The Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, has attacked as "glory hunting" the decision to stage Premiership football matches between Aston Villa and Everton, and Manchester City and Fulham, on Easter Sunday.
Meanwhile, in Westminster Hall there are a series of debates led by backbench MPs - topping the bill one on Yorkshire and the Tour de France, as the Conservative MP Julian Smith leads a show of political support for the decision to stage the Tour's Grand Depart in Yorkshire in 2014 (it often stages part of the race outside France).
"This is not a decision at any stage that we take lightly, " said Mr Duncan Smith during a brief third reading debate.
Algeria faced questions over its decision on Thursday to stage a military offensive at the site -- a move some nations criticized as endangering the lives of the hostages.
At this stage, any decision or action arising from the investigation is the responsibility of SLC.
His decision not to run sets the stage for the most competitive mayor's race in decades.
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While police decide whether to prosecute before sending files to the CPS, the Public Prosecution Service will make any decision about court action at the earliest stage.
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The proposals are at the consultation stage and there will be no decision made until next year.
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Actually, in some ways, the decision to discontinue a phase 2 drug at this stage is easier.
The idea is still at an early stage, and Tate trustees have made no decision on whether to go ahead with it.
The decision on Thursday is likely to be merely the first stage before the first aircraft begins commercial flight in around 2005.
With the promotional campaign for the film beginning in January 2011, lawyers have questioned Patnaik's decision to approach the court over copyright at this late stage.
Back in 1967 the world witnessed its first interactive film, Kinoautomat, during which a moderator appeared on stage and stopped the film at nine "decision" points, asking the audience to vote on the direction - one of two choices - in which the film should proceed.
Rose Energy's chairman, Tony O'Neill, said they "welcomed" the decision by the Planning Service and look forward to the next stage of the project.
Asked about the coalition' s future, Mr Johnson told BBC Breakfast that "logically it must be true that at some stage by 2015 there will have to be a decision to part company and to campaign on a different prospectus".
Last Wednesday's county council decision saw the authority's cabinet vote against progressing to the next stage of a process that would have seen studies take place in search of a suitable location for an underground nuclear dump.
This approach places the elders at centre stage: they, and their families, become active and involved decision-makers.
The decision dismayed the JRFU while the Asian Rugby Football Union asked the IRB to stage a re-run of the vote.
The discussions appear to be at a preliminary stage, and it remains unclear when the authorities will make a decision on or release details about the matter, the people said.
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There is no planning application for the scheme as yet, but the head of electricity company said a decision was now going to be taken on whether SSE will proceed to that stage.
However, at this stage it may be premature to have local officials visit until a final decision is made.
Through his research on the customer decision journey he advocates that marketers should begin planning their activities around a three-stage model: Reach and Depth and Relationship (RaDaR).
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Alvaro Negredo, who had played just 30 minutes at the tournament as a substitute in Spain's 1-0 group-stage win over Croatia, did little to justify Del Bosque's surprise decision to name him to the starting lineup.
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The US president's decision came a fter CIA director Leon Panetta had said the photos would be released at some stage.
He would not say whether he thought at some stage that the police would be able to press charges, Mr Yates said they had "built the case stage by stage on the evidence" and handed it to the CPS to make the final decision.
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"At that stage, it's 1-1 and it's a big, big decision for us, but it's the way it's been going for us this season, " said Reid.
While the site of the festival has grown exponentially and moved to the New Orleans Fairgrounds, Congo Square and Stage is still geographically positioned in the center of the festival, further instilling that first festival decision.
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Combine that decision-making power with the growing influence of women on the business side of the economy, and the stage is set for an interesting 10-20 years in front of us.
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