His chipmunk face serious, determined, matter-of-fact.
By Joan Acocella Cunningham often determined matters by rolling dice or throwing the I Ching.
They alone, and not the general consensus of the community (ijmāʿ) essential to Sunnite Islām, determined matters of doctrinal importance and interpreted revelation.
PAGE 17 A Split Tribe The tale of the Schaghticokes of Connecticut -- and a faction recognized last month -- helps reveal the complex equations involved when a democratic bureaucracy determines matters of Indian identity.
No, I don't know either, but that's what will determine matters.
But other Tories called for the Lords to face "consequences", claiming the unelected chamber had over-reached itself and flouted longstanding conventions giving the elected Commons the exclusive power to determine matters of taxation and government expenditure.
Matters raised on Friday include the government's powers to determine matters relating to the referendum; the end date for the timing of the referendum, the voting age, and the eligibility of expatriate voters and Gibraltarians to vote.
Combined with the turmoil and frequent ministerial changes within the Commonwealth Department of External Affairs, Bruce was generally credited as Australia's most influential and credible international representative during his posting, often determining matters of foreign policy in his own right.
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MAC) is charged with the responsibility to determine matters for the execution of this Royal Ordinance in subsequent Ministerial Regulations.
Such court has jurisdiction over the matter and may either determine the matter or remand the matter, with appropriate instructions, to the Service to determine the matter.
"I am pleased to learn the justices of the California Supreme Court determined this matter to be an issue of fundamental statewide importance," Mr. Schwarzenegger said in a statement.
