bold decision

collocation in English

meaningsofboldanddecision

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bold
adjective
uk
/bəʊld/us
/boʊld/
not frightened ...
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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 ofboldanddecisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbold decision

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Much trouble could have been averted had abolddecisionbeen taken earlier.
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Instead of that we have hesitations, delays, counter orders, and all the marks of weak and incapable men; never once clear vision andbolddecision.
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That is a novel andbolddecisionwhich must carry some risk to the balance of payments.
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We took abolddecisionto go into the exchange rate mechanism.
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They can take abolddecisionand abolish council tax.
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It may have been wrong or right, but he took abolddecision.
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That is an example of a local authority taking abolddecision; it makes use of its existing site.
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Why did we not take thebolddecisionof including the ethnic question in the most recent census?
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It was abolddecisionof theirs to start those negotiations.
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Thebolddecisiononce taken, doubts, perplexities and uncertainties would all vanish.
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It is abolddecision, which can be rightly termed an act of faith.
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Thisbolddecisionmust result in mutual respect between the races.
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I think that the time has come for abolddecision, so that the contribution of women to the development of fisheries and of economic life in general is recognised.
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Now is the moment for abolddecisionwhich can open up new avenues for producing aircraft here at home which we can sell throughout the world.
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It was projected that approximately $4 million was saved annually by thisbolddecisionto run a small government.
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It was abolddecisionhe had given careful thought, having suffered repeated business reversals and a hotel fire.
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Thebolddecisionproved justified: composition of the painting acquired aspiration, which is consistent with the general concept of the work.
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He has been credited with taking thebolddecisionof prioritizing the common mans needs above bureaucratic layers or personal benefits.
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His directness andbolddecision-making abilities are critical to the operation.
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They can bebolddecisionmakers and risk takers who can move society ahead by years instead of minutes.
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