Example sentences of "[noun sg] make a decision " in BNC.

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1 Far better to kick very deep and let the opposition make a decision about running at you .
2 We would also hope that , should there be a need in the future to make a decision in Council regarding application for such a byelaw , you , the members , will give proper consideration to the views I have expressed on behalf of the ro responsible dog ownership group .
3 Sub-optimality occurs when one department makes a decision which appears to be a good one , from the departmental point of view , but which is actually damaging to the organisation as a whole .
4 Last year the society 's committee made a decision to relaunch in a bid to attract more members and introduce a more entertaining programme .
5 blurring responsibility : when a committee makes a decision , no individual will be held responsible for the consequences of the decision .
6 Now my view is that I think rather like your comment on Christian doing concerts , Scottish Amicable er Standard Life Scottish Hydro , Scottish Power , Scottish Nuclear I do n't necessarily see it as making influence to make a decision to make a purchase or to recommend a purchase to the third party in another part of Scotland
7 Perhaps the key factor which leads the teacher to make a decision on where to start and how to continue is that of ‘ protection ’ a concept to which we need to devote the final section of this chapter on emotion .
8 If people expected to come to a meeting to make a decision , they will feel let down if the meeting does not reach one .
9 33 refusal to make a decision
10 Functionally the political decision shown in the drawing may seem very similar to the refusal to make a decision .
11 When will the right hon. Gentleman summon up the courage to make a decision on the applications ?
12 Books that set out to give advice to management never fail to point out that a " no " decision is not at all the same thing as failure to make a decision .
13 In everyday life there are countless occasions on which people are confronted with the need to make a decision which , in its resolution , should be motivated by a healthy conscience and thereby result in a kindly , productive or generous act .
14 But there 's no need to make a decision yet .
15 They consider that there is no reason why parties should not expect fair procedures to be followed , and that the public law decision Ridge v Baldwin [ 1964 ] AC 40 applies the rules of natural justice to any person making a decision about individuals .
16 ‘ But do ye really think , ’ he said after a short pause , ‘ it 's wise to allow a young person to make a decision of that sort ?
17 DURING the 1992 general election the people of the United Kingdom were not given a proper chance to make a decision about the Maastricht Treaty .
18 Since the issue of W. 's competence to make a decision about her treatment for anorexia is central to this appeal I record ( at this stage without comment ) the finding of Thorpe J. on this issue : ‘ There is no doubt at all that W. is a child of sufficient understanding to make an informed decision .
19 If you have a dispute with the child 's other parent or carer , which you can not resolve between you , you can ask the Court to make a decision .
20 Pooled authority ( or ‘ splintered ’ authority ) refers to a situation in which two subordinates join together and use their collective authority to make a decision , instead of referring the matter up the chain of command to a superior .
21 In the preceding ‘ organisation chain' B and C might pool their authority to make a decision affecting their common area of work , or affecting subordinates D , E and F , instead of referring their problem to A. Management conferences are an example of attempts to exchange ideas and reach collective decisions on the basis of pooled authority .
22 consolidation of power and authority : whereas an individual may not have sufficient authority to make a decision himself , the pooled authority of a committee may be sufficient to enable the decision to be made .
23 Seldom , if ever , in the last 10 years has the world governing body of cricket made a decision which called for guts .
24 When will the Secretary of State make a decision and give us an answer on that most important issue ?
25 We need to know the costs of making the world a little safer , and we need to encourage society to make a decision about how much it values the benefits .
26 It 'll be a while before Inter City make a decision on offering the menu .
27 The D R one A is currently an excellent er tactical reconnaissance aircraft , all weather , at night etcetera and er it will go on well into the next century so there 's no great hurry to make a decision er one of the first points has got ta be decided is whether we carry the reconnaissance equipment in a pod under the aircraft replacing some of the other weapons or whether we try to build it in and er but taking first things first we have to get the requirement sorted out .
28 It should be remembered that parents do not have a statutory right to withdraw their children but governors have a duty to make a decision on any application for withdrawal which is made to them .
29 If the authority was under a duty to make a decision on the matters in issue between the parties , this duty will revive when the decision is quashed and it will then be for the authority to make a fresh decision .
30 The Reform Alliance announced that on top of the agreed agenda , they wanted congress to make a decision on four issues .
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