I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
authoritative
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When this happens the authoritative directive does make a difference.
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Where there is a co-ordination problem the issuing of an authoritative directive can supply the missing link in the argument.
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Such authoritative directives provide the subjects with reasons which they did not have before.
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Since it gives one an additional reason to respect authoritative directives it affects all one's encounters with authority.
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Reasons which authoritative directives should, but fail to, reflect are none the less among the reasons which justify holding the directives binding.
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The last concerns the way the existence of a binding authoritative directive affects the reasoning of the subjects of the authority.
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It speaks of authoritative directives being based on or reflecting reasons which apply to their subjects in any case.
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But since not every authority is legitimate not every authoritative directive is a reason for action.
new
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The new directive covers classification, packaging and labelling and seeks to introduce Community-wide rules on notification of production or importation.
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Britain also objected to the new directive on maternity leave.
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A Bios conference, Development and implementation of the new device directives , will be held in London on 12 May 1992.
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Three convictions-including the latest-came after the new directive was made law.
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Unanimity is still required for a new commission tax directive to be approved within two years.
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The new directive reflects President Mohammad Khatami's liberalisation programme.
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draft
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Next month the commission plans to publish two draft directives on this topic.
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The draft directive is likely to be adopted by Council in the autumn and would not come into force before 1993.
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The original draft directive proposed that advertising should be limited to the sort of details a business card carries.
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But the Commission is at work on a draft directive that would require up-to-date pollution controls in new factories.
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Though a draft directive has been circulating since 1984 it passed its final stages rapidly.
■ VERB
adopt
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The council is unlikely to adopt the directive formally much before the end of this year.
follow
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Burton had once again followed the directive of an older man.
implement
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The government originally promised to publish a consultation document on how it proposed to implement the directive by autumn 1992.
issue
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The Commission and/or the Council of Ministers could formally issue regulations, directives , decisions, recommendations and opinions.
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Already a number of police forces have issued directives against discrimination making it inevitable that Darlington police will have a homosexual policeman.
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It is often the proper job of authorities to issue directives for this purpose.
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Similarly, social workers were issued with handbooks and directives about the correct procedure to follow when investigating cases of suspected abuse.
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It does not issue directives on how records should be kept or maintained.
require
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Most communications are later backed up by directives , which require member states to ensure that their legal systems comply.
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But the Commission is at work on a draft directive that would require up-to-date pollution controls in new factories.
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The directive requires , interalia, that compilers of personal data require the consent of the data subject for inclusion.
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The directive will require mutual recognition of the various regulatory systems, and lay down general principles for national supervisors.
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The directive requires more stringent risk assessments before GMOs are released and close monitoring afterwards.
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The directive requires member states to establish systems for the national regulation of releases.
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The Commission claims that the government has breached the directive which requires an assessment of the environmental impact of major projects.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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All government agencies received a directive to reduce their staffs and cut costs by 20%.
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Article 10 of the directive requires all food to be clearly labelled.
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Under an EC directive unleaded petrol must be made available throughout Britain.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As an aspect of culture, roles provide an important part of the guidelines and directives necessary for an ordered society.
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If no accord is reached by Friday, the directive will die anyway, under a time limit rule.
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The directive requires member states to establish systems for the national regulation of releases.
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The confused evidence suggests they are acting on their own initiative, not on directives from East Berlin to play for time.
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The council is unlikely to adopt the directive formally much before the end of this year.
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Values provide general guidelines for behaviour and they are translated into more specific directives in terms of roles and norms.
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What point has an ethical directive to pursue the general happiness addressed to beings who will necessarily seek only their own?
II. adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It is important in these cases that doctors take a less directive approach.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Because she wants to take a directive study.
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In some instances, our recommendations are highly directive .