That was before the nominating contests on February 5, however, when Mr. Obama came out virtually tied with Mrs. Clinton; and the subsequent primaries and caucuses that Mr. Obama won decisively, giving him a significant advantage over Mrs. Clinton in the delegate count.
While pH exerted no significant effect, temperature decisively influenced adsorption kinetics.
But a sentiment is taking hold that despite a black eye to its image, Congress could weather the fiscal cliff without significant economic consequences if it acts decisively next month.
In Islip, Supervisor Philip Nolan won what he called "a significant victory in a contentious year," being re-elected decisively against the Republican, Clara Datre.
"We've acted decisively on a deal that delivers a high valuation, gives us significant cash up-front and lets us retain a meaningful minority stake with talented partners.
"Winning decisively will require synchronizing and integrating major combat operations, stability operations and significant postconflict interagency operations to establish conditions of stability and security favorable to the United States," the strategy document states.
A significant body of research over the past fifteen years has decisively demonstrated that good institutions are a critical ingredient in eradicating poverty and creating equitable, sustainable, and inclusive growth.
In a significant political breakthrough, governments in Durban shunned voluntary pledges of action and turned decisively towards legal commitments.
But the opposition forces, which are significant, cannot fight the tide of momentum which we believe has now swung decisively and permanently against them.
Selecting Sarah Palin as his running mate after meeting her twice and without having had her vetted to any significant extent is a prime example of the McCain act-quickly-and-decisively; don't-think-about-it-much approach.
He warned staff that regulation and the wider economy were having a "significant effect on some parts of our business which we need to address proactively and decisively".
