Example sentences of "[subord] make [adj] decisions " in BNC.
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1 | The decision in 1925 turned , however , on a matter which was even more fundamental than making political decisions ‘ knave-proof ’ . |
2 | While making these decisions she/he may also need to consult the library catalogue from time to time — although a main purpose of stock revision is to improve the range of stock available on the shelves , as well as titles simply listed in the catalogue . |
3 | But there also appears to be what Phillipson , drawing on Cicourel , would call ‘ basic interpretative rules ’ ( Phillipson 1972 : 148 ) , which the police employ when making practical decisions of this sort : the reasonableness of the offender 's excuse ( Ericson 1982 : 147 ) , and whether or not offenders display deference ( Black 1970 : 1101 ; Dix and Layzell 1983 : 73 ; Sykes and Clark 1975 ) . |
4 | Covering means ‘ doing it by the book ’ — erring on the side of caution and producing concrete evidence of activity when making discretionary decisions whose outcome will be known to the officer 's supervisor or any senior staff . |
5 | Under well-developed JIT systems , the principles of activity-based systems may , therefore , be more easily and fruitfully applied when making product-mix decisions of the strategic kind . |
6 | For example , Professor Peckham quoted a director of public health who said that people did not ask about research evidence even when making difficult decisions . |