Example sentences of "decide not " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are , after all , allowed only one life in this world and I 'm glad I 'd decided not to let mine just drift away . |
| 2 | They have decided not to declare the company in default for the time being only because of the continuing discussions between Eurotunnel and the contractors , Transmanche Link . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , Bergman has decided not to direct his own script , but has instead put it in the hands of the Danish director Bille August , who made Pelle the Conquerer , which won last year 's Palme d'Or at Cannes and which Bergman is rumoured to like so much that he has already seen it six times . |
| 4 | Both said they had decided not to put their families through the ordeal of the embassy occupation and appeared to believe the assurance of Wolfgang Vogel , special envoy of Erich Honecker , the East German leader , that they would all be allowed to leave for the West with their dependents within six months . |
| 5 | It would also help convince them that politicians have decided not on the basis of the best orchestrated campaign but by seeking to occupy the high moral ground , wherever it might be found . |
| 6 | But Conran had decided not to soft-pedal in the US and had made up his mind to make a big splash immediately , which required large investments which it took years to recoup . |
| 7 | If this is correct then there are important implications for people who are ‘ near the borderline ’ , if it is decided not to change the clocks between the summer and winter , but rather to retain Daylight Saving Time throughout the year . |
| 8 | MR DAVID Waddington , the Home Secretary , has decided not to reopen the Birmingham Six pub bombings case despite an appeal by the city 's leading churchmen . |
| 9 | Ireland have decided not to introduce a string of new players against New Zealand . |
| 10 | On the evidence before him Mr Patten had decided not to take the listed building enforcement action needed . |
| 11 | It was extraordinary , he said , given the bill 's political sensitivity , ‘ that Mr MacGregor has decided not to serve on the committee . |
| 12 | The department said it had been decided not to invite competing tenders for Norcross because the contract award , worth between £17 million and £20 million over five years , followed so quickly the tendering exercise for Livingston that competition would have been ‘ unlikely to yield any improvement in value for money ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ And Carl has decided not to play in the Top 12 because of a commitment with his German League team . |
| 14 | The judge has also decided not to go ahead with a preliminary trial on two key issues in the case , scheduled to begin on January 15 , which would have broken new legal ground . |
| 15 | Widnes , meanwhile , have decided not to appeal against the eight-match suspension imposed on Mike O'Neill . |
| 16 | Last week , parliament finally decided not to vote on the bill , effectively putting off the decision until after parliamentary elections in the autumn — and perhaps forever . |
| 17 | Against the advice of BR 's senior managers , he has decided not to sell BR in a single lump . |
| 18 | By the second page he had decided not to tell Viola he was married already . |
| 19 | The CO wisely decided not to notice this particular instance of it . |
| 20 | Charity explained that she had decided not to tell Clarissa until the news about Charles was definite too . |
| 21 | Having decided not to use herbicides on a weedy patch , we laid out black plastic to smother the weeds when they grew . |
| 22 | She had decided not to think too deeply about the end result just yet . |
| 23 | A spokesman for the Link network , which trades as Plus abroad , said : ‘ Cardholders from every other part of the world have to pay a transaction charge to cover the cost of the service but , interestingly enough , United Kingdom-based corporate members have decided not to charge their customers . |
| 24 | It is easy to see why Mr Smith has decided not to target investment income . |
| 25 | Rose Hill could do well in the women 's event now that last year 's champion from Denmark , Connie Hansen , has decided not to take part this time . |
| 26 | WARWICKSHIRE have decided not to select Allan Donald in the Sunday League this summer because they feel the fast bowler has been over-played by South Africa in recent months . |
| 27 | As the remaining congregation of St. Mary Magdalene had joined St. Nicholas Church , it was decided not to rebuild as a church but as a new Hall and premises for the congregation of St. Nicholas parish . |
| 28 | Many people indeed have decided not to believe because of experiencing the sort of suffering that Flew identifies with the frantic father whose son is dying . |
| 29 | Please note that the committee have decided not to print surnames when telephone numbers or addresses are shown . |
| 30 | BRITAIN 's government has decided not to give £6 million to a plan to build a cyclotron , a machine providing a controversial cancer therapy , at St Thomas 's Hospital in London . |