For me it was a definite factor.

Though his part seemed small, Harry was to be a definite factor in The Shadow's battle against crime.

"Quality of life and housing were definite factors," Ms. Clonan said.

So this garden, with its established shrubs and small trees to provide cover for birds, was a definite factor in the choice of our new house.

But even in cases where the population and region under study are limited, scientists have great trouble fingering a definite factor.

We did believe that taking them away from the stresses of their everyday lives was a definite factor in this improvement, though it's impossible to prove.

When he got his fifth foul and had to sit down, it was a definite factor in our favor.

This stigma and widespread discrimination are definite factors in the spread of HIV.

The passage along the reef between the first steppingstones was not all that bad, but once they moved farther out, the wind became a definite factor.

But for buildings with larger spaces to let, particularly those with park views, the park is a definite factor.