Sentence examples for determinative in from inspiring English sources

I conclude that the application of the erroneous standards is not determinative in this case.

But concerns about gender would not be determinative in the White House's mind, officials with knowledge of the process said.

The outcome on Tuesday is likely to be determinative in several ways: The candidacies of Mr. Huntsman, who has staked everything on New Hampshire, and perhaps Mr. Santorum, hang in the balance.

But even as Republicans plot strategy to link the president with senators on the ballot, there is strong evidence to suggest that the presidential race will not be determinative in many Senate contests.

Justices Kennedy, Breyer and Ginsburg have all defended the use of foreign and international law, noting that it is neither binding nor determinative in the cases they hear, but merely informative, particularly on universal concepts like the meaning of "human dignity".

And what had been a competition between two people with fairly similar views on issues that tend to be determinative in New York, among them abortion and gun control, is now between two candidates who occupy starkly different places on the ideological spectrum.

The hieroglyphs that were used as ideograms and determinatives in writing these words show some of the traits that the Egyptians connected with divinity.

In Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 (2007), the Court ruled that race could not be the determinative factor in determining to which public schools parents may transfer their children.

Nor does it seem that Justice Alito would play a determinative role in such a case in any event, given what is known about the other justices' views.

Among these PVT properties, some have a determinative role in gas and oil equilibrium in the hydrocarbon reservoirs.

The length of time that a closure is in place can play a determinative role in the effectiveness of the closure as a means of restoring stock biomass and diversity.