Example sentences of "his decision [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The deposed king had announced his decision to return at the end of May , when he committed himself to promoting democracy and announced that he was planning to sponsor an interim multiparty government of national consensus which would include members of the military . |
| 2 | The Scottish Sports Council announced today that its Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Mr Ken Hutchison has intimated his decision to retire at the end of November . |
| 3 | Walsh announced his decision to retire from the government on April 2 ; although he gave no reasons , he had earlier suggested that the government lacked sufficient political will to confront the country 's grave economic problems . |
| 4 | My friend is not simply explaining why , for good or bad reasons , he did decide to go to the Park ( as he might after the event , in which case it would be no objection to his explanation that when he got there the zoo turned out to be closed ) ; he is defending his decision to go to the Park rather than meet me at his house , and I can still try to change his mind . |
| 5 | He used the occasion to inform the public that his decision to withdraw from the campaign in July had been in response to a Republican dirty tricks campaign which had included a plan to smear his daughter through manufactured photographs and to disrupt her forthcoming wedding . |
| 6 | Even Alexander , in October 1825 , had gone back on his decision to deal with the Greek question unilaterally and had instigated talks on Greece with Britain . |
| 7 | Defending his decision to meet with the South African delegation he said the conversation had dwelt on the future and potential business investment in the country . |
| 8 | Referring to his decision to resign from the Cabinet over the Westland affair in January 1986 , he says : ‘ I made a statement that day making it clear that I was going to continue in active politics in any role the Conservative Party wanted . |
| 9 | He succeeded Corneliu Coposu , who had previously announced his decision to resign from the post . |
| 10 | Down was one of the outstanding medical students of his generation , and his decision to work in the neglected and perhaps despised field of mental deficiency was courageous . |
| 11 | Many commentators interpreted his decision to run for the council as a means of preserving his extensive political machine while also providing a platform within the city government from which he could launch a future mayoral bid . |