Why wait longer when investor sentiment could soon be dented by any number of adverse factors — from rising interest rates to tougher capital rules on mortgage lending?

Following a significant and vocal local campaign, citing a large number of adverse factors, the government has abandoned plans for a substantial urban settlement here.

Despite these adverse factors, it appears to be under no real threat.

Long-term adverse factors came into play.

The first was to the effect that his wife had unsuccessfully attempted to cancel the ill-fated training flight because of a variety of adverse factors including her student's fatigue.