extrinsic factor

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1925–30

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It is the steady accretion of detail that may yet be the most damaging factor in the battle for British hearts and minds.
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The quality of the music is a major factor in this recent surge.
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Therefore in our view we need to talk about our wood management before any other factor in the maturation of The Macallan.
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But while the GoPro is impressive by itself, it has some serious wow factor when combined with a drone.
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The main factor at the time was simply a lack of opportunity before we ended the book for the big New 52 line-wide relaunch.
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Where goods are confided to a factor without instructions, authority to exercise a fair and reasonable discretion is implied.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
The authority of a factor to fix the terms of selling may be by agreement or by usage, like any other agent.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
A factor is employed to sell goods, and not to barter or exchange them, and if he should do this his principal could recover them.
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The true causes of the depression were not within the control of the Insular Government or of any ruling factor.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
This pronunciation of the nasal vowels in French is, as is well known, an important factor in the famous "accent du Midi."
Frdric Mistral|Charles Alfred Downer

extrinsic factor

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