The phrase "decision was dictated" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used when describing a situation where someone or something has influenced or forcefully determined a decision. Example: "The company's strict budget constraints dictated the decision to downsize the staff."
One member of the Gore legal team, insisting on anonymity, said that the decision was dictated by practical realities as much as anything else.
Cynics say the FIS decision was dictated by worries that, given a choice, top riders would continue to stay away from its events, generally perceived as unhip and second-rate.
His decision was dictated by the nature of the artists' work, which in some cases was so colorful that, as he explained, "It would be a shame to do it in black and white".
Reprints Related items Sovietology: The hawk and his preyFeb 26th 2004 Russia: The dismissive Mr PutinFeb 26th 2004As Mr Putin put it, his decision was "dictated by the desire once again to set out my position on the course that the country's development will take" after the election.
I mean, what it did, and, obviously, since it's the chief court of the state, it has the right to do whatever it wishes to do with respect to Florida law, only bound by whatever separation of powers there JUSTICE STEVENS -- Do you think they thought their decision was dictated either by prior precedent or by the Constitution of the state?
The decision was dictated by the fact that the current sanctions regime expires on Friday, and not by any developments in Iraq or in the debate within the Bush administration on whether to expand its current campaign against terrorism to include a new assault on Saddam Hussein.
"The decision is dictated by health reasons because of the serious threat of Ebola and the risk of its spreading".
Every decision is dictated by the pursuit of this.
Working with Kaufman, Hart soon realized that collaboration was a three-way process and that the key decisions were dictated by the third entity, the audience.
Explaining why he decided to move the play from Broadway to Lincoln Center's 299-seat Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, he said he wanted to get away from where decisions are "dictated by the presence of stars".
For nonviolent actions, their decisions were dictated by the actual number of lives saved.
