| 单词 | factor |
| 释义 | factor (fæktəʳ ) Word forms: factors , factoring , factored 1. countable noun B2 A factor is one of the things that affects an event, decision, or situation. Physical activity is an important factor in maintaining fitness. [+ in] Synonyms: element, thing, point, part 2. countable noun [usually singular] If an amount increases by a factor of two, for example, or by a factor of eight, then it becomes two times bigger or eight times bigger. The cost of butter quadrupled and bread prices increased by a factor of five. [+ of] 3. singular noun You can use factor to refer to a particular level on a scale of measurement. ...suncream with a protection factor of 8. 4. countable noun A factor of a whole number is a smaller whole number which can be multiplied with another whole number to produce the first whole number. [technical] Phrasal verbs: factor in phrasal verb If you factor a particular cost or element into a calculation you are making, or if you factor it in, you include it. [mainly US] Using a computer model they factored in the costs of transplants for those women who die. [VERB PARTICLE noun] You'd better consider this and factor this into your decision making. [VERB noun PARTICLE noun] Collocations: big factor As in most sports, technique is the big factor. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He thinks injuries will be the biggest factor affecting their chances of having a realistic chance of winning the title. Times, Sunday Times (2010) But the weather could easily be a much bigger factor. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Personal taste can be affected by all kinds of cultural factors. Times, Sunday Times (2012) So cultural factors cannot be blamed for terrible individual behaviour. Times, Sunday Times (2012) I agree that cultural factors have become the prism through which many people see international affairs today. Times, Sunday Times (2007) For most people, price is the determining factor when choosing an energy supplier. Times, Sunday Times (2008) But those were not the determining factors. Times, Sunday Times (2012) In the end sheer courage was the determining factor, with the Spaniard refusing to buckle against his Serbian opponent. Times, Sunday Times (2009) In a face-to-face meeting, a range of factors influence group dynamics, including tone and physical attractiveness. Times,Sunday Times Three principal factors influence the short-term direction of house prices: the supply of mortgages, the level of employment and market confidence. Times, Sunday Times However, the usual factors influence premiums, such as age, occupation, claims experience, estimated mileage and any convictions. Times, Sunday Times Their background, their childhood - such diverse factors influence how people spend and feel about money. Times, Sunday Times What factors influence the planners' decision to grant permission? Times, Sunday Times It's not just the length of leave entitlement that worries businesses, it's the fear factor. Times, Sunday Times With less than half of businesses saying they would be willing to bring an issue to her, she blamed a 'fear factor'. Times, Sunday Times Much has been made of the fear factor and how the shirt weighs heavy on our star players. The Sun There's a fear factor about what will happen to the club. The Sun United's fear factor has been gradually eroded over the course of a miserable past 12 months and it will not be easily recovered. Times, Sunday Times The holidays are legendary for their fun factor and fantastic value for money. The Sun (2012) These pieces add a fun factor to your look. Times, Sunday Times (2013) What's luring them isn't just the fun factor. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Studies show that more than half the risk of anorexia is contributed by genetic factors. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Research suggests that political beliefs are defined by genetic factors as much as by the environment in which children are brought up. Times, Sunday Times (2012) But there was one further genetic factor. Times, Sunday Times (2012) I tried to identify those factors that often make pastors leave the ministry. Christianity Today (2000) A shift towards online shopping has been one of the factors identified by supermarkets for a decline in trading at out-of-town superstores. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The third question allowed us to identify a new factor in our situation. Christianity Today (2000) Rarity value is also another important factor. Times, Sunday Times (2008) And age became an important factor in these exchanges. Between Worlds: A Reader, Rhetoric and Handbook (1995) The most important of these is the economy, by far the most important factor driving the Remain vote. Times, Sunday Times (2016) As conformity in religious life has declined, choice has become a more important factor. Sociology and Religion: A Collection of Readings (1995) This is an important factor, if matched area experiments or other attempts to compare and contrast aspects of the test are sought. Basic Marketing. Principles and Practice (1986) Of course, one undeniably influential factor was the anxiety to avoid injury on the brink of the big tournament. Times, Sunday Times Over 30 years he built a career in public relations and became perhaps the most influential factor in the growth of the celebrity culture. Times, Sunday Times Demonstrably, at equivalent levels of educational capital, social origin remains an influential factor in determining these dispositions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This experience served as an influential factor in his decision as to which college/university he would attend. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Streets were the single most influential factor in the amount of the water runoff. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One key factor in its trading proficiency was an early appreciation of electronic point of sale technology. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Pricing will be the other key factor in the increasingly competitive mid-sized sport utility 4 x4 market. The Sun (2006) Reducing weight is a key factor in the production of more economical, low-emission cars. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The question still to be answered is whether the key factor is the use of pesticides themselves or some other aspect of intensive agriculture. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Another key factor in the digital divide is connection speed. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Cancer Research says 37% of womb cancers are linked to lifestyle factors, including obesity and lack of exercise. The Sun (2016) One other lifestyle factor to consider is sleep. Times, Sunday Times (2012) This may be down to lifestyle factors such as drinking alcohol and breast feeding. The Sun (2014) Age, rather than income, is the main factor in getting a loan. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The main risk factor for mouth cancer is smoking. The Sun (2008) Two main factors spurred the approach. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The proliferation of cheap booze is a major factor. The Sun (2009) The charity says that men's reluctance to seek diagnosis and treatment is a major factor. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The growing popularity of internet banking is the major factor behind the closures. The Sun (2016) The second major factor is the personal concern employers have for their employees. An Introduction to Community Health (1995) International considerations are likely to be a major factor in the conduct of American monetary policy in the future. Financial Markets, Institutions and Money (1995) Yet it seems that the fleeting market factors at work are secondary to the industrial logic for doing the deal. Times, Sunday Times At the same time however, states without caps also experienced similar results; suggesting that other market factors may have contributed to the decreases. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Short term channels are influenced by market factors such as: business users, geographically concentrated, extensive technical knowledge and regular servicing required, and large orders. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Up-to-date information on prices and other market factors enables farmers to negotiate with traders and also facilitates spatial distribution of products from rural areas to towns and between markets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These market factors affect our financial realities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Implementing document checking practices in your business could be a mitigating factor if illegal workers are found. Times, Sunday Times It was not offered as an excuse but it was clearly a mitigating factor. Times, Sunday Times The judge said the main mitigating factor was the defendant's altruism. Times, Sunday Times If it was, it would surely have been mentioned as a mitigating factor during the court case? The Sun The fact that he was drunk at the time and couldn't remember what he was doing seemed to be a mitigating factor. The Sun And there are two huge motivating factors for the hosts which we must not underestimate. The Sun So of course those were two very big motivating factors. Times, Sunday Times Next, we identify motivating factors. Times, Sunday Times He also stated that it was pride, rather than money, that was the motivating factors for him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The use of psychotherapy too has been de-emphasized, consequent to like motivating factors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Dairy farmers are being affected by a number of negative factors. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Humans pay three times more attention to negative factors than positive ones. Times, Sunday Times (2012) An injury in only my second league match proved a very negative factor. The Sun (2009) Money should not be the overriding factor. The Sun (2013) But regardless of that, the overriding factor is what is in the best interests for the child. Times, Sunday Times (2011) This imbalance is down to one overriding factor. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Interestingly, integrity tests are related to the personality factor of conscientiousness, which, as mentioned previously, has not been shown to be related to maximum performance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Therefore, the existence of a unitary aggregate personality factor appears to be problematic from an evolutionary perspective. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Third, psychologists have found that biological, intellectual and personality factors are important predictors of success. Times, Sunday Times The personality factors of participants were deemed to be a private matter, not for public examination. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He eventually settled on 16 personality factors through the use of factor analysis. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Stock markets generally see low interest rates as a positive factor. Times, Sunday Times Retrenchment, however, brought one positive factor. Times, Sunday Times Might it be a positive factor? Times, Sunday Times However, they said that an open-bench configuration could be 'an unrecognised positive factor in promoting physical activity levels at work'. Times, Sunday Times Half the managers see higher volumes as the biggest positive factor, up from 43 per cent last month. Globe and Mail It was dropped after a survey found speed was a primary factor in just seven per cent of accidents. The Sun In fact, growth hormone may be the primary factor in hormonal ageing. Times, Sunday Times In all cultivars of cereals, fluctuations in temperature are the primary factor that affects the length of the phyllochron. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 New construction and the conversion of obsolete commercial buildings into residences has been a primary factor for growth in the central city. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The experiment compares the values of a response variable based on the different levels of that primary factor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Emotion skills as a protective factor for risky behaviors among college students. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The importance of unit cohesion and membership of a group as a protective factor emerged. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most biological specimens are extremely radiation sensitive, so they must be imaged with low-dose techniques (usefully, the low temperature of cryo-electron microscopy provides an additional protective factor against radiation damage). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This led him to start looking for 'inherited protective factors that can assure a human's longevity'. Times, Sunday Times Others see western culture devaluing and undermining the very elements, home and family life, work, selfreliance and healthy personal relationships that act as protective factors against narcissism. Times, Sunday Times Psychological factors would be more important in selecting recipients than surgical ones, he said. Times, Sunday Times Psychological factors play their part just as much as physiological ones, and it's amazing how people's mindsets can be changed. Times, Sunday Times Psychological factors and stress may heighten symptoms. Christianity Today Psychological factors, including absorption, fantasy proneness, vividness of visual imagery, and after-images, might also be responsible for the phenomena of the aura. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Psychological factors also influence body temperature: a very excited person often has an elevated temperature. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An adverse effect could equally well be demonstrated by showing that an increase in production was prevented or restricted by a relevant factor. Times, Sunday Times A party's eligibility for legal aid was a relevant factor in determining whether he had the means to meet the shared costs of the expert. Times, Sunday Times First, age - the measure by which all these constituencies are defined - wouldn't be the only relevant factor in an election this year, let alone necessarily the most decisive. Times, Sunday Times If you have been denied credit, your lender should tell you whether your credit record was a relevant factor. Times, Sunday Times However, the financial position of the paying party had never been a relevant factor in determining the assessment of reasonable and proportionate costs. Times, Sunday Times He says: 'My look is all about the shock factor'. The Sun (2014) But people who grew up with her know she's doing it for the shock factor. The Sun (2010) Her comedy had a shock factor that no woman had dared to attempt before. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Psychiatrists may suggest that my mental illness was a significant factor explaining my irrational behaviour. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Poor housing has been a significant factor in the riots of recent times. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Peer pressure is therefore a very significant factor in the choices your daughter makes. Times, Sunday Times (2013) But home advantage did not appear to a significant factor in the number of goals disallowed. Times, Sunday Times (2015) No single factor was to blame for the cancellation of the scheme. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Another tactic is to focus on a single factor that may have been uncovered in a questionnaire or medical examination. Times, Sunday Times (2007) It is also the biggest single factor in the cost of electricity. The Sun (2011) Next month, however, even the usual pressing social factor will be secondary, for many, to the jaw-dropping pleasures of sightseeing. Times, Sunday Times Yet there's also a social factor. Smithsonian The two-player mode will be more entertaining simply for the social factor and difficulty alleviation, but it's still repetitive. canada.com The balance of power and dominance between these apex predators remains a mystery because of the social factor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Historians sometimes consider this social factor to be extremely important, along with the nature of the national economies involved. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Controlling for the effect of other socioeconomic factors, they found that the unemployment rate predicted anger in lyrics, but not sadness or anxiety. Times,Sunday Times There are few votes in council election speeches pointing out that socioeconomic factors, such as the growth of single-person households, require that homes are built. Times, Sunday Times It’s shaped by factors such as temperature and the size and structure of farms, along with cultural and socioeconomic factors that influence what and how we eat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was attributed to socioeconomic factors such as low income and lack of transport. Times, Sunday Times Relationships are often governed by socioeconomic factors. Times, Sunday Times The addition of a stress factor, which means you need to keep your character calm, works nicely and there's an online mode for teambased multiplayer. The Sun This reduces my stress factor by 90%. Times, Sunday Times For instance, for a family car, energy consumption could be used as the single stress factor to assess each phase of life. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So read on to identify your stress factors and get set to embrace being flawsome, sharpish... The Sun Check lifestyle - stopping smoking, cutting down on alcohol, losing excess weight and easing stress factors can make a huge difference. The Sun The plane had an aspect ratio of approximately 13.4 and a structural factor of 457.9 ft-lb3/2. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Legal profession structural factors also increase pressure, not least the cyclical nature of law firm recruitment. Times, Sunday Times Other structural factors may be at work. Times, Sunday Times A number of structural factors help to explain this preference for saving. Times, Sunday Times Due to shortages and other structural factors, steel prices are rising considerably and it has become more difficult to obtain on time delivery of materials. canada.com That is the most critical success factor. Times, Sunday Times (2007) A major success factor in any small group is meaningful relationships. Christianity Today (2000) The report outlines six critical success factors for improving productivity by changing employee behaviour. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Many of the underlying factors that created the conditions for last year's riots remain in place. The Sun Using this technique you can identify the underlying factors that explain the statistics. Times, Sunday Times In the longer term, however, underlying factors such as a lack of housing for buyers to choose from in the capital will still push prices upwards. Times, Sunday Times Sector considerations aside, there are broader underlying factors that explain why size has mattered in 2007. Times, Sunday Times We can often find unexpected underlying factors, especially affective factors through diary studies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One of the few unifying factors in Afghan society is a shared pride in the country's history. Times, Sunday Times (2013) There's a unifying factor about superheroes that speaks to all different cultures. Times, Sunday Times (2014) In some previous teams the only unifying factor has been hatred of the manager. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Before going to court, you would need to consider various factors. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Various factors might have contributed to this. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Cars are assigned to different insurance groups according to various factors including engine size and the likely cost of repairs. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Translations: Chinese: 因素 Japanese: 要因 |
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