causal factor

Example Sentences

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He told the inquiry the concerns about Letby were "very shocking" to hear, but that "we wouldn't jump to criminality as the causal factor".

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024

But both the French and American agencies state that, in order to understand the full safety implications of the accident, it’s important to list every causal factor.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2023

Prosecutors didn’t have to prove Chauvin’s restraint was the sole cause of Floyd’s death, only that his conduct was a "substantial causal factor."

From Fox News • Apr. 21, 2021

It was an important causal factor in this whole thing.

From Reuters • Jul. 11, 2013

At a given moment, the money in circulation is a concrete quantity, but the average for the year is abstract, and cannot claim to be a direct causal factor, with one uniform tendency.

From The Value of Money by Anderson, Benjamin M.