But it offers its highest grades on personal matters like honesty and values, versus leadership or professional questions such as being firm and decisive, or appointing qualified people.

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Perceptions of firm American support for Israel may be the single most decisive factor in the calculations of her regional enemies concerning the consequences of attacks against the Jewish state.

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Jeff Clarke, chief executive and president of global travel firm Travelport, called the rate cut a "quite decisive move", which "clearly has stemmed the fall" on stock markets around the world.

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However the decisive advantage for the customer-focused view of the firm is that it is better for the firm itself i.e. makes more money for the firm and its shareholders.

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"We have taken decisive action to transform UBS, and it is now a focused, efficient and resilient firm, " Chief Executive Oswald Gruebel said.

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James, who had stood firm, then blocked Corluka from point-blank range before Pompey broke again to score the second and decisive goal.

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