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

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1 On the subsequent hearing the judge found that T. 's capacity to make a rational decision about her treatment was unimpaired , and that , despite the influence of her mother , the refusal of a transfusion was voluntary .
2 Applicants must submit their financial plans by December 1 — in time for the International Cricket Council to make a firm decision by the end of January .
3 Applicants must submit their financial plans by December 1 in time for the International Cricket Council to make a firm decision by the end of January .
4 The objective is that the patient gains the insight to make a personal decision from the options available .
5 No-one seems to have had the courage to make a clear decision on the project .
6 That , and your reluctance to make a final decision , may cause a few sleepless nights .
7 The parties will then have an opportunity to attend the hearing and make representations before the court makes a final decision .
8 In practical terms , the school librarian or teacher may not have the authority to make a final decision on the purchase of a microcomputer but it is important that s/he has some knowledge of what microcomputers can do and what criteria should be used for selection , so that the decision made by the headteacher may be influenced by the person who will ultimately control and use the microcomputer .
9 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 .
10 ‘ The ref made a bad decision .
11 Somewhere along the line a human being made a low-quality decision — and , what is worse , some supervisor or executive managed to allow it to happen .
12 Even the Fabian Society Executive made a similar decision , though at a meeting held in the middle of the summer and therefore poorly attended .
13 A useful provision is the ability of either party to require an adjudicator to make a quick decision on any dispute during the course of the work .
14 At a time when computer technology was advancing rapidly and any given computer-based business management system tended to be technically obsolescent in a short time , a company made a reasonable decision that all such computers would be depreciated at 50 per cent per annum , making prudent financial provision against their short useful lives .
15 At a time when computer technology was advancing rapidly and any given computer-based business management system tended to be technically obsolescent in a short time , a company made a reasonable decision that all such computers would be depreciated at 50 per cent per annum , making prudent financial provision against their short useful lives .
16 They are probably shocked by the news , and are not in a position to make a rational decision .
17 In as much as , if we are suddenly told , divest yourselves of County Farms , then we will be in a much better position to make a balanced decision , and to maximise return from those County Farms if we had that information available .
18 You need to be aware of all the possibilities in order to make a realistic decision about the best way of securing your long-term employment and financial position .
19 When it gets to the point that to reach your greenhouse you have to run the gauntlet of a thousand bristling spines , it is time to make a major decision .
20 ‘ Touring on my own was good crack , but I wanted security and it was time to make a serious decision about the future — whether to become a lawyer ( and I had already started applying for jobs ) or to take a more businesslike approach to the music . ’
21 They want to commit themselves to a single currency and to deny a future Parliament or Government the power to make a vital decision .
22 In the light of there being two different uses of the concept of social representation , there is a temptation to make a prescriptive decision in favour of one or other of the uses .
23 The question of whether those taking part actually had sufficient command of BSL to make a conscious decision to withhold that form of signing is rather debatable , since virtually all those involved had difficulty with the deaf people 's signing which they had to translate .
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