courageous decision

collocation in English

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courageous
adjective
uk
/kəˈreɪ.dʒəs/us
/kəˈreɪ.dʒəs/
having 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 ofcourageousanddecisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Notably, the introduction of each of these elements entailed thecourageousdecisionof organizers, who were acutely aware of the risks they could incur as a result of their actions.
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They alone have taken thecourageousdecisionto shake off bureaucracy and a planned economy and create open societies, modern democracies and workable market economies.
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Apparently we dither, but we took a massive andcourageousdecisionto reform the finances and structure of local government.
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Even if they are involved in redundancies, they should have the benefit of security for thecourageousdecisionthat they made.
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Theircourageousdecisiondeserves support from all of us.
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That was a major decision, acourageousdecision, and in my view a correct decision.
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Thank heaven they took that clear andcourageousdecision.
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We have shown to the world that a democracy can make a difficult andcourageousdecisionas swiftly and as incisively as any dictator.
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This is acourageousdecisionand the right one in the circumstances.
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That is bound to militate againstcourageousdecisiontaking.
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With respect, that was hardly acourageousdecision.
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It has also been acknowledged that it was acourageousdecision.
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It is acourageousdecisionto be against that.
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It is acourageousdecisionin the light of many conflicting circumstances.
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It is acourageousdecision, which has my support.
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We need to enlarge the pool of people who are prepared to take thatcourageousdecision.
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That is a right decision and acourageousdecision.
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He made the sort ofcourageousdecisionthat is required.
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I should like to take this opportunity to thank him for taking acourageousdecisionabout people in a very disadvantaged area of my constituency.
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