Sentence examples for showed a decided from inspiring English sources

After lengthy briefings on the pros and cons of a long list of potential municipal projects, the electors showed a decided preference for environmental works, including sewage treatment plants and public parks.

When shown the Coca Cola logo, their brains showed a decided preference for Coke irrespective of the cola they were drinking.

According to Lee M. Hollander, composing poetry was normal for Norwegian kings, but Harald was the only one who "showed a decided talent".

In contrast, consumers' responses showed a decided lack of interest in the increased availability of healthcare professionals' time to explain (8.2%) or specific appointments (0.9%) to discuss CMI, despite over half of consumer respondents previously acknowledging the time constraints experienced by healthcare professionals.

"He is a humble man who has shown a decided focus on the soldier".

Many of these objects show a decided originality in the development of the animal style.

Indeed, he has shown a decided inclination toward the national pastime.

Bringing an item like this to a dinner party shows a decided lack of breeding and manners.

Their summary table published in Science magazine last month, showing a decided advantage for the fly, caused no little offense in the worm community.

He wrote to his fellow Republican William Rehnquist (now the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court) that "Dick has shown a decided tendency to drift far to the left".

Two wars are being fought in its name, although polls show a decided majority of New Yorkers oppose the larger of those conflicts.