crucial decision
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcrucialanddecision
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crucial
adjective
uk/ˈkruː.ʃəl/us/ˈkruː.ʃəl/
extremely important ...
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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 ofcrucialanddecisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Most authors recomend an extended period of conservative treatment, but thecrucialdecisionis: how long to continue with the conservative management?
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The thirdcrucialdecisionwas the acceptance of the new requirements for training.
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Cardiganshire as a community has reached the point of acrucialdecision.
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Thecrucialdecisionis whether we can go ahead with the barrage.
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Placing a child for adoption is acrucialdecision, critically affecting the best interests and welfare of the child.
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About 12 months ago, a number of men were facing acrucialdecision.
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Yet the nominee has to make thatcrucialdecisionthat will bring the moratorium into effect, or will continue it.
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The mostcrucialdecisionis the spending level of the council, and that is up to the local authority.
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What justification can there be for not consulting shareholders about such acrucialdecision?
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It is not a matter of semantics, but acrucialdecision.
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They seem to lack the courage to take thatcrucialdecision.
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It is relevant at this stage because we have approached a moment ofcrucialdecision.
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It must be carried through into action, and renewed each time the industry comes to acrucialdecision.
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That is acrucialdecisionin the discretion of the courts whether to grant the injunction.
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We face acrucialdecisionwhich we will have to take sooner than we would like.
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To give priority to basic health care ahead of regulations in the field of intellectual property was acrucialdecision.
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By voting in a new president, the people will get the chance this year to take acrucialdecisionon what their future will hold.
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That big andcrucialdecisionwill have to be faced in due course.
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They have grasped that this has been a verycrucialdecision, whichever way it went.
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Yet that is acrucialdecisionfor the survival of democracy.
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