The decision came amid fears the costs of fitting necessary equipment were spiralling out of control.
We suspect this is a business decision focused on reducing royalty costs relative to revenues.
But indecision is still a decision, and like every decision, it has its costs which can grow steadily steeper as the clock ticks on.
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But Dr Bob Masterton, deputy medical director of the Lothian University NHS Trust, said the sprinkler decision was not tied to costs and stressed that all the proper regulations had been met.
Costs aside, the decision to rent or buy a home is very personal.
The government said the decision was underpinned by concern over costs and regulatory burdens, adding that it remained committed to allowing competition in the clearing of over-the-counter derivatives.
"The record indicates that Davis fully embraced and championed the family's distorted values and goals, and was willing to protect the family's interests at all costs, " the decision said.
Decision trees are remarkably effective, showing costs and probabilities of decisions made today and tomorrow.
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As America struggles to extend health-care coverage while curbing health-care costs, we face a decision that is more important than whether we have a public-insurance option, more important than whether we will have a single-payer system in the long run or a mixture of public and private insurance, as we do now.
But the sunk costs are not relevant to the decision about how quickly to withdraw.
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To counter the high costs, he suggested putting the decision-making process on hold to allow a report and business case to be prepared on the potential for using an existing slipway at Wig Bay - four miles out of the town.
On the international level, costs are hard to estimate because no decision has been reached on how many inspections there will be.
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Yesterday, we discussed rising food, gold and commodities costs in the context of the Fed decision during this interview with Financial Survival Radio.
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But empowering the patient to weigh the costs against the benefits and make this decision about his own health care would be morally unobjectionable.
It would be based on a 1995 decision by the ever-loopy Ninth Circuit in California that reversed a Tax Court decision and found that lawyers could write off the costs of litigation in the year they were incurred, instead of when they actually get a fee.
The move follows the Liberal Democrat administration's decision to slim down its Bath Transportation Package to reduce costs.
Making the decision to go through the game like that carries some costs.
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As part of its mid-term strategic initiatives announced in April 2012, Sony identified resource optimization as one of the key initiatives for transforming its electronics business and Sony has since been progressively implementing various structural reform measures to optimize costs, streamline its overall organization, accelerate decision-making processes and establish firm foundations for sustainable future growth.
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For the very decision about whether to reduce emissions or not depends upon the costs of reducing emissions.
For there are fixed costs that must be paid in making the lending decision, having the physical infrastructure to make the loan.
"Due to the current weak market, we wanted to offer attractive prices to our customers to boost their morale, " the spokesman said, explaining the decision to cut its car prices despite an increase in input costs.
The next time you consider a decision between doing something new--innovating--and cutting costs, think about why your gut wants you to choose the latter.
In March the German-owned companies blamed the global economic crisis, developments in the nuclear industry in Germany and what they called the "significant ongoing costs" of running the Horizon joint venture for the decision to withdraw.
Lord Stirrup, who was head of the armed forces when the 2010 decision was made, said the government had made a "perfectly rational decision" to backtrack after discovering the "true nature of the costs and the risks that are involved".
When institutional operations are not transparent, it can increase transaction costs, reduce the efficiency of public services, distort the decision-making process and undermine social values.
The economy is expanding at its slowest pace in a decade, while fuel costs are set to increase because of the government's decision to cut subsidies.
She told the BBC that the sanctuary had attempted to appeal against the decision but withdrew its objection as the charity could not afford the court costs.
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When life-cycle costs are compared, natural gas is currently a more economical decision than flex-fuel powered vehicles, although both are more expensive than gasoline at current figures (keep in mind that these dynamics could change due to oil shocks or increased demand for traditional fuels both real risks).
What Germany is realising is that a brave decision to re-engineer its economy for the eventual good of all has costs.
Wiseman was also hit by one-off financing costs and a higher tax bill due to the government's decision to phase out tax relief on industrial buildings.
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