Third, they can proceed more decisively because of greater confidence in their judgment, both internally and externally.
In the case of Kong Fong Yu, in contrast, a Manhattan hospital has proceeded less decisively, keeping Mr. Yu, a stroke victim, as a boarder for 18 months now as it grapples with whether to send him back to China or to subsidize him in a nursing home indefinitely.
"Slovenia needs now to proceed swiftly and decisively" with reforms, Mr. Rehn said.
American military and diplomatic officials say that given the additional scrutiny from both Congress and the news media on how Africom will use its expanded authorities, General Waldhauser and his top lieutenants are going to proceed judiciously, but eventually decisively.
Soon, after the Soviet disintegration, we've decisively proceeded to create a model of transition that was very much in line with the political transition followed by our Central European Neighbors: pluralist institutions, rule of law, strong media, and market-oriented reforms.
In his statement yesterday, Mr. Messier said, "Our board of directors and management are proceeding together, deliberately and decisively, to execute a plan that in meeting our financial targets and operating objectives, will deliver increased value and solid growth to our company".
We proceed thus, banging and pranging for a while before the river itself, perhaps in a fit of exasperation, turns our bows decisively downstream and starts to sweep us firmly towards our final objective: the town of Horning, three days' paddling hence.
We are proceeding to successfully try this case as rapidly and decisively as we can".
