be an element of
Example Sentences
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There has to be an element of patience.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024
However, Walsh did acknowledge in an interview that “there may be an element of messaging” in the three most recent initiatives and getting them on the ballot will be “tough.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2024
Love may not be blind, but there may be an element of calculus in succeeding at it.
From Salon • Oct. 12, 2023
China also is developing EMP countermeasures, an indication the military thinks the use of electromagnetic weapons will be an element of future warfare.
From Washington Times • Sep. 6, 2023
A smooth surface may be an element of beauty, as with the paper employed by Baskerville, but it must not be a shiny surface.
From The Booklover and His Books by Koopman, Harry Lyman
