In the end, however, it was the President who made the critical decisions.

At the end of the year, however, a critical decision was taken.

First, though, the administration had to make a critical decision.

"It's not like we lost the guy who was making the critical decisions."

After learning this, the President faced his first critical decision.

He had to make a critical decision in the next five seconds.

Turn to him for guidance in this most critical decision.

But in the end, left on his own to lead, to make critical decisions, he could not.

Finally, each of them faces a critical decision they never thought they'd have to make.

In their silence, they seemed to be trying to reach some critical decision.