There are a large number of factors — many of which are outside your control — that can have a serious impact on your business. (entrepreneur.com)
Despite these attractive features, I don't believe that any prescriptive rule, including the Taylor Rule, can take the place of a monetary policy framework that incorporates the FOMC's collective assessment of the large number of factors that impact the economic outlook. (newyorkfed.org)
The stability of the crystal of elemental iodine is due to an analagous balance, but one involving a larger number of factors. (religion-online.org)