Even before morning came, on the television and laptop screens and portable electronic devices, the results were becoming decisive.
Becoming decisive will require active, conscious effort.
It is this sense of "Sunni solidarity" that is becoming the decisive factor in the war for the soul of Islam, and in the struggle for mastery in the Middle East that is now underway.
After several undecided senators announced their support in recent weeks, Senator Mary Margaret Haugen, a Democrat, said she also would vote for the bill, becoming the decisive vote.
In many countries, once the old order has been banished, the battle for women's rights is becoming the decisive contest between prejudice and democracy.
He was becoming less decisive and more distrustful of his advisers.
Trent Dilfer, the former quarterback and ESPN analyst, said two weeks ago that he thought Tebow was becoming more decisive as he got more comfortable playing.
Their goals typically will center on becoming more decisive leaders and communicators, and developing more effective problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
In the 18th century, under the influence of Rabbi Elijah ben Solomon, it underwent a decisive religious and spiritual growth, becoming renowned for rabbinical studies that between 1799 and 1938 produced texts of the Mishna, Jerusalem Talmud, and other works that are still standard.
It is becoming increasingly clear that ESAT-6 is decisive for the virulence, pathogenesis, and survival of M.tb.
