Example sentences of "[unc] decision [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Lord Denning concluded that the proposition did not apply in this case and that there were reasons which a reasonable minister could entertain and so there was no ground on which the court could interfere with the minister 's decision to ask for a ballot order . |
2 | Labour 's decision to vote against the Government provoked a slanging match between all three major parties . |
3 | PRESIDENT REAGAN 'S decision to sell off the United States 's weather satellites , which was announced last week , has thrown the world 's meteorological community into confusion . |
4 | It is not hard , however , to make a strong case for the view that unrest in a particular part of the empire in 1858 loomed large in the regime 's decision to opt for the version of emancipation which gave peasants land . |
5 | Ruskin Spear , on the other hand , thought Minton 's decision to paint in the life room a mistake . |
6 | Western Sahara was divided between Morocco and Mauritania under a 1975 treaty following Spain 's decision to withdraw from a region which it had controlled since the 19th century [ see pp. 27575-77 ] . |
7 | On June 24 a group of seven reformers — including Damanaki , who had resisted Papariga 's decision to withdraw from the Alliance — had been suspended from the KKE 's central committee . |
8 | The government 's decision to withdraw from the contract was felt to be a major reason behind his departure . |
9 | The British Government said yesterday it was deeply concerned at North Korea 's decision to withdraw from the treaty , saying the move cast doubt on Pyongyang 's long-term nuclear intentions . |
10 | BASIC DATA Controlled by Spain since the 19th century , Western Sahara was divided between Morocco and Mauritania under the tripartite Madrid agreement of 1975 following Spain 's decision to withdraw from the territory ( see pp. 27575-77 ) . |
11 | BIIBA has now made a strong complaint to Fimbra about the latter 's decision to withdraw from an agreement made on 18 September which would have allowed BIIBA members , who held existing professional indemnity cover , to renew their existing policies . |
12 | He made a good living , and seemed resentful of his wife 's decision to take in a lodger . |
13 | The biggest change that the end user may find , other than the obvious alterations to the program , is that Letraset are now Adobe 's primary distributor for Europe following McQueen 's decision to move into the manufacturing and acquisition of software rather than its distribution . |
14 | Keith Cardwell 's decision to move from the world of commercial photography into the more demanding , and typically less lucrative , area of documentary photography can be almost directly attributed to a TV series , a BBC 1 documentary called The Family . |
15 | Likewise , every decision is made as a result of some influence : a patient 's decision to consent to an operation will normally be influenced by the surgeon 's advice as to what will happen if the operation does not take place . |
16 | In Re Friends of the Earth the applicants sought review of Minister 's decision to consent to the construction of Sizewell B nuclear generating plant . |
17 | The argument was over Zack 's decision to close with the negotiator called Quinn and have done with the whole thing at two million dollars ransom . |
18 | Major 's decision to rely on a press resume written by others , and so avoid personally confronting the welter of hostile headlines , mocking columns and cartoons , is not the only symptom of bunker mentality . |
19 | Greenpeace 's decision to apply for a review follows its successful private prosecution of chemical company Albright and Wilson — the first such private action taken under the provisions of the 1989 Water Act . |
20 | All of which suggests that the government 's decision to pounce on the PAC was a reaction to threat and counter-threat rather than a conspiracy to undermine Mr de Klerk 's own negotiations . |
21 | Montana is the man they call Joe Cool , but beneath the calm exterior burns a fierce will to win — a fire stoked by the 49ers ' decision to part with the quarterback who lit the flames at Candlestick Park . |
22 | Montana is the man they call Joe Cool , but beneath the calm exterior burns a fierce will to win — a fire stoked by the 49ers ' decision to part with the quarterback who lit the flames at Candlestick Park . |
23 | Although Alex Salmond was chided by party activists during the march , the turnout of around 5,000 buoyed up party managers who had been fearful of low attendance after the MPs ' decision to vote with the Government last Monday night in the Commons in exchange for party representation on the Committee of the Regions . |
24 | Mr Sillars , calling for the retention of the party 's principles , implicitly sanctioned the campaign to overturn the executive 's statement in support of the MPs ' decision to vote with the Government in the Commons last week . |
25 | This settlement was not made any more secure by the Allies ' decision to withdraw from the area in June , a move strongly questioned by some of the forces involved . |