Tory MPs point to next month's Queen's speech: how he performs in his response to it may prove to be a decisive "tipping point" as to whether he can stave off the speculation about his position.
It may even prove decisive to the viability of the All Volunteer Force.
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He admitted the project had still not reached its "tipping point", but said if the EAC was successful it may prove to be the decisive moment for the project.
They are, therefore, potential allies in what will prove to be the decisive phase of the war on terrorism: the ending of regimes that enable and promote the use of this weapon at home and abroad.
There is, however, another test that may prove even more decisive to the prospects for providing the American people with the sort of protection they expect and deserve: Will the four uniformed leaders of the Nation's armed forces be allowed to play a substantive and influential role in decisions that appear likely to preclude the development and deployment of effective national missile defenses?
Second, the 1.5m Muslims in England and Wales are not numerous enough to shape the overall result, though their votes may prove decisive in a small number of constituencies such as Leicester South, which the Liberal Democrats took in a by-election last year.
It ultimately has the power to choose whether to let her stand as Labour candidate or to de-select her but the verdict of the NEC could prove decisive.
Though some foreign military assistance appears to be reaching the opposition, it is not enough to be decisive, and may just prolong the crisis, which could prove detrimental, McCain said.
The campaigns concentrate on them because they are the voters most likely to change their minds and, with the candidates neck-and-neck, may prove decisive this year.
As with the late 1940s, such an expression of resolve and magnanimity in our own time may prove to be the key not only to the securing of a Free Iraq, but a decisive factor in making the world safer for democracy in the decades to come.
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