decide upon
Example Sentences
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Amongst the issues the tribunal is being asked to decide upon are damages, and whether the BBC was also a victim of unlawful interferences of journalistic material.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
“Truman had a nearly endless number of things to learn, attend to, and decide upon over the first few months of his presidency,” Mr. Wellerstein notes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
It would have been natural for the progressive candidates to try and push each other out, and decide upon one candidate to go up against the front-runner.
From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025
“The time draws nigh, fellow-countrymen, when you will be called on to decide upon the policy and principles of the General Government.”
From New York Times • May 27, 2022
“The time has come for Slytherin House to decide upon its loyalties,” interrupted Professor McGonagall.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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