Gatekeepers make and predetermine more decisions than people ever realize.
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Moreover, God chooses to know and predetermine some things, but not others.
From the en.wikipedia.org
As always with government surveys the questions are worded to predetermine the outcome.
From the economist.com
We shouldn't be attempting to predetermine who will make Olympic history.
From the time.com
Even worse, you can't predetermine exactly where to toss your pitch.
From the timesunion.com
So genetics predetermine the hair loss that you will be having over the period of your life.
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Actually, it is you consumers who predetermine this, want you or not.
From the economist.com
Factors that would predetermine an individual's status are not as effective in urban areas.
From the en.wikipedia.org
We're not going to try to forecast anything or predetermine anything.
From the newsday.com
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Determine beforehand
Bias: cause to be biased
(predetermined) preset: set in advance; "a preset plan of action"; "at a predetermined time"
(predetermination) predestination: (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)
(predetermination) a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something; "he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong"
(Predetermined) Determinism (specifically causal determinism) is the concept that events within a given paradigm are bound by causality in such a way that any state (of an object or event) is, to some large degree, determined by prior states.
To determine or decide something in advance
(Predetermination) An administrative procedure that may require the dentist to submit a treatment plan to the third party before treatment is begun. ...
(Predetermination) To determine before treatment the maximum dollar amount the insurance company will pay for surgery, consultations, postoperative care, and so forth.