He said quite decisively that I was too young.
But since most citizens are not yet feeling the pain, politicians are struggling to act decisively.
Once the national government discovered what is going on, they acted decisively and without undue panic.
They deal swiftly and decisively with anyone they consider a threat, using special powers to target their enemies.
We will address them firmly and decisively as we pursue the urgent work we have to do together.
In many parts of the world the argument is swinging decisively in favour of the anti-smokers.
It now falls to the Reserve bank of India (RBI), the central bank, to stop inflation expectations rising. The RBI has promised to "act decisively, effectively and swiftly".
Events will soon impose their own solutions if policymakers do not act more decisively than they have yet been able to contemplate.
All sailors fell into great panic and the old captain decisively ordered them to open all the cabins to allow more water in.
On balance, Mr Osborne is still right that the economic risks of not decisively tackling the deficit outweigh the risk of doing so.
Acting decisively in firing his two erstwhile colleagues typifies the management style of Mr Liveris, an Australian every bit as plain-spoken as the blokes back home in Darwin.
To many, Mr Trichet has been the saviour of the euro, freely breaking with orthodoxy and acting decisively to buy the bonds of vulnerable euro-zone governments while the politicians talk.
They are, at last, focusing on the right priorities: building a firewall around illiquid but solvent countries like Italy; bolstering Europe's Banks; and dealing far more decisively with Greece.
But there is hopeful news as well: we have the ability to solve this crisis and avoid the worst -though not all -of its consequences, if we act boldly, decisively and quickly.
