split-second decision
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdecision
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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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They inspect their every action, rethinking over a long period everysplit-seconddecisionif it goes wrong.
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It is later, when asplit-seconddecisionhas to be taken, that he finds his judgment is lacking.
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Asplit-seconddecisionon the part of a driver may make all the difference in the world.
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Very often, as we see from time to time, the fate of 50 or 60 passengers depends upon asplit-seconddecisionby the captain of an aircraft.
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He would have had to make asplit-seconddecisionwhether to intervene, and if he had intervened he would have had only the same powers as ordinary citizens.
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Would we, in introducing a new provision of this kind, be placing the security forces in a serious dilemma when confronted by a situation which demanded asplit-seconddecision?
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The study concludes that these split-second decisions were based on automatic thoughts triggered by prior exposure to negative stereotypes in our culture.
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Split-second decisions or losses of concentration—if that is what happened—can have such results.
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It is not frequently understood that split-second decisions must be taken when an incident is in progress.
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The pressures of having to make split-second decisions cannot be wished away.
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They have had to face daily the awesome responsibility of making split-second decisions on which their lives and the lives of others have depended.
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This could be perpetuated by the beliefs held by police on the street level who make split-second decisions, sometimes based on nothing more than subconscious racist stereotypes.
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Many other uses of thin-slicing are implied and seen throughout the media such as firemen making split-second decisions, or cops knowing something is wrong by simply a gut feeling.
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