Under cross examination by Paul Gilroy QC, representing claimants from the Police Superintendents' Association, he admitted cost was a "significant part" of the decision-making process.

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It would cost that just to have the infrastructure capable of making the decision.

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The bill offers an unprecedented chance to the country's civilian government to expand its clout over the state institutions at the cost of the military, which has until now monopolised political decision-making.

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Second, the essence of public health decision-making involves complex tradeoffs and cost-benefit calculations.

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It was he who coined the procurement mantra FIST (Fast, Inexpensive, Simple and Tiny) to "describe a particular pattern of decision making in procurement that aims to support rapid, low cost innovation".

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Cost cutting, shrinking profit margins and a slow economy have influenced a lot of bad decision making.

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Leeds enjoyed twice as much possession as their visitors but their poor decision making in attack and consistent loss of possession to turn-overs cost them dearly.

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And the consequent decision-making flaws included inadequate contingency planning, insufficient information search and biased assessments of risk, cost-benefits and moral implications.

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Was it worth the cost of my son's college tuition, which gave him entry to the magazine internship, to have his decision-making abilities honed by making split-second choices about whether to take the A train or the No. 3 train?

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