decisive/deciding/determining factor

noun

: the most important reason
Cost was the decisive/deciding/determining factor in their decision.

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What will be the determining factor in Lewis’ decision? — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025 However, how he is viewed by the front office could be a big determining factor in getting a deal across the finish line. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025 But if that’s the standard — if agreement with whomever is in the White House is the determining factor for one’s love of country — then patriotism stops being a core aspect of citizenship and becomes just another partisan marker in a deeply divided country. — St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Twin Cities, 16 July 2025 The Impact of Data Infrastructure NetApp’s research identifies the adoption of an intelligent data infrastructure as a decisive factor separating AI leaders from AI followers. — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025 The chart below further demonstrates that market size is not a determining factor in regular season success. — Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025 The Television Academy has stubbornly hung on to the old notion that half-hour shows are comedies while hourlong shows are dramas if for no other reason than there doesn’t seem to be a better determining factor. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 June 2025 As to which model to choose, budget will be the determining factor. — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 June 2025 In 2024, the German Federal Fiscal Court reaffirmed that a valid VAT-ID number is not the decisive factor in determining the applicability of the reverse charge mechanism. — Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025

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