Sentence examples for allow decisive from inspiring English sources

Banging the table with a frustrated fist, as the Home Secretary and his two startled opposition counterparts looked on, the Prime Minister was demanding to know 'why the fuck' it was so impossible to rewrite human rights legislation to allow decisive action against a terrorist threat.

I recommended that the covert-action authorities be clarified and be expanded to allow for decisive lethal action.

Perez hit one batter and walked the next three in the 14th inning to allow the decisive run, a performance emblematic of the entire season.

It will also allow for decisive tests of a number of alternative theories, denoted as 'collapse models' predicting notable deviations from the predictions of quantum theory within the parameter regime tested.

After allowing the decisive run the night before, Francisco gave up two singles and a walk.

That allowed a decisive outlet pass by Fredrik Modin, who scored the third goal.

John Franco was disgusted at allowing the decisive bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning.

But Russell plays badly, flubbing a key catch and allowing two decisive runs.

Exhaustion was the problem in World War I, in which the costs on all sides allowed no decisive outcome.

For as fearsome as the Jets have played defensively, they have also allowed late, decisive scores in five of their losses — twice against Miami, Buffalo, Jacksonville and now Atlanta.

He allowed the decisive hit each time, most recently a three-run home run by Luis Gonzalez of Arizona last Saturday at Shea Stadium.