calculated decision

collocation in English

meaningsofcalculatedanddecision

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calculated
adjective
uk
/ˈkæl.kjə.leɪ.tɪd/us
/ˈkæl.kjə.leɪ.t̬ɪd/
planned or arranged in order to produce a ...
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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 ofcalculatedanddecisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Hercalculateddecisionto call attention to women's defiance makes her essay topical, and it also insists that men have every right to demand women's submission.
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I feel that they have made acalculateddecisionand that they know what they are doing.
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It is a sensible,calculateddecisionto achieve the maximum that might be currently achieved.
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This was a cold,calculateddecisionmade in the interests of their own defence.
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But we must make acalculateddecisionabout when they are threatened.
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We have to make not a cruel but acalculateddecision: are we to let the inner cities decay?
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He was describing not merely a breach of the law but acalculateddecisionby the police to confuse and deceive the justices.
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A family or an individual can become homeless as a result of acalculateddecision.
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The only possible justification for the single blind bid is thecalculateddecisionto use the allocation of television franchises as a means of raising revenue—the maximum amount of revenue.
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I suspect this is how this came about; it was not originally acalculateddecision.
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