| 单词 | decision |
| 释义 | decision (dɪsɪʒən ) Word forms: decisions 1. countable noun [oft NOUN to-infinitive] B1 When you make a decision, you choose what should be done or which is the best of various possible actions. A decision was taken to discipline Marshall. [+ on] The president said he'd made no firm decision on whether he would run for a second term in office. I don't want to make the wrong decision and regret it later. Who makes the financial decisions in your household? 2. uncountable noun Decision is the act of deciding something or the need to decide something. The moment of decision cannot be delayed. This was a matter for decision by the individual. 3. uncountable noun Decision is the ability to decide quickly and definitely what to do. He is very much a man of decision and action. Synonyms: decisiveness, purpose, resolution, resolve Collocations: challenge a decision The association said it was considering whether to challenge the decision. Times, Sunday Times They said they were 'considering all legal avenues to challenge this decision'. The Sun He steadfastly refused to challenge a decision and stuck totally to his job. The Sun They are seeking legal advice on whether to challenge the decision. Times, Sunday Times Liberty, one of the groups that brought the legal action, said it planned to challenge the decision. Times, Sunday Times How he had come to his decision no one knows. The Sun (2006) She works through her brief and comes to a decision. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Your wife will also help you come to a decision. Times, Sunday Times (2008) She will only hint at it, of course, but she must be furious that she was left to defend a decision taken well above her pay grade. Times, Sunday Times It was their responsibility to defend that decision to investors. Times, Sunday Times Still, though, she felt the need to defend her decision. The Sun He will strongly defend his decision to use his veto. The Sun Initially, prosecutors tried to defend their decision. Times, Sunday Times Green may choose to defer a decision on the future of the investment-banking arm for at least a year. Times, Sunday Times This has induced a higher proportion of customers to defer the decision to convert their pension savings into retirement income. Times, Sunday Times The council decided to defer the decision for a further three months but agreed that a decision had to made by then. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The bank has deferred any decision on a move overseas until mid to late 2013. Times, Sunday Times The two judges deferred the decision on whether to allow his extradition until a later date. Times, Sunday Times If you are due to remortgage but think that rates will come down, you could delay your decision for a couple of months. Times, Sunday Times However, he wanted to delay his decision on payment until he knew if he was free to take the job. Times, Sunday Times The council could decide, with judicial review proceedings hanging over it, to delay a decision. Times, Sunday Times I have requested him to delay his decision by 24 hours ... Times, Sunday Times But he will delay a decision until he sees how the pandemic plays out. The Sun There wasn't a deliberate decision not to talk about it. Times, Sunday Times He said there was 'plainly a deliberate decision to leave a whole flight's luggage behind'. Times, Sunday Times Actively managed funds — funds where a manager takes a deliberate decision to buy certain stocks and avoid others. Times, Sunday Times It was a deliberate decision to change our style; to be more open in our game, less forward-dominated. Times,Sunday Times Aides said that was a deliberate decision and that the detailed plans, including budget implications, would be spelt out in a series of briefings from tomorrow. ST I'm surprised he got it right as it's a difficult decision. The Sun However, he also described the demerger as the finest achievement of his career, as well as the most difficult decision he ever made. Times, Sunday Times Accepting this call was a difficult decision (for a reflective pastor, most decisions are). Christianity Today The public have got a really difficult decision to make! The Sun Sometimes that calls for new leadership — and a difficult decision for pastor and board alike. Christianity Today That editorial decision was much criticised, and rightly. Times, Sunday Times Crucially, it seems an editorial decision was made to keep the film's tone light, for the most part at least. Times,Sunday Times The editorial decision was taken to restrict coverage purely to exchanges with artists, be they painters, printmakers, sculptors, illustrators or decorators. The Times Literary Supplement Was this an editorial decision or your own? ST We would love to know how you managed to produce such an effort against the timetable of weather forecast, editorial decision, writing, photography, editing, printing. Times, Sunday Times Mid-range companies will struggle and face the decision to go up or down - most will trade down. Times, Sunday Times To fight or to flee — most of us face the decision at one time or another. Christianity Today Since pastors do face the decision to move many times during their lives, they can use strategic questions to help weigh the decision. Christianity Today In two months we all face a decision that will shape our country's future for generations. The Sun After five years, he will face a decision - either to cash in his 234m fortune and move on, or to aim for the top job. Times, Sunday Times With his fateful decision to step off his pedestal and demand that heads be cracked, he can no longer even pretend to be so. Times, Sunday Times A fateful decision was taken at the outset not to devalue the pound. Times, Sunday Times The preparations are under way, but only he knows if he will make that fateful decision. Times, Sunday Times A fateful decision in straitened times casts its repercussions through the decades. The Times Literary Supplement But when news and opinion burst online a decade ago, newspapers made a fateful decision and gave away what they had always demanded money for. Times, Sunday Times The assistant secretary for health will make a final decision on sanctions. The Scientist (2000) The attorney-general's office has been asked to provide an urgent legal opinion before the cabinet makes its final decision. Times, Sunday Times (2018) The planning committee will make a final decision next month. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The final decision will have to be ratified by shareholders. canada.com (2005) It needs to be done, and there are two main criteria that should guide the decisions. Times, Sunday Times In many unincorporated areas, advisory town councils guide the decisions, made by a supervisor or city mananger. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many students contemplating medical school find that it guides their decision. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It also argues that government judges have no market signals to guide their decisions, in contrast to free-market arbiters, who have profit and loss as a built-in correction mechanism. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was a hard decision but he finally chose tennis. The Sun (2013) They do not have the backbone to stand up for us and lack the skills to make hard decisions. The Sun (2020) The hard decisions on spending will come over the summer when plans for the next three years are hammered out. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Constant talk of how the internet was about to change the world led him to a hasty decision. Times, Sunday Times You may live to regret a hasty decision. Times, Sunday Times However, since matters are evolving swiftly, your struggles to get others to be reasonable would continue until yet another crisis forced yet another hasty decision. Times, Sunday Times We should think twice before being rushed into a hasty decision. Times, Sunday Times But will he live to regret his hasty decision? The Sun Yet however flawed humans may be, they will make the hiring decision. Times, Sunday Times Employers need to be aware of how specific information may, or may not, be used in a hiring decision. ST When they were asked to estimate the cost of each incorrect hiring decision, 50% said it was under 10,000, while 35% estimated it to be between 10,000 and 25,000. Times, Sunday Times A prospective person or project may be vetted before making a hiring decision. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The substantive approach tends to have a broader definition of extraneous circumstances which should be kept out of a hiring decision. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The ruling gave the state legislature 180 days to implement the decision. Globe and Mail To implement this decision, it was decided to recruit a management trainee who, on completing his/her training, would spearhead the policy for the future. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 People incapable of then implementing this decision alone should be allowed to call on help, just as they would if they had chosen the option of living on. Times, Sunday Times Civil servants have always trusted that our fellow citizens, whatever their views, know that we are doing our duty to implement the decisions of the governments they elect. Times, Sunday Times Implementing the decision was difficult, as many miners refused to accept the court decision. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Withholding dividend payments as a matter of public policy, rather than as an individual decision of company management, has big economic costs. Times,Sunday Times It wasn't an individual decision, it was a collective one which, as captain, he took to the coach. The Sun So while each individual decision made by the miners seemed small, the end result showed that they were some of the most important decisions made within the company. Times, Sunday Times In this case it seems like this was more of an individual decision carried out by someone who has a fixed idea about something in their head. Times, Sunday Times Administrators said it was a player's individual decision whether to tour or not. Times, Sunday Times In order to decide whether to continue or turn back, the two types of theta activity interact with one another and influence your decision. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You need to know where you stand on such differences of opinion because they should influence the decision you will make. Times, Sunday Times You must inform your insurer of anything that could influence their decision, including criminal offences and pre-existing medical conditions. Times, Sunday Times I can explain decisions to people if they want it, but it's impossible to influence my decision. The Sun If local people had approached the forum, it would have been too late to influence a decision which had already been made. Times, Sunday Times Science should inform the decision, not make it. Times, Sunday Times These are the facts that should inform any decision to act against smoking. Times, Sunday Times Whether a peer-to-peer platform uses automated processes or people to decide who to lend to may also inform your decision. Times, Sunday Times Markets have had to wait two weeks for the minutes to discover the vote and what informed the decision. Times, Sunday Times The lessons learnt, summarised below, will inform his decisions for the rest of the season. Times, Sunday Times Just make sure you're able to make an informed decision that feels right to you. Times, Sunday Times They would in short have been in a position to make a wiser and better informed decision. Times, Sunday Times Will the defendant have enough information to make an informed decision on whether to plead at the 'earliest stage'? Times, Sunday Times In this week's lesson we will be reviewing some questions that will help you to make an informed decision. Christianity Today We have to allow adult smokers to make an informed decision. Times, Sunday Times The conversations will intensify in the next year as a final investment decision approaches. Times, Sunday Times An investment decision could then be taken in 2023. Times,Sunday Times Horizon has put off its final investment decision until 2015. Times, Sunday Times What has been your best investment decision over the past year? Times, Sunday Times It has not yet taken a final investment decision to proceed with the project. Times, Sunday Times Disagreement with findings made in a fully reasoned judicial decision would require the clearest possible justification. Times, Sunday Times In spite of this judicial decision, change was slow. Smithsonian Mag The appellants were not entitled to a judicial decision under article 5(4). Times, Sunday Times Every judicial decision at last year's trial that led to the abandonment of charges and the withdrawal of evidence may have been correct in law. Times, Sunday Times So declared a judicial decision in a case of dangerous motorcycle driving in 1924. Times, Sunday Times The thirteenth, the judges put the jury decision aside and ordered a new trial. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although he did finish the fight, he lost a jury decision. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The decision came after an extensive voting process which took into consideration public votes as well as a jury decision. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This intervention, often requested but rarely granted, permits the judge to exercise discretion to avoid extreme and unreasonable jury decisions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are entitled to point to moderate returns across 24 one-day internationals to justify their decision. Times, Sunday Times The pretentious blather used to justify the decision risks turning the award into a propaganda vehicle for the ultra woke. Times,Sunday Times Although they look to sentencing guidelines to justify their decision, the judges have effectively privileged a patriarchal, shame culture over that of the majority. Times, Sunday Times That would force multinationals to come clean about the profits they make in this country, or justify the decision to transfer them elsewhere. Times, Sunday Times My health limitations alone would justify this decision. Christianity Today Another key decision that was a wrong decision and there were plenty of them flying about. The Sun The director's key decision was to use the actors' real voices, which lends the performances poignancy and authenticity. Times, Sunday Times But one key decision seems to take the experimentation a needless bridge too far; all the actors play all the characters at different times. Times, Sunday Times This was the key decision in getting us out of the slump of 1981. Times, Sunday Times An alternative option would have been to have taken this key decision out of his hands. Times, Sunday Times The court's landmark decision could have a wide-reaching effect on dozens of other film schemes, which have attracted billions of pounds of investment since 2004. Times, Sunday Times They explained the landmark decision by saying there was 'no judicial definition of a slot machine winner'. The Sun This landmark decision could force the government to transform antiquated federal law. Times, Sunday Times Observers described the ruling as a landmark decision that could cause companies to rethink unpaid internships. Times, Sunday Times The implications of this landmark decision are clear. Times, Sunday Times He must now justify that to the world and provide an official accounting of how, when and why life-and-death decisions are taken. Times, Sunday Times One unpublished case starkly illustrates the life-and-death decisions he must make. Times, Sunday Times It's tricky thinking clearly about life-and-death decisions at this speed. Times, Sunday Times Junior doctors deserve respect for the work they do, making life-and-death decisions under unenviable pressure. Times, Sunday Times In some cases, the situation demands seriousness; some people face life-and-death decisions at work. Times, Sunday Times They have suggested setting up an escrow account for these fees until a decision is made. Times, Sunday Times (2008) In 2008, she made the decision to focus on life sciences. Times, Sunday Times (2016) A decision was made in 2010 to use pre-germinated ryegrass seeds, with growth aided by fertilisers, watering and natural sunlight. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Slogging up the alpine tracks, another decision was made. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Once the decision was made, Sam thought about how it could be done. LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001) A management decision did not cease to be such because it might have been taken on fuller information or was ill-advised. Times, Sunday Times The disassembly option should therefore always be part of any fleet management decision. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Analyst firms serve a management decision support function at corporations and public service organisations and for the vendors, regulators and investors serving those industries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The management decision to establish a talk-radio format departed from the pattern established by most public radio affiliates nationwide. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Due to management decision, the date of when the theater would be opened was postponed for another month to finish cleaning up and decorating. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For this momentous decision, he would be celebrated. Times, Sunday Times The hard work to grasp the opportunity presented by this momentous decision should now begin. Times, Sunday Times This didn't feel like a particularly momentous decision at the time. Times,Sunday Times But who are the people who will make this momentous decision? The Sun That momentous decision was born more out of necessity than ideology. Times, Sunday Times It would be a tough moral decision if it ever had to be made. Christianity Today It's defending the significance of making the moral decision in spite of our own fallen states. Christianity Today I adored prosciutto like you cannot imagine, but giving it up was easy as it was a moral decision. Times, Sunday Times This wasn't a moral decision, it was a commercial one. Times, Sunday Times I think it's going to be a moral decision that families are going to have to take. Times,Sunday Times However, due to an operational decision, the plane had to be changed on this day to a 767-200, which has an eight-seat configuration. Times, Sunday Times However, if officers believe it's unsafe due to crowd numbers they can make an operational decision to ask speakers to come down. Times, Sunday Times It could be suggested that the delicate operational decision in the present case raised special consideration negativing any duty of care. Times, Sunday Times However, like any operational decision, the appropriate sustainable design techniques must balance with the museum's mission. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both will retain their own boards of directors with control over day-to-day commercial and operational decisions. Times, Sunday Times Five judges found it unconstitutional and two asked for amendment by the legislative branch, whereas another two opposed the outcome of this decision. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The outcomes of your decisions are very hard to foresee and the choices are often ugly either way. Times, Sunday Times Or have business leaders lost all sense of personal responsibility for the outcomes of their decisions? Times, Sunday Times You can't be certain of the outcome of your decisions in advance, since the result depends upon luck as well as skill. Times,Sunday Times The dissenter may be the ongoing monitor of the implications of the decision, and their opinion of the outcome of the decision may be solicited at some future time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Neither handball was given by the referee so there had to be clear evidence to overrule his decision - and in neither case did we come close to that. Times,Sunday Times In this case, the court stepped in to prevent a relative overruling a decision made by a local authority. Times, Sunday Times The other three get more airtime and, at times, overrule his decisions. The Sun We won that case, and now we're waiting to hear if the government has succeeded in overruling that decision. Times, Sunday Times First, a 'very political' local planning system that frustrates access to new sites and sees nimby local councillors overrule the decisions of their own planning officers. Times, Sunday Times Unless it can overturn the decision, the company will incur a $580m tax bill, according to its annual report. Times, Sunday Times Her attempt to overturn the decision was rejected by a panel of councillors. Times, Sunday Times After failing to overturn the decision on appeal, he handed in a sicknote saying he was stressed. The Sun Critics have ever since sought to overturn the decision. Times, Sunday Times To overturn a decision, it must have been wrong and need reversing so as to maintain public confidence. Times, Sunday Times The tears underlying the painful decision to choose an orphanage over a life of desperation. Christianity Today This must have been a hard and painful decision for him to make. The Sun It was a painful decision, but the right one. Times,Sunday Times It's a painful decision to make, but one that may be essential if you are to move on. Times, Sunday Times It's a painful decision for all concerned. The Sun This can't possibly come as a surprise to the government — it was a policy decision on their part. Times, Sunday Times The second concerns the policy decision taken to name individual casualties and personalise the conflicts involved for so many people. Times, Sunday Times The final policy decision on the new powers will not be taken until spring. Times,Sunday Times A decision in a particular case whether to consult was a policy decision. Times, Sunday Times For some members, the policy decision had become more balanced in the past couple of months than earlier in the year. Times, Sunday Times To let things drift on until the day before the season ends, then postpone the decision, smacks of incompetence. Times, Sunday Times I was busy postponing a decision about when to postpone. Times, Sunday Times To postpone the decision whether to replace our submarines would be to decide by default to give up our deterrent. Times, Sunday Times A decision was made to postpone the decision until at least the following year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The reduced burden may help postpone the decision to divide and sell off portions of the undeveloped land as local tax rates climb. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The significance that consumers attach to ethical issues in a purchasing decision has slipped below price in the past year, as nervous shoppers have cut spending. Times, Sunday Times Researchers generally agree that it takes as little as 2.5 seconds to make a purchasing decision. Times, Sunday Times It may thus still have a value (upon which the advertiser can build) even if the current purchasing decision goes against it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Images are processed as a whole when making a purchasing decision. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Peer reviews and ratings in an online bookseller at worst lead to a poor purchasing decision with the option for a return. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I don't think too many would question the decision if you asked them now. The Sun The process would not call into question the decision of the sentencing court on the material before it. Times, Sunday Times Since then many have seen fit to question the decision as apparent mid-table safety eroded into a battle to avoid the drop. Times, Sunday Times Some dared to question his decision as the club went three years without winning a title. The Sun They should question their decision to blog in the first place. Times, Sunday Times It looked a questionable decision as the 23-year-old made little impact during the opening 83 minutes of this match. The Sun In the first innings he drove at a wide ball, not his first questionable decision over the three games. Times, Sunday Times That was not his only questionable decision. Times, Sunday Times Playing on the veterans' circuit, he once bawled out an umpire for a questionable decision. Times, Sunday Times It was, however, a questionable decision. Times, Sunday Times I can understand that, but unfortunately it was not a rational decision. Times,Sunday Times How sad, but you are right to realise you need to make a calm and rational decision. The Sun Shrugging off the risks of contagion may seem to be a rational decision to these leaders. Times,Sunday Times It was a rational decision, reached by a rational body, that liberty must be a two-way street. Times, Sunday Times A horse cannot make a rational decision to take part, as a human can. Times, Sunday Times Wary of people who overintellectualise and fail to reach a decision. Times, Sunday Times The judges did not reach a decision and said that they would give their ruling as soon as possible. Times, Sunday Times To help you reach a decision, our experts have picked out a nice round 20 destinations they think are worthy of your consideration in 2020. Times,Sunday Times They now tell us that they understand the force of our argument and hope to reach a decision soon. Times, Sunday Times The judge will then take several weeks to reach a decision. Times, Sunday Times That was the question addressed by a federal appeals court in a recent decision. Christianity Today He said that there were question marks over the bank's recent decision to run a cash equities business. Times, Sunday Times The federal court's recent decision will not open the floodgates to other ministers, except in rare cases. Christianity Today In the light of his limited involvement, his recent decision to sign a two-year contract was not straightforward. Times, Sunday Times The very recent decision to retain the individual opt-out helps more flexible working in the short term. Times, Sunday Times This week the judge urged prosecutors to reconsider their decision to bring the case. Times, Sunday Times We hope that the organisers will reconsider their decision in the light of this. Times, Sunday Times If you do not want this responsibility, then reconsider your decision to live with them. Times, Sunday Times One can only hope the funding agencies will reconsider their decision. The Times Literary Supplement The jury's 'not guilty' verdict was poorly received by the authorities, who demanded they reconsider the decision — in jail. Times, Sunday Times Curiously, none of them seems to regret their decision. Times, Sunday Times However, they began to regret their decision almost as soon as the walls came down. Times, Sunday Times Even with the reduced hours, a significant number of the 160,000 regret their decision, but the chapels don't offer an exit strategy. Times, Sunday Times Its members may well regret that decision with hindsight and it was certainly not unanimous. Times,Sunday Times When you add up the cost of all the heat that will escape up the chimney, you regret your decision. The Sun One would expect that those who value and urge the growth of democracy around the world to respect their decision. Christianity Today He didn't necessarily agree, but he was willing to respect her decision. Christianity Today I always respect the decision of the club. Times, Sunday Times I respect his decision, and he gave me some useful feedback. The Sun They respect the rules (while admittedly sometimes having to confess confusion over the finer points) and, most importantly, they respect the decision of the referee. Times, Sunday Times Every schoolboy rugby player knows you cannot reverse a decision to kick for goal. The Sun Their lawyer demands that the home secretary reverse his decision to remove her citizenship and calls for an apology. Times, Sunday Times She collected more than 500 signatures in an attempt to reverse the decision. Times, Sunday Times A petition to reverse the decision already has more than 530,000 signatures. The Sun This has left those who recently bought one scrambling to reverse their decision. Times, Sunday Times I found he would quickly review a decision when he thought it involved a moral mistake. Christianity Today The fact that he chose to review the decision when he had so obviously got an inside edge told of his desperation. Times,Sunday Times The function of the board was to review the decision of the secretary of state. Times, Sunday Times As it was accepted that the officer had not been independent, the question was whether the county court had sufficient jurisdiction to review that decision. Times, Sunday Times We need to understand whether a referee should be allowed to review a decision or whether another official up in the stands might bring a cooler head. Times, Sunday Times This helps you make the right decision about an on/off relationship. The Sun Drivers are now urging the sport's bosses, the promoter and local authorities to make the right decision and move qualifying. The Sun We needed a break, an action, a finish, a goal, a lucky goal or a right decision from the referee. Times, Sunday Times Those who marry now do so because they are as certain as they ever could be that they are making the right decision. Times, Sunday Times It's definitely proved to be the right decision so far. Times, Sunday Times His last-ditch, risky decision to drop pressure in the suit was the only thing that allowed him to squeeze himself back into the narrow, flexible airlock. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's a risky decision, but worth it for the detailed stagecraft and affecting performances. Times, Sunday Times This was a risky decision. Times, Sunday Times In spite of this, many emigrants were aware this was a risky decision. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Framing involves other information that affects the outcome of a risky decision. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The quarantine snap decision might cause many difficulties but it was the right one to take to protect the public from a higher infection rate. The Sun As the fighting came nearer, street by street, they made a snap decision to flee, at 6am. Times, Sunday Times We need a snap decision, in every sense. Times, Sunday Times If you start the day single, a snap decision may be required. The Sun Very kind — but not what you'd call a snap decision ... The Sun It was not a strategic decision, it was a financial one. Times, Sunday Times The supermarket chain's taken a strategic decision to squeeze less money out of lemons, not selling enough extra volume to make up the price difference. Times, Sunday Times Now, he said, rugby would be at the heart of every strategic decision. Times, Sunday Times It can be a strategic decision to choose which are important. Times, Sunday Times And a vital strategic decision was taken. Times, Sunday Times Rather, it stemmed from the tactical decision to play five specialist bowlers rather than a seventh batsman. Times, Sunday Times Would he want to risk making a brave tactical decision that might backfire and bring a storm of criticism upon him? Times, Sunday Times He didn't get angry at me and just explained that it was a tactical decision. The Sun It was a tactical decision made with the intention of preserving a draw. Times, Sunday Times This was evident in the opening page of the drama, when a tactical decision was made that had strategic implications. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With just 24 hours to keep the box in their possession, the pair have a tough decision to make. The Sun It's a tough decision who to vote out. The Sun Last year, we took the tough decision to limit wage rises for public sector staff. The Sun It wasn't the first time he'd had to make a tough decision. Times, Sunday Times I don't think we need to repair our relationship but that doesn't mean it wasn't a tough decision. The Sun You're the ultimate decision maker, the person in whose hands power rests. Times, Sunday Times The ultimate decision was right, but the management of this saga, over many months, has been truly shocking. Times, Sunday Times The advocate had to give his best professional advice, leaving the ultimate decision to the client. Times, Sunday Times Even if one agrees with the ultimate decision, one cannot look fondly on the way it was taken. Times, Sunday Times Just when the manager thought he was in full control of team selection, legal wrangling and flying doctors may yet deprive him of the ultimate decision. Times, Sunday Times It was a unanimous decision, which was a little surprising. Times, Sunday Times That was as close to a unanimous decision as we were going to get. Times, Sunday Times He won the final with a unanimous decision. Times, Sunday Times But sources said he expected last night's vote to be inconclusive, given the need for a unanimous decision. The Sun I won it on a unanimous decision, by the narrowest of margins, and it consequently saw me move back down a weight. Times,Sunday Times I took the unilateral decision this morning to shave my legs. Times, Sunday Times He came home to find out the nation's media had made a unilateral decision to change the name. Times, Sunday Times Some observers wondered if the directors might resign; others suggested the board could make a unilateral decision to cut the pilots' pay. Globe and Mail He has been doing so recently, not least with a unilateral decision to allow visa-free entry into his autocratic country. Times, Sunday Times Someone who made an 'imprudent, unilateral decision to give up work' should not be able to claim. Times, Sunday Times It has never taken a truly unpopular decision. Times, Sunday Times At times a pastor, like any business executive who's just made a necessary but unpopular decision, cannot publicize his inner uncertainty about the decision. Christianity Today When sin has to be dealt with or an unpopular decision implemented, the elders gather around and pray. Christianity Today He can't make an unpopular decision that will provoke squad mutiny, but he's also got to maintain his authority and quell any rumblings before they develop into something serious. Times, Sunday Times By withdrawing, you will not reverse the original unpopular decision that you supported in public, however grudgingly. Times, Sunday Times The right to go to a court would remain and the courts would not uphold any decision that conflicted with the laws of the country. Times, Sunday Times Will your candidates uphold this decision? Times, Sunday Times The superintendents voted to uphold the decision of the athletic directors as it was an athletics issue. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The local authority reviewed and upheld the decision that it was suitable. Times, Sunday Times The panel yesterday set out why it was upholding that decision. Times, Sunday Times I'm confident that it was a wise decision. Christianity Today It turned out to be a wise decision. Times, Sunday Times The employer that turned him down made a wise decision. The Sun The family refused to accept the offer, which may turn out to have been a wise decision. Times, Sunday Times Now it seems like a wise decision; not back then. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 决定 Japanese: 決定 |
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