consequential decision
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconsequentanddecision
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consequent
adjective
uk/ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwənt/us/ˈkɑːn.sə.kwənt/
happening as a result ...
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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 ofconsequentanddecisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Often aconsequentialdecisionis reached very quickly, but much further time in the decision process is spent trying to justify and support the choice.
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These issues, discussed in so much detail for the less consequential decisions, are bypassed for this kind of moreconsequentialdecision.
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The commission'sconsequentialdecisionwill be to determine structure.
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I suggest that that is misleading and that there are only two options with aconsequentialdecision.
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Many companies will take aconsequentialdecisionabout where their investments should be if they suspect that our stay outside currency union will be extended beyond a certain period.
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Futch, however to his dying day never expressed any regret over what may well have been the mostconsequentialdecisionever made by a trainer.
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In such a scenario, recommendations resulting from scientific evidence could contradict the opaque process of deliberation and its consequential decisions.
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One feature of consequential decisions is that they frequently have to be justified.
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It calls for a series of consequential decisions about the organisation of the ground forces.
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They cannot make their plans until they know what the consequential decisions will be.
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After that, we must take the consequential decisions affecting whatever aspects of industry may be concerned.
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Then two consequential decisions of the trustees have to be addressed.
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The substantive decisions must be taken first, and then the consequential decisions about elections and other matters, which would fall into the natural and proper place.
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We are now examining in some detail the consequential decisions that have to be taken regarding all other forms of transport as a result of our decision to cancel.
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