Research will be needed as a preliminary to taking a decision.

作出决定之前需要进行研究。

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But in the top job there simply isn't time to read every dot and comma before taking a decision.

但身居高位，通常没有时间在做出决定前字斟句酌。

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Taking a decision as late as possible would help avoid the widely respected Mr. Trichet being seen as a lame duck.

尽可能推迟做出决定也可以避免德高望重的特里谢被视为无能。

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The Hezbollah-led opposition in Lebanon is taking advantage of the decision by a United Nations-backed tribunal to release four senior generals, Wednesday,to score points ahead of the country's upcoming parliamentary elections.

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Delhi officials are said to be waiting on final tests of a replacement drug before taking a decision.

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Some ministers are reluctant to see their old student homes disappear, and the cabinet postponed taking a decision for two weeks.

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Spain's deputy prime minister, Soraya Saenz de Santamaria, said Friday the government was awaiting the IMF report before taking a decision on its next steps.

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