prudent decision
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprudentanddecision
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prudent
adjective
uk/ˈpruː.dənt/us/ˈpruː.dənt/
careful and ...
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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 ofprudentanddecisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That may have been a wise andprudentdecisionin view of some of the things that have happened since.
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In their case, it was no doubt aprudentdecision.
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Is the comprehensive spending review—theprudentdecisionto set spending over a three-year period—to be torn up a year early?
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We have taken aprudentdecisionto wait and see what is the text and to consider it before coming to a conclusion.
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Therefore, is it a wise andprudentdecisionwhich has been arrived at?
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I think it is aprudentdecisionnot to admit children under five to these exhibitions.
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I think that that is a wise andprudentdecision.
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The woman would probably have recovered in the ordinary course, but this course was interrupted when a medical practitioner decided to operate: aprudentdecisionbut not a necessary one.
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The arrangements ensure local authorities have an incentive to make prudent decisions when considering rent restrictions.
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Those were sensible and prudent decisions.
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