"This patient had very robust decision-making capacity, " he said.

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Bath Rec Trust chairman David Dixon said although there was some frustration, he believed the four-month period would ensure a "really robust" decision-making process which "could stand up to public scrutiny should anyone want to challenge that decision in court later on".

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Most companies that have a robust culture of data-driven decision making have learned a how to avoid having a priesthood in the way of asking and answering questions.

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So far, the Internet decision-making process, like the Internet itself, has been remarkably robust.

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