verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be a matter for sb (to decide) (= be something that a particular person should decide )
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This is a matter for the judge.
decide on a date (= choose the date when something will happen )
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Have you decided on a date for the wedding yet?
decide/determine the outcome (= be the thing that causes the final result )
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This move untimately decided the outcome of the conflict.
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At the leadership elections today, it is their votes that will determine the outcome.
decide/settle sb’s/sth’s fate
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The meeting will decide the fate of the factory.
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The court’s decision settled Anderson’s fate.
decide/settle/resolve an issue (= solve it )
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The issue was settled after some tough negotiations.
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No deadline has been set to resolve the issue.
determine/decide the course of sth
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Don’t let chance decide the course of your career.
the deciding factor (= the reason for making a particular choice )
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The closeness of the river was probably the deciding factor when the site was chosen.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
already
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The B &038; Q chain has already decided to do so, and Texas Homecare is likely to follow suit.
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Others said they have already decided who will get their vote, and the vice presidential selection will not sway their opinion.
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Governments have already decided that they can not accept a free currency market.
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Fifi had already decided on her baby doll and Carla was going through her private box of jewelry and mementos.
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But Hanger had already decided to go back to his prison at Grendon near Aylesbury.
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I have already decided to work only four days each week.
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Expert groups in many Western countries have already decided to lobby for changes towards a healthier lifestyle without waiting for results.
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Paquita had already decided something I was only beginning to imagine.
finally
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Both the compromise issue and the cancellation issue were therefore finally decided by the Court of Appeal.
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Merrell Dow finally decided the cost of defending itself outweighed the revenue produced by sales of the drug.
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This can not be decided finally by the tribunal itself.
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She finally decided on the ham, potato salad and deviled eggs.
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She finally decided that she would go down to the garden and take a closer look.
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Driven to distraction by Rampo, I finally decided to abandon him.
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It was during that period that I finally decided to quit.
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I finally decided to hide from the world one more night with her, and the morning be damned.
how
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But before raising the money you must decide how much work you are going to do yourself.
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People had a right to decide how to spend their money rather than the government.
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Candidates, not networks, should decide how to communicate with citizens, the Kentucky Republican said.
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From that you will develop a training strategy and then be responsible for deciding how to implement that strategy.
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Who gave them the privilege not of working but of deciding how to?
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A committee decides how money is distributed but members can choose charities they want to support.
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Who decides how resources and goods will be distributed? 5.
■ NOUN
case
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If the ombudsman decides the case should be examined, investigators will get to work.
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As a result, it decided to review the case on its own motion.
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The examining magistrate will decide to send the case to trial, except when proof of innocence is clear.
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The illusion that juries are deciding our civil cases is encouraged by the judges themselves.
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At the end of the police investigation the suspect must be taken before a prosecutor who decides how the case should proceed.
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But then the justices, in turn, would have to accelerate their process to decide the case before their summer recess.
court
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The alternative would be for the Court of Appeal to decide all the matters before it.
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If two laws conflict with each other, the courts must decide on the operation of each.
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The question of reasonableness would be for the court to decide .
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This requirement was the issue in Wilson; the court was asked to decide whether there was a valid offer and acceptance.
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Although Faulkner wanted a guarantee that the agreement was constitutionally sound, he was told the Supreme Court would decide .
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The Supreme Court is expected to decide later this year whether to hear arguments in the case.
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Supreme Court cases were decided differently.
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Until the courts do decide these issues, educators are probably best advised to follow the federal guidelines described above.
fate
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His luck was in, at least for the moment, but he had already decided not to tempt fate again.
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And it seemed right that she should be the one to decide my fate .
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Now, it seems, they will decide the fate of his government.
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As in most fields, a group of senior people decides the professional fate of everyone, Strominger said.
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The next few days could decide the fate of thousands of hard-pressed workers, home owners and firms.
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They said public comment will help decide the fate of Fanita Ranch, which covers one-quarter of the city.
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It would hand over its property to its constituent republican bodies to decide their fate independently.
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An egm to decide the company's fate will be held on Thursday.
issue
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She did not admit to herself that to leave it was also to decide the issue in advance.
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He may agree, and he is often the one who decides what issues will be dealt with and when.
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But late last month, Eckels said he wanted voters to have to decide the issue .
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Otherwise, Nero will play at the computer while forests burn, and sentiment rather than science will decide the issue .
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In early spring, 1861, the new Confederate government decided to force the issue .
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It would be deciding the issue in advance, if she took it.
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However, league and player representatives ultimately will decide the issue .
matter
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The alternative would be for the Court of Appeal to decide all the matters before it.
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It was finally decided to refer the matter to the departmental assemblies.
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Under the Bill there will be problems deciding whether the matter has local or national significance.
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Although his ministers were never permitted to decide matters on their own account, Victor Amadeus delegated wide administrative powers to them.
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It is for individual members and their firms to decide what subject matter is useful and relevant to their needs.
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Yet of myself I can not decide the matter .
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One tactic she has used is to decide matters outside the formal Cabinet, either in committees or in informal groups.
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George Pataki asked Hill to give the governor some time to decide the matter .
■ VERB
help
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Assessing this potential helps the practitioner to decide how best to work with an elder when some breakdown in routine occurs.
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It will help him decide , make it real, set this one thing, a place, in his near future.
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So they won't even be of any use in helping them decide which subjects to specialise in.
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And Sandy helped me decide that I was gon na get it straight.
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All these questions can help you decide whether the ad is right or whether it needs changing.
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Maybe the headship qualification will help me to decide .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
say/think/decide etc otherwise
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But he knew that people thought otherwise , and that their false impression was his own fault.
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But I wanted to have it on the record, in case any of you think otherwise .
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Donald thinks otherwise - and the upshot may be that he will sue.
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Many might seek to use the asylum route and, indeed, it would be naive to think otherwise .
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People think otherwise , surely, from politicians: more simply, about horror, fear, survival?
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The rich supposedly think otherwise -- and manage to pay very little.
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To say otherwise would be bitterness and we know better than to surrender.
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To think otherwise , it seems, is to reveal oneself as an ignoramus who does not know enough characters.
sb has decided to honour us with their presence
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A 3-point basket in the final 5 seconds decided the game.
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Citizens must be allowed to decide their own futures.
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For a second he thought about using his gun, but decided against it.
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Have you decided whether to apply for that job?
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I've decided that I really must stop smoking.
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I don't mind which restaurant we go to. You decide .
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I listened to his story and decided he was probably telling the truth.
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I was so tired that I decided against going to the party after all.
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If you decide not to accept our offer, let me know.
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Martha took hours deciding which dress to wear.
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She decided to tell her mother all about it that evening.
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She couldn't decide whether the dress suited her or not.
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We'll support you whatever you decide .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In the end I decided against it.
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It is the children who decide what they will communicate about.
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Or maybe you saw too much emotion around you and decided to avoid it to stay safe.
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She decided she could live on her reserves for a few hours, and went back to the hospital.
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The Court of Appeal had two reasons for deciding that Rule 1 did not apply.
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The parents decided that Sean might be more successful elsewhere, so they enrolled him in a recommended local private school.
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When you go to a place called Texas Bone, deciding what to order becomes a moot point.
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Wyatt decided to change the subject.