Example sentences of "[prep] make [adj] decision " in BNC.

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1 John Major must have pondered that question several times in past months as various Cabinet ministers depended on his support after making curious decisions on public or private issues .
2 Britain urgently needs a better way of making economic decisions .
3 The constitutional reply is that public authorities , being directly or indirectly elected , are the representatives of the public interest and that their function is precisely that of making such decisions .
4 He is sufficiently aware of his own failings to know that satyāgrahis are capable of making erroneous decisions .
5 Gandhi admits that satyāgrahis are capable of making erroneous decisions and that he himself made a Himalayan miscalculation in instituting mass satyāgraha in Ahmedabad without teaching the people involved in the movement the strict conditions and necessary limitations of satyāgraha .
6 GPs feel the public does not understand the problems of being on 24-hour call , including the danger of making wrong decisions through fatigue .
7 The manager who has the job of making any decision should have the technical skills to make a sensible decision and avoid unnecessary mistakes .
8 She was n't even capable of making cold decisions any more .
9 MDU members felt that Batmönh was the only leader capable of making responsible decisions and begged him not to resign the presidency .
10 But there are several pressures towards making early decisions .
11 There were various factors that came into making this decision but one of the things is I 'm heartily sick that I have never been able to go away on holiday in the autumn ever in my life .
12 He said on BBC Radio Four 's World This Weekend programme : ‘ Rushing into a leadership battle , holding special conferences which will cost the party money it does not have , trying to steamroller people into making rapid decisions , I believe is a mistake . ’
13 We are particularly concerned here with the process by which strategically usable information is transferred from the external environment to those within the enterprise charged with making strategic decisions .
14 How scanning is used in making long-term decisions
15 If people must pay for it they will take its effects into account in making private decisions and there will no longer be market failure .
16 The technique that has evolved to assist government in making such decisions is cost-benefit analysis ( CBA ) .
17 Just as the response of households to a tax increase has to be taken into account , so too one needs to consider what political constraints the government faces in making such decisions and what machinery is necessary in order to put them into effect .
18 It was not possible to ascertain the extent to which DNs are influenced by , or exert an influence upon , doctors in making joint decisions ; nor to assess the wisdom of these decisions .
19 It is necessary to be involved in making political decisions , without having to fight for them .
20 All of that to me smacks of a lack of appreciation of the need to understand a business thoroughly , where you 're going to be involved in making major decisions .
21 But the Barclays Franchise Pack can guide you in making that decision by prompting the questions that you should ask of both yourself , the prospective franchiser , and even some of the existing franchisees .
22 It justifies managerial power by showing that those who are affected by it are involved in making managerial decisions .
23 Dr Alexandra Macara , chairperson of the British Medical Association 's ethics committee stressed the difficulties for the parents in making rational decisions at such a time .
24 The resources on which they call in making this decision include the above typifications , as well as local knowledge of the area and its crime , and contextual and time variables .
25 They will no doubt be helped in making this decision by counselling itself , and the empathy that should exist between counsellor and counsellee .
26 He asks himself two simple questions ; 1 What is the specific contribution to profit of this resource or expenditure , or in making this decision , or taking this action ?
27 They go on to say that large firms ‘ are constrained in some way [ in making these decisions ] by the requirement to make profits and serve consumers ’ , but it is nevertheless appropriate to stress that companies will usually have options about how to manage the impact of changed market conditions or technology : the company is not merely a passive instrument of the market .
28 In making these decisions , people will have to weigh up the relative advantages and disadvantages of the various alternative assets .
29 All those affected by its decisions are citizens of that state and should therefore be involved in making those decisions .
30 No estimate of numbers need be given , although this is clearly of considerable importance in making tactical decisions about how the procession is to be policed .
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