"To dictate the outcome" means to have complete control and influence over the final result or decision, often without allowing others to have a say or make their own choices.
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My opinion has been that each person's life, or at the very least my own, is such a dynamic evolution of chance and circumstance, that it is unwise to let
history dictate outcome.
Trained collaborative professionals often state that even when their clients» outcomes are not exactly as they wanted, they walk away from the resolved process feeling empowered and satisfied because they were a part of the process and the outcomes versus feeling disempowered by the court and the adversarial
process dictating all outcomes, particularly those that involve their children.
Design
choices dictate the outcome of applying technology, and it is extremely important to understand the role design plays in technological development.»
«The hedge fund millionaires lost and they do
not dictate the outcome of an election by virtue of their money,» Perkins said.
Specifically, Malkiel divides the last 60 years into three periods, each of which contained a different set of circumstances that
dictated the outcome of stock and bond returns.
It's funny because if there was only one person making bold claims about a omnipotent being
dictating our outcome they would be regarded as a crazy person, get a bunch of people to do it and that's called religion.
By analogy, the local churches that do not come to the Council can not
dictate the outcome of the Council.
It has not, I hope,
dictated the outcome of my inquiry.
Without an invitation, and with only a legal threat, the ACLU was able to force the school board the change its policy,
dictate the outcome of the controversy, and lower societal standards.
The ethos and culture that the manager of any Professional club attains will
dictate the outcome of a clubs progression.
If the Preds are going to ever win a championship it's going to have to be so overwhelming that there is no ambiguity, and no opportunity for the refs to
dictate the outcome of the game.
So many times one incident can
dictate the outcome of a match and this one certainly did.
As I go through each day, it becomes clearer that these needs form the basis of our relationships and all of the choices we make in our lives, and whether or not these needs get fulfilled,
dictates the outcomes.
That said, check out these fascinating examples of how genetics (and chance)
dictates the outcome of a pregnancy, and how much it can shock new parents!
Winning a few states may deny either major - party candidate a majority of the electoral vote and put a third party in a position to
dictate the outcome of the election.
He suggested that voters should be able to express a complete set of their preferences; no single voter should be allowed to
dictate the outcome of the election; if every voter prefers one candidate to another, the final ranking should reflect that; and if a voter prefers one candidate to a second, introducing a third candidate should not reverse that preference.
Especially when crafting policy, we should not expect research to
dictate outcomes but should instead ensure that decisions are informed by the facts and insights that science can provide.
Directional Influence, or DI, plays a huge part in defining a player's skill, and can
dictate the outcome of competitive games.
Bearing that in mind, naturally you will be forced to make conclusive choices that — for better or worse —
dictate the outcome of the entire galaxy.
These side missions allow Jensen to
dictate outcomes either by choosing his words or deciding on specific actions.
Bankman's experience suggests that the public needs a champion to make sure special interests don't
dictate the outcome.
Of this event he says, «in this regard the painting
itself dictates the outcome.
Likewise, he often allows the physical properties of paint to
dictate the outcome of a painting, frequently working «wet - on - wet,» which creates effects where different colors meet and blend, or allowing the length of a line to be decided by the amount of paint picked up by a brush.
Otherwise, your former spouse may end up
dictating the outcome.
Learned load quality as well as the ability to manage and
dictate the outcome of other employees daily loads, giving me experience in a higher quality of work ethic and responsibility.