Sentence examples for determinative on from inspiring English sources

He took a "literal" or absolutist reading of the provisions of the Bill of Rights and believed that the text of the Constitution is absolutely determinative on any question calling for judicial interpretation, leading to his reputation as a "textualist" and as a "strict constructionist".

It may be a factor, but not a determinative one.

And we think that what happens on Feb. 29, while not being determinative of what happens on March 7, can affect March 7 in only a positive way".

Why isn't that clear evidence that it's unconstitutional?" A lawyer for the federal government, William M. Jay, said a statement on a Web site was not determinative of the purpose of a law enacted in 1998.

"Race is not considered on its own, and it is never determinative of an applicant's admission by itself," Verrilli said.

On one account since children's views should not be 'authoritative', that is determinative of what is done, they have only a 'consultative' role (Brighouse 2003).

Lowry's mistake, Babbin writes, is confusing the Iraq war with the war on terror: "The nascent Iraqi democracy is neither the center of gravity in this war nor a factor determinative of victory or defeat.

Poverty, race, ethnicity and immigration status are not in themselves determinative of student achievement.

“You can make a determinative impact on a particular issue.”.

Kraft et al. (2014) postulated that the terminal electron acceptor has a determinative effect on the competition.

Generally, the determinative parameters on the thickness of single crystal substrate were the molecular weights of crystalline and amorphous blocks as well as the crystallization temperature.