Deciding
Deciding adjective - Serving to put an end to all debate or questioning.
Prime and deciding are semantically related. in determining topic. In some cases you can use "Prime" instead an adjective "Deciding".
Prime
Prime adjective - Highest in rank or authority.
Both words in one sentence
- Star Trek: Enterprise: "Dear Doctor" ends with the captain and Phlox deciding not to give a cure to a dying people they meet because of, well, all the usual justifications given for the prime directive.
Source: Aesop Amnesia - Then the Prime Minister/President broke their deal, deciding Francis was better use to him as chief whip, a job Francis has held for twenty years.
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Deciding things are screwed up enough without worrying about the Prime Directive, Kirk comes out and tells the group that Gill is an alien sent to observe Ekosian culture, and that something has gone horribly wrong to make him interfere with the planet's development so radically.
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