Verb
resolve into factors
consider as relevant when making a decision
Source: WordNetIt is the desire of the good people of the whole country that sectionalism as a factor in our politics should disappear. Rutherford B. Hayes
It has been shown that, in contrast to everything which classical national economy has hitherto taught, not the producer but the consumer is the ruling factor in economic life. Hjalmar Schacht
Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike. Theodore Roosevelt
Gravity is a contributing factor in nearly 73 percent of all accidents involving falling objects. Dave Barry
It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be. Isaac Asimov
Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man and not materials that counts. Mao Zedong