The Swiss are unlikely now to make a big national decision without a referendum.

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Probably the first piece of business is going to be to go ahead and fix our deficit and debt issues and make a decision about how big our government is and how we're going to pay for it.

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And that decision can make a big difference in the eventual size of your nest egg.

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"It was a big decision to make, but I was very confident after watching him in training, " Sturrock told BBC Devon.

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And, if jobs are truly what most people want above all, then many Americans have a big decision to make when they go to the polls in November.

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Nevertheless, the truncated campaign hardly allows voters enough time to learn what they need to know to make an informed decision on such a big issue, especially as they have some tricky dilemmas to resolve.

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An even bigger next test comes when Provenge goes before a big Medicare advisory panel that will help make a national coverage decision on the product.

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The decision to make these games always-online is a big one that impacts the way games are played and enjoyed in a serious way, sometimes for the better but also sometimes for the worse.

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Individual business units make big strategic decisions too: a major systems upgrade is clearly a critical decision for the IT organization.

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Before inking his big contract, Flacco has a more immediate financial decision to make.

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