Sentence examples for achieve a decisive from inspiring English sources

And Mr. Obama's failure to achieve a decisive edge on economic policy is central to his failure to open up a big lead in overall polling.

Churchill chafed at the delay, wishing to achieve a decisive victory over Rommel in advance of Operation Torch, the planned Allied landings in Tunisia in November 1942.

Philip switched his limited resources from the Low Countries to the Mediterranean and back again, unable to achieve a decisive victory in either theatre.

Although this push resulted in many arrests of militants and the destruction of their bases, it did not achieve a decisive defeat.

The Live and Let Live concept is designed to achieve a decisive turning away from dependence on nuclear weapons with the least possible disturbance of existing patterns of thought and behavior.

Clarke's intervention came as supporters of David Cameron prepare to face down the Tory right; there are fears that internal critics will try to unseat the prime minister if he fails to achieve a decisive victory over Ed Miliband.

His leadership and preparations repeatedly frustrated the South from achieving a decisive victory.

On the other hand, Pippin achieved a decisive victory in southern Gaul by capturing Septimania from the Muslims (752 759).

Even then, the report said, it is possible - "perhaps even likely" - that the operation will end without having achieved a "decisive strategic effect".

The film is mostly set in the years before the end of the Civil War proper and the execution of Charles I, and it begins in 1645 after the New Model Army has achieved a decisive victory at Naseby.

If Cameron has achieved a decisive lead over Labour, and has secured what is described as a "strong foothold" in No 10, then he will survive even if he fails to reach the magic number of 326 seats required for an overall majority.