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  • noun Plural form of decision.

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  • Part of the problem with the “sunk costs” analysis is that it neglects the extent to which enriching those who make poor decisions* causes the balance of future decisions to be worse, since it increases the relative buying power aka decision power of those most likely to make bad decisions.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Is Cash for Clunkers Really Win-Win, as Representative Carnahan Says? 2009

  • Part of the problem with the “sunk costs” analysis is that it neglects the extent to which enriching those who make poor decisions* causes the balance of future decisions to be worse, since it increases the relative buying power aka decision power of those most likely to make bad decisions.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Is Cash for Clunkers Really Win-Win, as Representative Carnahan Says? 2009

  • Figuring out your highest priority, your longest term desire, can then help you evaluate your short term decisions.

    Color of Money Live 2011

  • Because foreign judges "are not responsible to the American political system," Yoo argues in an essay that will be published in the Hawaii Law Review, relying on their decisions is at odds with the Constitution.

    What Would Zimbabwe Do? 2005

  • Because foreign judges "are not responsible to the American political system," Yoo argues in an essay that will be published in the Hawaii Law Review, relying on their decisions is at odds with the Constitution.

    What Would Zimbabwe Do? 2005

  • However, others said Beijing isn 't involved in decisions about Macau' s labor market and that the restrictions are an example of botched local policymaking.

    Sands to Get Approval to Hire for Macau Project Kate O 2010

  • I am just sure — in decisions like, what are you going to do when you grow up, why journalism, why go to Washington.

    “I Haven’t Been Unhappy in My Life” 2009

  • Alas, we can never expect competent and intelligent decisions from a republican, so we got what we deserved with those two morons.

    Obama ally breaks with him on Afghanistan 2009

  • For starters, we can accept, without cynicism, that the poor, like you and I, are irrational economic actors who sometimes make short-term decisions to their long-term detriment.

    Jonathan Lewis: Measuring Your Money's Impact Jonathan Lewis 2011

  • For starters, we can accept, without cynicism, that the poor, like you and I, are irrational economic actors who sometimes make short-term decisions to their long-term detriment.

    Jonathan Lewis: Measuring Your Money's Impact Jonathan Lewis 2011

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