Sentence examples for effectively decisive from inspiring English sources

Presenting a seemingly innocuous scenario with which many people would be familiar and probably deem acceptable is a classic strategy of political rhetoric when a government is too weak to be effectively decisive in any particularly sensitive issue.

In reality, whatever consensus existed in the UK has effectively dissipated and decisive action seems as far away as ever.

But near Tours, in 732CE, Charles Martel, Charlemagne's grandfather, defeated the forces of al-Andalus, and this decisive battle effectively ended the Arab attempts at the conquest of Frankish Europe.

We have seen that he can work extremely effectively with a strong, decisive captain, for that is what Smith has undoubtedly been for South Africa over the past few years.

"The U.S. has not engaged Afghanistan's neighbors — Iran, Pakistan, China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan," writes Sethna, and yet these countries' "historic relationships are decisive" to working effectively with local warlords and ethnic groups.

Yet by the time Admiral Mullen made his visit, Israeli officials appear to have concluded that without American help, they were not yet capable of hitting the site effectively enough to strike a decisive blow against the Iranian program.

"We anticipated a downturn in the refining industry and took steps earlier this year to lower costs and enhance our competitive position; however, the operating environment continues to be very poor, requiring us to take further decisive action to effectively manage through the current downturn," Sunoco CEO Lynn Elsenhans Lynn Elsenhans said in a statement Tuesday.

"Where schools can be organised more efficiently and effectively, local authorities need to take decisive action.