Homer's decision to use watercolor may have been connected with another major decision.

VOA: special.2010.07.25

Petrov also says Russia's decision to recognize the two breakaway Georgian republics as independent states could have a boomerang effect.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

Buresh and his colleagues have come up with a set of key questions that will help farmers make that decision.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

Pressure from the president's liberal Democratic base is likely to have an impact on that decision, says former assistant secretary of state Teresita Schaffer.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

"And I am grateful for their decision as well as all the Democrats who have worked so hard to make this reform a reality."

VOA: standard.2010.07.13

Some members of the U.S.Olympic Committee have indicated Mr.Obama's absence in Copenhagen would be noticed, and could have an impact on the decision making process.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

It is going to have to deal with the consequences that flow from that decision."

VOA: standard.2009.04.15

While Republicans oppose his efforts on the economy and health care, several Democrats have raised concerns about the president's decision to send more U.S.troops to Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.12.29

However,their visa applications have been rejected by immigration officials in Canberra, insist their decision is part of the government's response to Pyongyang's missile and nuclear weapons programs.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

Negotiations have been stalled for months,and analysts say the Israeli government's decision to expand a number of settlements appeared to be a major blow to efforts to revive them.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

However, some human rights groups are calling for a fuller inquiry into the interrogation practices, and have expressed dismay at the president's decision to allow CIA officers immunity from prosecution.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17

"They lack the ability to have collective decision,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

Brown also says 55 percent in his poll trust the president to make the right decision on Afghanistan, while 81 percent have trust in military leaders to make the right recommendations on troop levels.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

Another bitter point of contention is the former president's decision to have young Ukrainians learn about the so-called Holodomor, a Kremlin-inspired famine more than 75 years ago that was aimed at collectivizing Soviet agriculture.

VOA: standard.2010.03.17

"Very often the woman would not have the autonomy of making her decision, so she has to depend on husband and family and parents and in-laws, and everyone's involved in the decision for the abortion."

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

A lack of access to Cuba,says GAO, has made it difficult to obtain nationally representative data on audience size, and decision-makers have had limited information to assess the relative success or return on investment for each transmission method.

VOA: standard.2009.06.18