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Example sentences for "decide upon"

  • There are a good many details to decide upon yet.

  • A committee was finally appointed consisting of Mr. Parr, Mr. Atterbury, and the rector, to consult architects and to decide upon a site.

  • The problem now was to decide upon what to admit.

  • The vigorous proceedings of the executive, both in England and Ireland, compelled the Irish leaders, without waiting for the harvest, to decide upon a course of action.

  • The two governments thus designed have to decide upon a third arbiter for completing the tribunal of arbitration.

  • The motion before the committee I consider too indefinite for the House to decide upon satisfactorily; I wish, therefore, to add something which may bring the question to a point.

  • He is to decide upon a constitutional point, and on this question his conscience is bound by the obligation of a solemn oath; you now involve him in a serious dilemma.

  • Every one knew the question, and were as well prepared to decide upon it now, as they would be after going into a committee upon it.

  • And then they were obliged to confess they had been unable to decide upon one, and had come back to consult Mrs. Peterkin.

  • But it was necessary to decide upon something, for they must leave their house directly.

  • This is the line of conduct your Lordships are called to decide upon.

  • Elizabeth Eliza had already looked at some in Boston, and the next morning she went by an early train, with her father, Agamemnon, and Solomon John, to decide upon them.

  • It is far easier in all enterprises to decide upon what we will not do, than upon what we will.

  • I propose, then, should you, upon consideration, decide upon such a course of proceeding, to purchase of you the Hall.

  • When the report now under consideration came first before the House, I was, said he, of the number of those who were disposed to decide upon it without debate.

  • They were to decide upon a question which was of no momentary nature.

  • His object was to refer the subject to a committee to decide upon.

  • Was he not fit to try these rights, or to decide upon them?

  • It is no matter which is true or false, as it is an account which you are in no situation to decide upon.

  • Do they conceive, in their confused imaginations, that you can be here trying such a question, and venturing to decide upon it?

  • Yes; now you are all to decide upon something at once," says Mr. Kelly, gloomily.

  • Now do let us decide upon something," says Olga, taking no heed of this sally, and frowning down the smile that is fighting for mastery.

  • As to what was evidently supposed not to be "all right" up to this, the Misses Blake have no time to decide upon before a fresh nephew and niece present themselves to their view.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    also told; ancient civilization; being unable; closely resembles; decide upon; decide what; decide whether; decided advantage; decided majority; decided that; decided upon; fallen snow; five members; formerly known; general court; human souls; induction from; national history; natural necessity; possess himself; single instance; sought for; stormy weather; wheel shaft; why you; will carry