"It was decided the victims would not be compensated." "Your claim was rejected." "The funds for that program were cut during the last budget meeting."
The wordsmiths of these sentences often intend to create the feeling that underlying decision was beyond human control. Just like, "It rained on Saturday", they would have us believe their decisions that we do not like make themselves, and precipitate down upon us by the caprice of the gods.
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