be an element of
Example Sentences
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There has to be an element of patience.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024
However, Walsh did acknowledge in an interview that “there may be an element of messaging” in the three most recent initiatives and getting them on the ballot will be “tough.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2024
Love may not be blind, but there may be an element of calculus in succeeding at it.
From Salon • Oct. 12, 2023
China also is developing EMP countermeasures, an indication the military thinks the use of electromagnetic weapons will be an element of future warfare.
From Washington Times • Sep. 6, 2023
By satisfying himself with vague reasoning, Herschel did not even perceive that he was committing a great mistake by making the comet's distance from the observer appear to be an element of visibility.
From Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men by Grant, Robert