Nowadays we want our children to make their own decisions, but we expect those decisions to please us.
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Decisions
//dɪˈsɪʒənz//
Synonyms for "decisions" (116 found)
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inclinationintentionjudgementjudgmentlandmark decisionlikinglustmindobjectiveobstinacyorderoutcomepassionpenaltyperseverancepersistencepickpleasurepluckprecedent
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10 total sentences available.
We should not be influenced in our decisions by our prejudices.
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A home is a once-in-a-lifetime purchase so you don't want to make any snap decisions.
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A piece of railway in use today is therefore the product of a long series of decisions reached at different times for many different reasons.
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