zdecydowały o tym, że

English translation: ...prompted the director to appoint you.....

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Polish term or phrase:zdecydowały o tym, że
English translation:...prompted the director to appoint you.....
Entered by: Martina Schwartz

07:38 Mar 7, 2002
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Polish term or phrase: zdecydowały o tym, że
Pana wykształcenie oraz zaangażowanie w pracy zdecydowały o tym, że dyrektor mianował Pana . . .
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...prompted the director to appoint you.....
Explanation:
'to prompt' means to urge or incite somebody to take a specific action and I think that it perfectly fits your example.
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Martina Schwartz
Local time: 06:12
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1motivated (the director) to...
Robert Pranagal
5...prompted the director to appoint you.....
Martina Schwartz
4(have) led to / resulted in
Jacek Krankowski (X)
4because of / were the reasons why
Hanna Burdon


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
motivated (the director) to...


Explanation:
Your educational background and professional commitment motivated the director to nominate you ...

Robert Pranagal
Local time: 12:12
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in pair: 493

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  KORNELIA ZWIÓR-HOŁENKO: and congratulations!
1 min
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(have) led to / resulted in


Explanation:
led to / resulted in the director appointing you...


Jacek Krankowski (X)
PRO pts in pair: 1633

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Martina Schwartz: a little bit awkward as far as the sentence structure is concerned
8 hrs
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
...prompted the director to appoint you.....


Explanation:
'to prompt' means to urge or incite somebody to take a specific action and I think that it perfectly fits your example.

Martina Schwartz
Local time: 06:12
Native speaker of: Native in SlovakSlovak
PRO pts in pair: 153
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
because of / were the reasons why


Explanation:
The director has decided to appoint you [...] because of your educational background and professional commitment.

Your educational background and professional commitment were the reasons why the director has decided to appoint you [...]

Hanna Burdon
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:12
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in pair: 706
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