminosities , and hence about their distances ; once you know how powerful an object really is , and compare it with its apparent brilliancy , you can work out how far away it must be , provided that due allowance is made for complicating factors such as the absorption of light by material spread thinly through space .
30 Exports X from the domestic economy are related to income levels in the rest of the world , along with other factors such as the exchange rate ( see Section 7.2.1 ) .
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