painful decision
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpainfulanddecision
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painful
adjective
uk/ˈpeɪn.fəl/us/ˈpeɪn.fəl/
causing emotional or ...
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decision
noun
uk/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/us/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/
a choice that you make about something after thinking about ...
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(Definition ofpainfulanddecisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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They have taken thepainfuldecisionto withhold food aid where there is blatant politicisation.
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Because of the exigencies and difficulties, however, thepainfuldecisionhad to be taken.
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These people have taken thepainfuldecisionto leave their countries, often because they are fleeing from political situations that are threatening their lives.
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The hospital said that it was apainfuldecisionwhen the surgeon had to choose on which cases to operate.
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It is a difficult andpainfuldecisionwhich cannot be dodged.
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We are talking about women and men, often accompanied by children, who have taken thepainfuldecisionto leave their countries.
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That was apainfuldecisionfor it, and those who took it had the courage to admit a catastrophic failure of policy.
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And since this is a difficult situation and apainfuldecision, my group, which has reflected carefully, believes that the best option is that of delay at this time.
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We were very reluctant for obvious reasons, and to many of us it is apainfuldecisionthat we have got to take now, but it is necessary.
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The decision to take a predictive test is a major one, and it is a difficult andpainfuldecisionin the lives of individuals and their families.
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Although it may be apainfuldecision, it is smarter to bring some programmes to an end, or not to begin them at all, rather than under-finance them.
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As a young woman she became an atheist; apainfuldecisionwith which she struggled for two years.
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Closing the embassy was apainfuldecision.
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Shayne must then make apainfuldecision.
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He said that difficult questions had not been answered, and that harsh and painful decisions had not been taken.
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That inevitably means that a number of painful decisions must be taken.
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They are men of vast experience, and they made painful decisions.
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I have no doubt that, unless the world-wide outlook for steel improves, painful decisions lie ahead in the longer term.
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The painful decisions about aircraft are, so they believe, part of their effort in this direction.
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