Example sentences of "decision [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two scrutinies , in particular , were crucially important : the first in 1979 led to the decision to implement a management information system for ministers ( MINIS ) in the Department of the Environment ( DOE ) . |
| 2 | The circular makes clear that a decision to implement the contingency plans would be ‘ subject to collective ministerial authority ’ . |
| 3 | This criticism was also echoed by Dr Mudthir El Tinquawi the former director of Khartoum University who accused the Government of making a political decision to implement the concept of ‘ arabisation ’ in the country 's universities , while failing to provide financial support . |
| 4 | Prime Minister V. P. Singh 's decision to implement the reservation scheme generated widespread civil disorder throughout northern India , and his determination to go ahead with the plan despite the unrest was a major political gamble . |
| 5 | The government had announced in early August its decision to implement the Commission 's recommendations to reserve 27 per cent of public-sector jobs for members of the lower castes , a decision which had resulted in widespread civil disorder and had exacerbated the already tense political situation [ see pp. 37653 ; 37710-11 ] . |
| 6 | West Ham4 Norwich0 BILLY BONDS 'S bold decision to swing the axe on some of his more complacent players had the desired effect as West Ham recorded their biggest League win of the season . |
| 7 | Correspondence in three languages resulted in a decision to borrow the thesis directly from the author , by-passing the normal international inter-library loan channels . |
| 8 | THE Amateur Boxing Association has received a boost following the Sports Council 's decision to restore a grant worth more than £100,000 . |
| 9 | In a further move designed to reassert its sovereign status [ see p. 38852 ] , the conference also reiterated its decision to restore the country 's name before 1971 , the Republic of Congo , and to adopt its former flag , motto and national anthem [ see p. 39039 ] . |
| 10 | Asked if at that stage no decision to issue a warning had been reached , again Mr Runciman replied : ‘ I am afraid that is not so . ’ |
| 11 | The banker 's decision to issue a credit nowadays is rarely based upon the availability of a ‘ clean , on board , negotiable ’ ocean bill covering the shipment of a readily marketable commodity . |
| 12 | In holding that the decision to issue a warrant was not ‘ so outrageous in its defiance of logic ’ , Taylor J. said : |
| 13 | The consequences of the revolution were ramified , and the outcome rarely depended on Qaddafi 's decision to issue a decree , or on a cadre 's negotiations with a shaikh over its implementation . |
| 14 | ‘ But I believe a senior officer should make the decision to issue a weapon only after investigating both the seriousness of any threat and also the personal circumstances of the person concerned . |
| 15 | So , for example , recent authority suggests a provision to the effect that the issuing of a certificate ‘ shall be conclusive evidence ’ that the conditions for the issue of the certificate had been satisfied would normally be effective to oust judicial review of the decision to issue the certificate . |
| 16 | Observers speculate that its decision to issue the ban now is connected with a desire to demonstrate adherence to international treaties , in an effort to bolster its bid to host the Olympics in the year 2000 . |
| 17 | The submissions made by Mr. Collins for Winchester on this issue can be summarised as follows : ( i ) in exercising its functions as a recognised S.R.O. , Lautro was under a duty to act in accordance with the rules of natural justice : to act fairly in the circumstances ; ( ii ) that duty was owed not merely to Lautro 's member , Norwich Union , but to persons or bodies who would be prejudicially affected by its decisions , in particular to those whose earnings or profits would be affected ; ( iii ) fairness required that a body in the position of Winchester should be notified that Lautro was considering issuing an intervention notice , and be given the opportunity to make representations before the decision to issue the intervention notice . |
| 18 | The applicant sought judicial review of Lautro 's decision to issue the notice on the ground , inter alia , that it was contrary to natural justice . |
| 19 | On establishing that the warrant had been issued , Mr Cox and two other prominent members of CND ( Joan Ruddock and Bruce Kent ) sought judicial review of the Home Secretary 's decision to issue the warrant . |
| 20 | Yet by the time the invasion neared he was one of the inner-most group of five Ministers — with Eden , Lloyd , Macmillan and Head [ who had replaced Monckton as Minister of Defence ] ( plus Mountbatten , the Chief of Staff ) — who effectively took the decision to issue an ultimatum to Egypt and Israel . |
| 21 | The party 's headquarters in Edinburgh said yesterday that only four people had resigned over the decision to support the Government . |
| 22 | The Syrian decision to support the West over Iraq 's invasion of Kuwait also reflected the improved relations between Syria and Egypt [ see pp. 37137 ; 37471 ; 37626 ] . |
| 23 | The PSD 's decision to support the candidacy of Soares ( PS ) in the 1991 presidential elections [ see p. 37590 ] underlined similarities of policy between the PSD and the PS . |
| 24 | His decision to sacrifice the newspaper to MacQuillan rather than sacrifice the estate to the newspaper had not met with universal approval , but he did not let that trouble him . |
| 25 | It seems that China is still smarting over Britain 's decision to suspend the work of the JLG in the wake of the Tiananmen Square massacre . |
| 26 | Following the resignation of Ernst Pedro Casseus as president of the Chamber of Deputies ( lower house of parliament ) after disagreements over his decision to suspend the session , Duly Brutus was unanimously elected as the chamber 's new president on Aug. 20 . |
| 27 | The trial judge 's decision to suspend the sentence was taken in the interests of the victim and the family as a whole . |
| 28 | The three MPs elected in 1987 continued to sit in the Commons as independent social democrats while on July 15 the national committee reversed its earlier decision to suspend the constitution . |
| 29 | Commenting on the incident , Nguza said that it confirmed him in his decision to suspend the conference . |
| 30 | Aquino , who had insisted that foreign nationals were safe in the Philippines , criticized the decision to suspend the volunteer programme , saying that it had been made hastily and without consultation with the host country . |