Example sentences of "to reach a decision " in BNC.

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1 It was emphasised yesterday that Mr Parkinson has yet to reach a decision .
2 The Portuguese authorities had promised to hear Ferrari 's appeal against the fine next Wednesday , after which the FIA , the international automobile federation , was due to reach a decision on Ferrari 's appeal over Mansell 's ban from the Spanish Grand Prix which was staged on 1 October .
3 The jury hearing the suit was unable to reach a decision and although the six-month trial was reported in England it did not destroy his reputation .
4 But before deciding not to co-operate , you should bear in mind that this could mean the company has to reach a decision on the basis of inadequate information .
5 In the early years of his premiership he was very sharp , though , as Iain Macleod recalled , ‘ he could be maddeningly discursive — it was nothing to reach a decision on an enquiry into rating via the Greek Wars and Parnell ’ .
6 These are matters about which the auditors will ultimately have to reach a decision .
7 ‘ We were n't getting anywhere and the ANC said they were still to reach a decision .
8 After his death at the hands of a Skaven assassin in 1152 the Elector Counts failed to reach a decision as to who should be the new Emperor .
9 The Council of Ministers will now have to reach a decision by qualified majority on this controversial measure .
10 James F. Byrnes , the American Secretary of State , visited London in November 1945 and told the British Prime Minister it was imperative to reach a decision rapidly on the future of Korea .
11 In December 1969 , after Conservative protests had been disposed of that Parliament was being asked to reach a decision at an unnecessarily early stage ( a General Election was in the offing ) , both Houses agreed that the 1965 Act should not expire .
12 In addition , bail may also be denied if the court thinks it necessary for the defendant 's own protection , if there has been insufficient time to enable the court to obtain enough information to reach a decision , or if the defendant has previously failed to answer to bail .
13 The duty referred to in section 9(2) is to reach a decision on the evidence , not by what Watkins L.J .
14 On the other hand , it is my opinion that when a decision-making body is called upon to reach a decision which arises out of the relationship between two persons or firms , only one of whom is directly under the control of the decision-making body , and it is apparent that the decision will be likely to affect the second person adversely , then as a general proposition the decision-making body does owe some duty of fairness to that second person , which , in appropriate circumstances , may well include a duty to allow him to make representations before reaching the decision .
15 For my part I think that there is abundant evidence which would have justified this court in substituting findings that Miss T. was not in a physical or mental condition which enabled her to reach a decision binding on the medical authorities and that even if , contrary to that view , she would otherwise have been in a position to reach such a decision , the influence of her mother was such as to vitiate the decision which she expressed .
16 Decision-makers need information to help them to reach a decision .
17 Pressed against a window , she bullied herself to reach a decision .
18 This makes it difficult to reach a decision , and causes a nagging worry as to whether the right system has been selected .
19 I am therefore surprised to hear the hon. Member for Ogmore express concern at our reluctance to reach a decision until the European Court of Justice makes its pronouncement .
20 Although he was acquitted on one count of assault and another of filing a false police report , the jury had been unable to reach a decision on the charge that Powell had abused his authority through the use of excessive force .
21 The jury , which had begun deliberating on Aug. 20 , had been unable to reach a decision on any of the nine criminal charges against him .
22 Only on one count , against Powell , was the jury unable to reach a decision and a mistrial declared ; Powell 's retrial on that specific charge was due to start on Oct. 19 .
23 The council of research ministers is expected to reach a decision by the beginning of June .
24 Then they appeared to reach a decision and walked back to the Land Rover .
25 But as with every planning inquiry , hearing or whatever , we need not to avoid closing the discussion before we have all the information we need to reach a decision whichever way we decide to reach it .
26 When the hearing is completed , all except the chairman and members of the disciplinary committee and its legal adviser will retire to allow the disciplinary committee to reach a decision .
27 The Environmental Protection Agency plans to reach a decision by early 1991 on whether a national ban on Carbofuran is to be imposed .
28 The US Fish and Wildlife Service had been expected to reach a decision soon on whether to call for a ban or not .
29 For a discussion of the relevant case law see Chapter 9 , 6(d). ( h ) The decision The court is not obliged to reach a decision at the final hearing but it must do so as soon as is practicable ( FPCR , r21(4) ; FPR , r4.21(3) ) .
30 Then he seemed to reach a decision , his night-dark eyes more compelling than ever as he looked back at her .
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