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Discover LudwigThe phrase "were decided to" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used incorrectly as it lacks a proper subject and verb structure.
Example: "The plans were decided to be finalized by the committee."
Alternatives: "were determined to" or "were resolved to".
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Where've you been all my life?" Me and Duff, being the adventuresome pleasure-seeking fellows that we were, decided to do some quaaludes.
"If it were decided to change that, I think as the chairman of the English FA observed, if Russia hosts the World Cup in 2018 it does seem very unlikely that another European country would host it in 2022.
"Why would we take that chance?" Mr. Suttles said that engineers and scientists would evaluate risks based on the pressure results, and that the various collection systems — which would be shut down during the tests — would be on standby if it were decided to leave the well shut in.
We love Scotland and Kelsey loves history, so we were decided to pop in".
If it were decided to treat subgroup preferences as valid determinants of public policy, a transparent analytical procedure is needed.
It is common that a "close-or-reconstruct" question arises, and some of them were decided to be closed.
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She's decided to stay.
He's decided to stop eating?
He's decided to move on.
It was decided to kneel and pray.
He has since been decided to return.
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