Milner cuts through Ian's worries with a decisive "never mind the specifics, let's get on with the story" logic.
I completely forgot Hume's to my mind decisive argument against all evidence for the miraculous.
We require them to realize out projects by supporting stamina and providing a decisive state of mind.
Differences in accent in the Arabic spoken, different clothing, and a clear appearance of not belonging are decisive in the minds of African Darfuris.
The prime minister is not always decisive, and bear in mind that the last time he picked an army chief, Pervez Musharraf in 1998, his appointee ousted him in a coup a year later.
"What we have identified is the ability to exercise judgment, it's about integrity, independence of mind, being decisive and fair … You have to have knowledge and the ability to acquire it.
Of course, obstruction and the kind of interference committed by a runner are both about hindrance, which is why Saturday's decisive play calls to mind the 1975 World Series, in which the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Red Sox in seven games.
Amid strong polling evidence that financial matters have become the decisive factor in voters' minds, George Osborne, Danny Alexander and Ed Balls are each planning to deliver an unequivocal warning that an independent Scotland could not keep the pound.
An editor at The Wall Street Journal likewise suggested that ISIS was empowered by a failure to take "decisive action" in Syria, never mind that the "decisive action" politicians like Clinton had in mind was aimed at taking out Assad, not ISIS, one of the groups fighting his regime.
An incisive mind and a decisive character marked out this high-flying pragmatist for supreme power in his early 30s, despite eight youthful years lost to the Wehrmacht.
