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- Have been deciding - WordReference Forums
"Deciding" is precisely what the speaker and his companions have not been doing To decide something is the act of reaching a decision, not the process of trying to reach it They have been discussing, debating or considering the topic for months, but they have not decided it, so there is no agreement yet
- deciding decisive gt; goal | WordReference Forums
But it wasn't decisive at the time since the outcome of the game was still unclear The deciding goal would be the one that decided the result If the score in the 59th minute was 2:2, I would say the deciding goal came in the 85th minute I think you could argue for decisive or deciding, but I prefer decisive
- Adverbial phrase: when deciding vs when we decide
I'm curious about the original form of the underlined phrase I think there are two ways 'when we decide' and 'when we are deciding' To my ear 'when we decide' is more natural What do you think? There are several factors we must consider when deciding which chemical supplier to choose for
- deciding factor - WordReference Forums
Hello!:) In my dictionary I have come across the expression "deciding factor" Do native speakers use it? for example, in the following sentence? High quality of the German fridge was a deciding factor of our buying
- Deciding is a problem - WordReference Forums
Deciding making decisions decision-making can be a problem for many people (= can be a challenge) Indecision indecisiveness inability to make decisions is a problem that affects many people (= is an issue, generally speaking)
- decide on about something | WordReference Forums
Hello I've studied several sentences in dictionaries that include decide about and decide on I've come to the following conclusion and would like to know whether you agree with me If we're talking about something in general, we can use either about or on after decide: They haven't decided
- The difference between I have decided and I decided
Often they mean the same thing, but it could depend on context and time For example, if we are talking about a decision in the past, it would be "I decided" Do you have some examples?
- deciding decisive factor, determinant, clincher - WordReference Forums
a) deciding factor b) decisive factor c) determinant d) clincher "Clincher" is an informal term so I think it fits #1 (if the respondents actually used the word), but it probably works in #2 as well if the report writer wants the sentence to sound less formal "Determinant" is probably the wrong word to use in this context
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