Example sentences of "[num] decided [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The assembly was so formidable that Henry V decided to abandon his campaign . |
| 2 | In retaliation for the economic blockade of Slovenia imposed by Serbia at the beginning of December 1989 [ see p. 37131 ] , the Slovene government on Feb. 22 decided to withhold payment of 15 per cent of the republic 's contribution to the federal budget , representing the amount designated for subsidies to the Serbian economy . |
| 3 | The Planning and Development Committee at its meeting on 11 February 1993 decided to visit the sites of planning applications for residential developments in Fauldhouse . |
| 4 | The crankcase on the Cherokee Six decided to split and squirt the oil out all over the windscreen . |
| 5 | Kildare , who as they smiled on their first born son in 1725 decided to christen him Arthur , ( 2 ) ( 1725–1803 ) after his godfather and benefactor Archbishop Arthur Price of Cashel . |
| 6 | Macedonia , which had declared a state of emergency on Aug. 4 , on Aug. 7 decided to hold a referendum on independence on Sept. 8 . |
| 7 | This was especially so after the death of Edward 1 in 1307 , and in particular when Edward III decided to turn his imperialist ambitions against France . |
| 8 | These three decided to commute to and from Liverpool each day . |
| 9 | Despite these successes and very significant reductions in many other parts of the world , including tropical areas , the World Health Assembly of the United Nations at its 22nd meeting in 1969 decided to abandon the concept of eradication , considering it as practically unattainable . |
| 10 | A session of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia ( CPCz ) central committee on Feb. 17 decided to expel from the party 22 former members of the party and state leadership for erroneous political decisions while in office . |
| 11 | Despite the truce of 1748 , England and France were continually at war and , in due course , George II decided to allow William Pitt to become Prime Minister so that he could leave Britain and campaign against the French , as a result the French suffered notable defeats , losing against Clive in India ; also in America and at Quebec in Canada in 1759 . |
| 12 | Edward II decided to take action against the Scots in 1314 , but lost against Robert Bruce at the battle of Bannockburn on 24th . |
| 13 | Eventually in late April or early May Henry II decided to raise the siege . |
| 14 | Henry Robb had arrived in Leith in 1913 as yard manager for Ramage & Ferguson but in 1918 decided to branch out on his own as a ship repairer . |
| 15 | Only one binge 11 Decided to allow herself to put on a little weight 12 Gave away ‘ thin ’ clothes and bought new ones . |
| 16 | In a case which is causing the Bar much embarrassment , Lord Justice Watkins and Mr Justice Garland were told that six barristers followed Sir Ian , while 11 decided to stay with Mr John Samuels , QC , who was in charge of chambers administration . |
| 17 | Patrick began with an amateur dramatic group and in 1980 decided to try full-time . |
| 18 | When people in the 60s decided to get away from it all and live the good life in the Cotswolds they were treading a well-worn path . |
| 19 | Western aid donors meeting in Paris under World Bank auspices on May 12-14 decided to suspend all non-humanitarian aid to Malawi for 1992-93 . |
| 20 | To begin with I decided to pursue this possibility in a straightforward sketch . |
| 21 | Elsewhere along the frontier , another 40,000 East Germans crossed into West Germany , but only 2,500 decided to stay in the West , according to Bonn.The flight westwards is expected to rise significantly over the weekend . |
| 22 | The Cabinet on May 3 decided to implement a decision taken in February by the High Committee of State ( HCS ) to the effect that " associations of a political nature and mass organizations " ( i.e. especially those of the former ruling party , the National Liberation Front — FLN ) should surrender any state properties they held . |
| 23 | The FDIC on Jan. 6 decided to close the Bank of New England , the 21st largest bank in the country , and to seize its assets . |
| 24 | However , despite these controls and a general reduction in the proportion of local-government expenditure emanating from central government ( down from over 60 per cent of spending in the 1970s to well under 50 per cent in the following decade ) the Conservative governments elected in 1983 and 1987 decided to continue the process . |
| 25 | After adopting amendments to the congress agenda and hearing the report by outgoing party first secretary Mieczyslaw Rakowski , delegates on Jan. 27 decided to suspend the PUWP congress and resume meetings forthwith as the founding congress of a new and as yet unnamed party of the left . |
| 26 | ‘ Binge ’ diary Week 1 Decided to give up vomiting ; binged three times 2–3 Noticed that when stressed by children she turned to food and binged 4–5 Binged only once each week 6–7 Returned home and observed how she wanted to please her parents 8–9 On holiday , eating three meals a day — discovered she did not put on weight . |
| 27 | The Slovak National Council ( parliament ) on March 1 decided to change the title of the Slovak Socialist Republic to the Slovak Republic . |
| 28 | The new Conservative Government after 1970 decided to accept the Select Committee on Procedure 's recommendations and a Select Committee on Expenditure of forty-nine members ( six subcommittees ) was created in 1971 . |
| 29 | The government on July 15 decided to send the destroyer Bayern and three reconnaissance aircraft to the Adriatic as part of the UN force monitoring adherence to the sanctions imposed in May on Serbia and Montenegro [ see p. 38918 ] . |
| 30 | The Labour government elected in 1974 decided to concentrate its housing resources on the needs of the inner city areas and coupled this with changes in the basis of the rate support grant which disadvantaged rural local authorities . |