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Discover LudwigThe phrase "alone decided" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to convey that someone made a decision independently, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "She alone decided the outcome of the meeting."
Alternatives: "solely decided" or "independently decided".
Exact(18)
How could his appointment have been considered, let alone decided upon?
He also disputed the notion that he alone decided who got the work.
So long as this anomalous situation continues, these and other vital issues cannot be properly discussed, let alone decided.
Personally, I'm amazed that the judges even finished the thing, let alone decided to give it the prize.
Several WikiLeaks colleagues say he alone decided to release the Afghan documents without removing the names of Afghan intelligence sources for NATO troops.
The city's new police commissioner, John J. Laffey, a 31-year veteran of the New York Police Department, said he alone decided to reassign Lieutenant Sofield.
Similar(42)
He alone decides about his own life".
"Governor Romney alone decides policy," Ms. Saul said.
It alone decides what high-level waste is.
For instance, the director alone decides which rules to approve and which enforcement actions to file against Wall Street.
It leaves Ms Mowlam with a lot to coordinate, but precious little to enforce, let alone decide.
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