be an element of

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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

They have got some very good young players and I like the idea of what they are trying to do, but there also has to be an element of being practical too.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023

There may be an element of cosmic justice in a nonsmoker’s swift recovery from lung cancer, but unfortunately, Mr. Augenstein’s case isn’t rare.

From Washington Times • May 18, 2023

There seems to be an element of luck in the production of highly successful plays and novels.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864 by Various