Sentence examples for has taken decisive steps from inspiring English sources
He said that President Obama had prohibited all government interrogators from using techniques apart from the noncoercive methods in the Army Field Manual, and that the new C.I.A. director, Leon E. Panetta, "has taken decisive steps to ensure that the C.I.A. abides by the president's executive orders".
IN nearly two years as the leader of 1.4 million Roman Catholics on Long Island, Bishop William F. Murphy of the Diocese of Rockville Centre says he has taken decisive steps to ferret out and report priests who have sexually abused children.
Not unusual for this most inveterate dealmaker and most restless of media moguls, except that his business has taken decisive steps to deal with the biggest crisis of its recent history, the News of the World phone-hacking scandal – and Murdoch is also divorcing his third wife, Wendi Deng.
Merkel could have taken decisive steps to deal with the colossal communal debt in the form of eurobonds.
National governments in Africa have taken decisive steps toward integrating regional markets, which will reduce costs and increase opportunities for entrants.
Legal status and new birth certificates, if necessary, would be given to Britons who can demonstrate to a panel of doctors and lawyers that they have taken "decisive steps" to live permanently in their acquired sex.
Montenegro has already taken decisive steps to separate itself from Serbia, including adopting the euro as legal tender.
U.S. and Israeli officials share an assessment that, though Iran is building up nuclear capability, it has not taken decisive steps toward building a bomb.
Consequently, wireless technology has recently taken decisive steps to ensure sustainable operation of diverse Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
Saving the ship would have taken decisive action much earlier, like aggressive acquisitions in mobile.
After losing tens of billions of dollars in the last decade because of a series of economic shocks and high oil prices, the airlines have all taken decisive steps to improve their financial health.
