Sentences with phrase «as a significant factor behind»

Not exact matches

The financial cost of imposing the climate change levy is often cited as being a significant factor behind increasing energy costs; however the increase in costs due to CCL is, I believe, 8 %.

To get out from those provisions of No Child Left Behind, Oregon promised the feds in 2012 that by summer 2013, Oregon would have a plan to use student achievement gains as «a significant factor» when evaluating teachers and principals.

Yes, interest rates play a significant role, but as Porter and Kavcic point out in their report: «record low borrowing costs are the most obvious factor behind lofty home prices, [but] the fact that the surge in prices is so heavily concentrated in just two cities (and their environs) means that there are other important factors at play as well.»

The Wall Street Journal recently cited five significant factors behind the rise in home prices, as numerous markets see significant year - over-year gains.