Sentence examples for would not be decisive from inspiring English sources

On the other hand, they made sure that these men were not well armed, would not be decisive in battle, and would have no say in the running of Italy after unification.

One Kerry associate said that while personal interaction was critical, it would not be decisive; in the end, Mr. Kerry will look for someone who can make certain he can win.

In effect, both countries would simultaneously deter a first strike by the other, since a first strike would not be decisive (that is, eliminate the nuclear weapons of the other), and incurring such devastating losses from the adversary's retaliatory strike would be unacceptable.

The objections here may not be decisive, however.

Even if Mr. Obama lost the vote, they argue, this would not be the decisive moment many anticipate.

He also ridiculed Mr. Torricelli's claim that his ethics would not be a decisive issue in the campaign, since prosecutors chose not to bring charges against him.

A danger sign for the GOP that evangelicals would not be a decisive factor in tipping the 2008 election came when the Reverend Rick Warren had to fight to get more than a few members of his mega Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, to approve letting then presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama grace the dais at his church.

PAGE B1 A Disappointment for Gore If Vice President Al Gore had carried his home state of Tennessee, with its 11 electoral votes on Tuesday, Florida would not be playing a decisive role in the 2000 presidential election.

The NRA would not be defeated, however, and the push back was decisive.

"But if there is some demand deficiency in the local economy generally, a few thousand jobs would not be likely to make a decisive difference.

Nixon considered using renewed bombing and a blockade of the North to coerce the communist leadership, but his military and intelligence experts advised him that such actions would not be likely to have a decisive effect, and his political advisers worried about the impact of such actions on an American public eager to see continued de-escalation of the war.