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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a first decision" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the initial choice or judgment made in a process or situation.
Example: "After much deliberation, we reached a first decision on the project's direction."
Alternatives: "an initial decision" or "a preliminary decision."
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A first decision is expected by March.
"This is a first decision, but more may follow," Ms. Vestager said at a news conference after the meeting.
Among the remaining patients, withdrawing care was decided as a first decision for 11 patients (22%) after a median ICU stay of 11 [6–15] days.
Still, the immediate future of Moores in particular looks likely to be a first decision for whoever is named as the ECB's new director of English cricket.
The estimation method at the UT consists of two iterations; in the first one, only pilots are used to estimate the channels and the results are used to perform a first decision on the data symbol.
Authors can expect to receive a first decision on their manuscript within six weeks of submission.
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There was, actually, a second decision announced that day.
In a second decision on Monday, the court split 4-to-4 in an immigration case.
But, in a second decision in July, Judge Baer dug in his heels.
A second decision Monday was also a step back from the brink of confrontation over Congressional authority.
But the court upheld a second decision by Judge Barker that Lilly's patent expiring in August 2001 was valid.
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