Example sentences of "decide [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The most effective communication strategies and the messages that need to be disseminated can only be decided after taking into account the behaviour patterns of the community , ’ they write . |
| 2 | ‘ The most effective communication strategies and the messages that need to be disseminated can only be decided after taking into account the behaviour patterns of the community , ’ they write . |
| 3 | Recalling , though , how on the drive to Karlovy Vary she had decided against bombarding him with questions so that he could concentrate on his driving , Fabia , with some reluctance , faced the fact that that was the only course to follow . |
| 4 | Libya-Venice axis Venetian politicians have decided against accepting a Libyan offer to annex their city to prevent it from sinking any further into either the sea or debt . |
| 5 | Goodway , now of Wigan , disappointed Reilly deeply by withdrawing from last year 's tour for personal reasons which seemed less than urgent , but the coach has sensibly decided against holding grudges . |
| 6 | If he had known what fate lay in store for his beloved Boks perhaps State President F.W. de Klerk would have decided against holding a midweek reception for the three teams about to lock horns for the supremacy of the Southern Hemisphere some 200 metres down an old mine shaft on the Johannesburg Reef — Shaft 14 , Gold Reed City , to be precise . |
| 7 | The loss of Steve Hodge with hamstring trouble 24 hours after the withdrawal of John Barnes , has left England short of cover on the flanks , but Robson again decided against summoning a replacement . |
| 8 | While Cibber later subscribed , he must have decided against producing the play . |
| 9 | Since the judge died on 8 May 1726 , it is possible that his son John who inherited the house decided against maintaining a full-time gardener . |
| 10 | They had decided against inviting Bill O'Farrell , the agent , or Leroy Burns , Grunte 's ‘ minder ’ , as the conspirators were pretty certain that those two would leak everything to the MP . |
| 11 | A spokesman for the Crown Prosecution Service confirmed it had decided against referring the sentence to the Attorney General . |
| 12 | A spokesman for the Crown Prosecution Service confirmed it had decided against referring the sentence to the Attorney General . |
| 13 | Now regional health chiefs have decided against funding the service themselves . |
| 14 | On the first major privatisation — that of British Telecom — the right hon. Member for Hertsmere ( Mr. Parkinson ) gave the game away when he said : ’ I have decided against breaking up BT before offering it to the public . |
| 15 | One obvious thing to do would have been to write about the facilities available to homeless people ( or the chronic lack of them in key areas like medical help ) ; however , I have decided against doing that . |
| 16 | He almost spoke her name , but quickly decided against doing so , realizing that she was not entirely conscious . |
| 17 | The Government was understood to have decided against making a statement at the request of Labour which wanted the opportunity to reply in full to the Budget . |
| 18 | COLCHESTER United , with a host of attacking options , have decided against keeping West Ham forward Dean Martin for a third month on loan . |
| 19 | She had decided against announcing her intentions so soon . |
| 20 | Filmmakers settled down to live with the Americans , having decided against launching any further substantial challenges on their home turf . |
| 21 | With some pique Lydia understood that he had decided against finding her interesting . |
| 22 | But if you are one of the 75 per cent who have decided against having an independent survey , then read on — you need this book more than anyone . |
| 23 | ‘ Actually I 've decided against having children . |
| 24 | Sometimes his decisions are made on grounds of convenience : after most newspapers in Britain committed contempt of court over the arrest of " Yorkshire Ripper " Peter Sutcliffe , the Attorney decided against prosecuting on the ground that he would have to put dozens of editors in the dock . |
| 25 | In May 1991 Rajiv Gandhi 's widow , Sonia Gandhi , had refused the presidency of the Congress ( I ) [ see p. 38175 ] , and in October she had decided against contesting her late husband 's constituency [ see p. 38532 ] . |
| 26 | The Greens had decided against contesting the two seats because it would cost £1,500 to enter each candidate and the money would probably be lost . |
| 27 | In December , when a meeting between Mr Baker and Mr Hussein still looked possible , the European Community decided against starting talks of its own with the Iraqi leadership . |
| 28 | The newspaper also said that " diplomats " believed that China had likewise decided against selling a nuclear reactor to Iran [ see p. 38549 ] " leaving the country with little hope of an early revival of its [ nuclear ] programme " . |
| 29 | Britain and Hong Kong have apparently decided against waiting for the Steering Committee of the UN Conference on Indo-Chinese refugees to meet on January 18 before reviewing the situation . |
| 30 | The task force decided against attempting a trial . |