determining

UK /dɪˈtɝmɪnɪŋ/ US /dɪˈtɝmɪnɪŋ/

adj 1

Definitions

adj

Determinative; causal.

This is suggestive that financial clout is a more determining factor in trade policy outcomes than voting power.

The discourse of the community economy thus questions the practice of singling out certain activities as necessarily or invariably more important, more independent, more determining of economic “health” and distinguishing them from those that are more expendable, dependent, and less determining or potentially destructive within the economy.

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ADJ.

accepted, biological, dominant, economic, important, independent, long, principal

Economic factors were the determining influence on their decision to move abroad.

VERB + DETERMINING

part, played

The evidence played a determining part in the jury's final verdict.

DETERMINING + NOUN

boundaries, element, factor, factors, gender, healt, path, policy

Genetics plays a key role in determining a person's health throughout their life.

PREP.

between, in, in, than, than

The judge played a crucial role in determining the outcome of the difficult case.

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This is suggestive that financial clout is a more determining factor in trade policy outcomes than voting power.

Wiktionary

He suggested that social factors are even more determining than biological factors and emphasized that low levels of stress and high levels of social connection are more protective than not smoking, e

Wiktionary

This is an interesting case where there is no principal determining element.

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The problem is one of determining the dominant factors in this phenomenon.

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The determining factor in question is whether this social welfare plan can facilitate the influx of immigrants.

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