Sentence examples for became a decisive from inspiring English sources

Mr. Thompson said that the contrasting images of the mayor signing the term limits measure into law on Nov. 3 — "discarding" New Yorkers' vote, he said — and the election the next day of Barack Obama became a decisive influence on his decision to run for mayor.

Her persistence became a decisive factor in House approval of the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution in 1970.

Although the American forces suffered a tremendous defeat, this battle became a decisive moment in the military campaign led by Washington and his troops.

Colonel Qaddafi has been a fugitive since the rebels invaded Tripoli late last month in what quickly became a decisive turn in the six-month conflict.

In short, it was an extraordinary team effort in the face of adversity that won the 34th America's Cup: it took old-fashioned sporting qualities to find and exploit what became a decisive technical edge.

(The Arabic-language newspaper Al-Hudā [or Al-Hoda, "The Guidance"], established in 1898, was published in New York City as Al-Hudā al-jadīdah [Al-Hoda Aljadidah; "The New Al-Hoda," or "The New Guidance"].) It was largely because of their work that the techniques of modern fiction and modern free verse entered Arabic literature and became a decisive factor in it.

Newtown has become a decisive test of whether second-term Obama is different.

The search for new non-routine emotions and sensations has become a decisive factor in taking part in adventure tourism.

Enterprises have understood that the "time to market" becomes a decisive factor that separates successful enterprises from lagers.

Mr. Cheney has built a cohesive group of foreign policy experts, a group that may become a decisive power center.

To respond to the changing market and provide high-quality services, the manufacturing resources configuration method has become a decisive process.