Determinative: 1. able to or serving to settle or determine; deciding 2. a factor, circumstance, etc. that settles or determines A determinative factor influences that are determinative of future behavior. Decisive: If a fact, action, or event is decisive, it makes it certain that there will be a "particular result".
I think, of the four choices, only "deciding factor" fits with the statement "respondents choose". Here are random comments on the four phrases: Respondents would not use "clincher". A salesperson talking to another salesperson might use the word. It is insulting to the customer. To "clinch" a sale means to "lock it in", and it means "the salesman wins". Respondents wouldn't say "the campaign ...
Hello!:) In my dictionary I have come across the expression "deciding factor". Do native speakers use it? for example, in the following sentence? High quality of the German fridge was a deciding factor of our buying.
It's correct grammatically but wrong logically. "Deciding" is precisely what the speaker and his companions have not been doing. To decide something is the act of reaching a decision, not the process of trying to reach it They have been discussing, debating or considering the topic for months, but they have not decided it, so there is no agreement yet.
I'm curious about the original form of the underlined phrase. I think there are two ways. 'when we decide' and 'when we are deciding'. To my ear 'when we decide' is more natural. What do you think? There are several factors we must consider when deciding which chemical supplier to choose for...
Hello. Can anyone please tell me what does this "deciding line" mean? Matt Basgarsian, who will be playing a new role from this season, also praised Otani’s shot with a deciding line, “This is ridiculous. Santa Maria …”. It's from an article about a Major League Baseball player, Shohei Otani...