Sentence examples for decisive in establishing from inspiring English sources

Beautiful and intelligent, she exercised an influence over her husband that was decisive in establishing and maintaining Sir Robert Walpole as prime minister (1730 42).

The portrait of the cardinal dates from the 1540s, the decade when Jacopo also executed pioneering portraits of animals — represented here by the wonderful "Two Hunting Dogs Tied to a Tree Stump" from the Louvre — which were decisive in establishing this genre.

Although the project was not actually completed until two centuries after Zhu's death, his influence was decisive in establishing the general outlines of the work as well as in making its paramount theme that of patriotism and loyalty to the throne.

Here is a sampling of important criticisms of the defense of Pure Conscious Events (PCEs): (1) Reports of PCEs found in the literature may not be decisive in establishing the occurrence of PCEs.

In spite of the fact that usually the physical and chemical examinations lead to a group identification and are complementary to other types of information included in the cases files, in specific cases they may be decisive in establishing the circumstances of the incident.

A 3 δ confidence limit for binomial distribution was calculated using the formula with a level of confidence of 99% Other co-cultivation parameters that have been shown to be decisive in establishing an efficient A. rhizogenes-mediated transformation protocol [ 10] were tested to establish co-cultivation conditions with A. tumefaciens using embryogenic callus cultures.

He laid down that his tombstone should record three achievements: his authorship of the Declaration of Independence; the statute of religious freedom in his home state of Virginia; and the establishment of the University of Virginia. Nobodyquestions Jefferson's decisive part in establishing liberty of belief.

His findings were a decisive influence in establishing the direction taken by the Neogrammarian school of historical linguists (see Neogrammarians).

Fragrance may be the decisive factor in establishing the honeybee's habit of staying with one species of flower as long as it is abundantly available.

It provided further evidence for the important claim of 19th-century linguists that phonetic laws have no exceptions and proved to be a decisive influence in establishing the direction taken by the Neogrammarian school of historical linguistics.

The presence of role models, mentors or partners would be a decisive element in establishing the individual's entrepreneurial feasibility level.