On Saturday, Verdasco and López, the two decisive figures in last year's upset of Argentina, proceeded to play one of their finest matches.
As theological adviser to Cardinal Joseph Frings, the archbishop of Cologne and one of the decisive figures at the Second Vatican Council, a younger Joseph Ratzinger played a key role in awakening his church from centuries of reactionary slumber.
He pushed Mr Bush forcefully to the right on everything from global warming to the invasion of Iraq; he also fought ruthlessly to expand the power of the executive branch, which he thought had been dangerously restricted since Watergate.The two other decisive figures were Karl Rove, Mr Bush's longtime political guru, and Donald Rumsfeld, his defence secretary.
The real Galerie figured with more actuality in her later life when, during the Peace Conference, Miss de Wolfe kept open house in her Villa Trianon at Versailles for such decisive figures as Lord Northcliffe, Balfour, General Pershing, Maréchals Foch and Joffre, and Clemenceau.
He traced the rebellion against monism first to Machiavelli, and depicted Vico and Herder as decisive figures.
Some of the most decisive figures from this period, including guerrilla leader Genaro Vásquez, come from Guerrero, a state steeped in revolutionary history.
Deng was the decisive figure in the reform.
Phil Davis had claims to being the most decisive figure on Saturday afternoon at the MCG.
From the reporting that I've read, he may have been a decisive figure.
Javier Solana, who was NATO's secretary general, is also portrayed as a decisive figure who tried to rally support in Europe for the bombing.
The casual observer would never have guessed that he will be the decisive figure in Fabio Capello's future as England manager.
