Example sentences of "that the decision " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such are the times in which we live that the decision to leave his expletives unbleeped prompted tabloid news stories but , really , the programme was quite intensely moral . |
| 2 | ‘ I hope and pray that the decision to give me the Nobel Peace Prize will encourage all those who pursue the cause of peace to do so in a renewed spirit of optimism and strength . ’ |
| 3 | BNFL is contesting the case , claiming the levels of radioactivity were harmless and that the decision to sell was purely financial . |
| 4 | But the declaration issued by the congress left no doubt that the decision was intended to be more than a mere facelift : ‘ The present concept of socialism , the Stalinist system , has exhausted all its social , economic , political and moral reserves , and has proved unsuitable for keeping pace with global developments . |
| 5 | Yesterday the Governor of Hong Kong , Sir David Wilson , said he was ‘ concerned at the action the Chinese have taken ’ , but argued that the decision to allow Mr Yang to travel to the West had not breached the 1982 agreement . |
| 6 | We agonised over the decision before selling to the management and I 'm absolutely convinced with hindsight that the decision was not only right in people terms but it was also the right business decision for the shareholders as well . |
| 7 | He also confirmed that the decision had already been taken to produce the ‘ Impact ’ electric car ( above ) , first revealed at this year 's Geneva motor show , although a firm launch date has yet to be decided . |
| 8 | But it is a judgment to be made by him and not by the courts , whose right and duty to intervene arises only if the decision is untenable in the sense that irrelevant matters were taken account of , relevant matters were not taken account of , or that the decision was manifestly wrong . |
| 9 | Bert Millichip , the FA chairman , claimed that the decision to seed England in Cagliari had been made purely for footballing reasons . |
| 10 | Bert Millichip , the FA chairman , claimed that the decision to seed England in Cagliari had been made purely for footballing reasons . |
| 11 | Mr Jack Straw , Labour 's education spokesman , earlier failed to convince the committee that the decision not to include Mr John MacGregor , the Education Secretary , on the committee was treating parliamentary procedures with contempt . |
| 12 | I consider also that the decision in question was flawed to a degree by undue weight being given to the question of a disorderly collapse . ’ |
| 13 | However , in the High Court yesterday , Mr Justice Simon Brown rejected claims by the group , Save Britain 's Heritage , that the decision in June of the then Environment Secretary , Mr Nicholas Ridley , to grant planning permission was contrary to stated government policy , and should be quashed . |
| 14 | In Mr Cherry 's case Mr Lawson submitted that the decision to postpone service of a specific regulation 7 notice was mistaken and contrary to Home Office guidance , particularly when a criminal offence was involved . |
| 15 | Miss Goddard urged that the decision not to serve the notice was correct in view of the complexity of the whole investigation . |
| 16 | He added that the decision marked the first nationalisation under a Thatcher government . |
| 17 | Nottingham county court accepted the club 's explanation that the decision was made on commercial grounds . |
| 18 | Morrison 's solicitor commented that the decision was ‘ outrageous ’ , and that an appeal would be lodged immediately to try and save the two-and-a-half-year-old dog . |
| 19 | Earlier , during a visit to Southampton , he denied party strategy had been hi-jacked by the debate over proportional representation , disclosing that the decision to highlight constitutional issues on Democracy Day was taken a fortnight ago . |
| 20 | He said : ‘ What is , of course , confusing is that the decision had already been taken . |
| 21 | The report suggests that the decision to set up hospital trusts in Scotland resulted either from ‘ deference ’ to the arguments of groups applying for trust status , or from ‘ blind determination to implement unpopular policy ’ . |
| 22 | Some in the Republic believe , though , that the decision to call off the tours would suit the SARU , who have been made aware that three matches in four days in Bucharest in the middle of June followed by two in a week in Rome could leave very few survivors from heat stroke . |
| 23 | Richard Hazleton , president of Dow Corning Europe , said in a statement that the decision ‘ reflects Dow Corning 's optimism that the long term growth and expansion of the markets and applications for silicones is undiminished ’ . |
| 24 | The LEA 's decision to allow the child 's admission to the school was challenged by the Commission for Racial Equality , which asked the Secretary of State to use his default powers in the 1944 Act and quash the LEA 's decision , on the ground that the decision was racist and would encourage other parents to pursue the same course as Mrs C and for the same reason . |
| 25 | It is highly likely that the decision of the governors of Altrincham Grammar School for Girls to suspend two Muslim girls who wished to wear head scarves to school for being in breach of school uniform rules would also have been unlawful . |
| 26 | The Circular points out that the decision should not be taken as sanctioning such advice given to such girls by teachers . |
| 27 | Ian Kennedy , Reader in Law at King 's College , London , who gave the 1980 Reith lecture on medical ethics , felt that firmer legal guidelines were required to ensure that handicapped babies were not left to die , and that the decision could not be left to parents and doctors . |
| 28 | The parents were delighted that the decision was theirs and was not imposed on them by others . |
| 29 | It should be remembered that the decision several years ago to continue membership of CERN was taken largely at the behest of the scientific community in full knowledge that , if it was combined with a zero-growth science budget , it would mean increasing pressure on the rest of nuclear physics . |
| 30 | However , when the case was brought before the House of Lords in 1991 , Lord Bridge disagreed , concluding that the decision letter had been based entirely on the ‘ special circumstances of the case ’ and that , contrary to SAVE 's fears , no dangerous precedent would be set . |