The phrase "administration decided to make" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a decision made by an administration regarding a specific action or policy.
Example: "The administration decided to make significant changes to the curriculum to better meet student needs."
Alternatives: "the administration chose to implement" or "the administration resolved to create".
So in 1997, the Clinton administration decided to make pediatric drug testing mandatory for nearly all new medicines and biotechnology products.
Sam Dillon (NYT ASIAA EAST TIMOR: DOLLAR INTRODUCED The United Nations transitional administration decided to make the American dollar the territory's temporary currency as it moves toward independence.
If the administration decided to make an issue of the use of American jet fighters in the raids against Palestinians, it was not clear that Congress would support the stand, several experts said.
Years ago, for instance, the administration decided to make public its Death Master File -- the list of every S.S.N. taken out of circulation, together with the name, birth date and state in which the deceased originally applied for a number.
With much of the construction money in the stimulus ending up paying for prosaic things like repaving roads, the administration decided to make sure that some of it would leave a lasting legacy: it devoted $8 billion to railroads and high-speed rail.
"Being the macho pigs that those fuckers are," Stanley says, "PayPal sent their public spokesperson out there to basically say, 'They came for us, they're ridiculous, they did nothing, it didn't affect us, it didn't hurt us, we didn't lose a penny.' But then the Obama administration decided to make an example".
A White House official confirmed Wednesday that the administration had decided to make this month's payment, which will total about $600 million.
The Obama administration seems to have decided to make Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking the showcase of its resolve to stay engaged in the Middle East.
Before administration to the ID subsample, we decided to make a minor semantic change to the original version of the instrument and add a visual aid ("smiley faces") so as to improve the poor comprehension observed during the pilot study.
Kevin White, Boston's mayor, decided to make the Bicentennial a highlight of his administration; he set up his own commission, Boston 200, and began searching for corporate sponsors.
Bush decided to make changes — in large part because of the administration's incompetent response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
