Adjective : the deciding vote; The weather will be the deciding factor as to whether we have the picnic or not.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used with object) : The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff. ,to decide an argument. ,The new evidence decided him.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used without object) : The judge decided in favor of the plaintiff.    From Dictionary.com. 

You, too, should think small in deciding your role.    From Wordnik.com.  [Carolyn Hax: Illness clouds this budding romance] Reference

This is my top priority in deciding upon a place to live.    From Wordnik.com.  [Private Schools Cost?] Reference

Not a moment was lost in deciding what measures to pursue.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition] Reference

"Papa," said I, "Ransom is very quick in deciding upon my destiny.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Daisy in the Field] Reference

What role should there be for the individual in deciding and doing?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Higher Education in Ontario: Who Goes? Who Benefits? Why Pays?] Reference

And the best part is, the editors have no say in deciding the victor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gun Dog Photo Contest: Vote for the Winner!] Reference

We must use logic in deciding the truth of widely varying statements.    From Wordnik.com.  [Six Red Months in Russia: An Observer's Account of Russia Before and During the Proletarian Dictatorship] Reference

Who or what was your biggest influence in deciding to become a writer?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kirsten Miller - An interview with author] Reference

No rule of thumb has the least utility in deciding how much is too much.    From Wordnik.com.  [One Bite At A Time] Reference

He had not an instant's hesitation in deciding where they would go first.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Windy Hill] Reference

Initial cost is not the only factor in deciding on construction materials.    From Wordnik.com.  [West Coast Building Materials] Reference

Another year would be spent in deciding what action should be taken on its report.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Relationship Between Governments and Government-Controlled Corporations] Reference

But Raymond said that Gray should "have a process" in deciding the next chancellor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gray vows to continue reforms in D.C. schools] Reference

Nor was he long in deciding that it was fair, honest, and open, and that he liked it.    From Wordnik.com.  [To the Man on the Trail] Reference

At the end of the day, the technical staff has the most weight in deciding the players.    From Wordnik.com.  [D.C. United news & notes] Reference

Therefore we have, in deciding what we want in Canada, to have these cost factors in mind.    From Wordnik.com.  [Canada and Television] Reference

Father Sullivan played a pivotal role in deciding the statues owner and dividing the family.    From Wordnik.com.  [Run by Ann Patchett: Questions] Reference

Could you say something about your literary strategy in deciding how to construct this novel?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brian Hall - An interview with author] Reference

Remember that the pay rate is not always the most important factor in deciding where to work.    From Wordnik.com.  [How To Make Teaching English In Mexico A Reality - Part 2] Reference

Tim O'Shea is refusing to look ahead to a potential title deciding match with Folkestone Invicta.    From Wordnik.com.  [Your Local Guardian | Wimbledon] Reference

The U.S. made a very serious mistake in deciding to base its occupation in the middle of the city.    From Wordnik.com.  [Iraq's Walled City] Reference

It won't make Vince Cable's job in deciding whether to refer the deal for regulatory scrutiny any easier.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wapping's bulls should pull in their horns in row over BSkyB takeover] Reference

He said that Cable had made "the right call" in deciding that a graduate tax would be unfair and unworkable.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tuition fees and student loans stir rift in coalition] Reference

Welcome to our text commentary of the potentially title deciding clash between Manchester United and Chelsea.    From Wordnik.com.  [RTÉ News] Reference

The determining factor in deciding whether to try a new approach with a patient is the risk/benefit equation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mark Hyman, MD: Is There a Cure for Autoimmune Disease?] Reference

President Carter recognized this reality in deciding to include women in his initial draft registration order.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Draft] Reference

How did a political candidate become confident in deciding which religious symbols should be rejected as false?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stanton Peele: Sometimes It's Hard to Be a Democrat] Reference

My problem has never been a lack of what to write -- rather, the hard work for me is in deciding what to leave out.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Conversation with Nomi Eve, author of The Family Orchard] Reference

No foreign nationals can contribute to company PACs, nor can they be involved in deciding how the money gets allocated.    From Wordnik.com.  [PACs linked to foreign companies legally donate millions to U.S. campaigns] Reference

The fourth meatpacker bids somewhat higher, ensuring that the rancher has little choice in deciding whose bid to accept.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beef Industry: Less Demand Could Mean Lower Quality Meat] Reference

Only 8 percent of Catholics believe that the views of the U.S. bishops are "very important" in deciding for whom to vote.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jon O'Brien: Five Myths About the Catholic Vote in Election 2010] Reference

The British delay in deciding the fate of the Trident replacement may just delay the inevitable cancelation of the program.    From Wordnik.com.  [Joe Cirincione: British Budget Collapse Foreshadows Cuts to Come in U.S. Defense Budget] Reference

Mr. Wilson said the statute is worded broadly enough to give the comptroller wide latitude in deciding whether to cut a check.    From Wordnik.com.  [Comptroller Visions Clash] Reference

"If context is ever going to matter" in deciding when First Amendment rights may be curtailed, Snyder said, this had to be it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Court considers Westboro Baptist Church's anti-gay protests at military funerals] Reference

Clearinghouses, meanwhile, could have conflicts arise in deciding which swaps can be cleared and establishing membership criteria.    From Wordnik.com.  [CFTC Unveils Proposed Governance Rules] Reference

So what guidelines should liberals follow in deciding when to deal with cumbersome international negotiations and when to go it alone?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beinart Talks Back] Reference

Hamilton and Jefferson disagreed on many things, but they agreed that the convention had been right in deciding on a one-man presidency.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Runaway Presidency] Reference

GREGORY: Do you regret using those words, and whether you think women should give some weight to those issues in deciding to vote for you?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Colorado Senate Debate: Ken Buck Compares Being Gay To Alcoholism (VIDEO)] Reference