Sentence examples for Get the directive from inspiring English sources

Guys get the directive to have friends (because is there anything creepier than a friendless guy?) but in a world where fisticuffs are out of favor, there's no playbook to guide us when slights ruin a night out.

"There is little time to get the directive passed before this parliament comes to an end and the whole process has to start again," said Deborah Arnott, chief executive of health charity Ash.

The UK tried to get the directive declared invalid by the European Court of Justice shortly after its adoption, arguing that it was not a health and safety measure as claimed by the institutions and that its adoption was a breach of the principle of proportionality, a misuse of powers and an infringement of essential procedural requirements.

Even if it doesn't get the directive scrapped, Hartung says, the ECI has succeeded in prompting a conversation.

When the Republican senators met for lunch this week, he passed around a list of changes that would put him on a "path to 'yes.'" We can only imagine how thrilled his colleagues must have been to get the directives.

It's necessary to sit for a while and to get the action directive, the marching orders for the day.

"We haven't agreed on a final position, but I don't anticipate any further difficulties in getting the draft directive approved within the commission," he said.

To begin with, Mr President, our group was rather critical of the amounts involved and worked very hard to try to get the amounts to which the directive will be applicable increased.

Now, we're back in control, with a timer ticking down and a directive to get the hell out of town.

We must get the balance right, and this directive at this point clearly does not.

When a company has a clear strategy for a new product launch, for example, a leader needs to provide firm directives to get the marketing, distribution, and sales people working together and moving in one direction.