Sentence examples for decision lay in from inspiring English sources

The significance of the Supreme Court's ruling, which vacated the 10th Circuit's decision, lay in its rejection of both categorical approaches.

The franchise's outgoing director, Sam Mendes, recently told audiences at the UK's Hay festival that the decision lay in the hands of producer Barbara Broccoli and that the final choice "will not be what you expect".

In Italy judges have 90 days to make public their reasoning, but Coppi speculated that the cause of their decision lay in a belief that the then premier had not realised the woman in question was underage at the time.

The Republican Party, Sinn Fein, introduced a motion to remove the flag completely, but when brought to a vote, the final decision lay in the hands of the Alliance Party, who hold the balance of power between loyalist and republican interests on the council.

"The decision lies in the hands of elected democrats.

The most important decision lies in the quantity of rice used.

One is told in quaint Cárdenas that the decision lies in Havana; in Havana they say that it must be made in Cárdenas.

It is, he says, "exactly the sort of old-school novelty gimmick record we need nowadays", though the ultimate decision lies in the hands of the public.

The ultimate significance of the decision lies in how courts apply the majority's general language and what weight they give to the date of acquisition.

She voted with the minority on the Voting Rights Act case, and she wrote in a strongly worded dissent: "The sad irony of today's decision lies in its utter failure to grasp why the VRA has proved effective.

Paul's supporters will no doubt be disappointed, but the long-term significance of his decision lies in what those voters (however small they are in number) decide to do next.