Sentence examples for a firm and decisive from inspiring English sources

"When war, like the one now in Iraq, threatens the fate of humanity, it is even more urgent for us to proclaim, with a firm and decisive voice, that only peace is the way of building a more just and caring society," he said in a speech to employees of Telepace, a Roman Catholic television station.

"The number of discriminatory policies continues to increase and there has not yet been any firm and decisive steps taken by the state to prevent and eliminate them," the commission said in an August 2013 press release.

She said it is bizarre that the pro-independence SNP opposes unionist calls for a "legal, firm and decisive referendum, held soon".

Sometimes a firm tone and decisive action can win the day without clenched fists.

A firm leadership and decisive action is required to push back the disruptive efforts of radical Islam and Russian efforts to destabilize the EU and mess up our societies.

"I'm not as firm and decisive as I was a few months ago," Drogba said.

Without swift, firm and decisive action to reignite a meaningful peace process and to push for a swift deal, the two-state option may disappear forever, leaving Israelis and Palestinians alike facing a future of endless conflict in a region already racked with instability.

Unlike Miss Megawati, however, he is thought to be firm and decisive.

And as the mutinous insubordination and squabbling reach fever pitch, his response is firm and decisive.

These are events of historic significance, and they demand firm and decisive leadership.

And so we've got to take some firm and decisive steps".