The phrase "as the imperative" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing or referring to something that is being expressed as a command or directive.
Example: "The author uses the phrase 'please submit your report' as the imperative to emphasize the urgency of the task."
Alternatives: "in the form of a command" or "as a directive".
Many Republicans have made cutting those taxes their top priority; others see preserving coverage as the imperative.
We see retraining (or "reskilling" as some like to call it), as the imperative of the coming decade.
(The A.C.A. actually reduces the deficit). Many Republicans have made cutting those taxes their top priority; others see preserving coverage as the imperative.
But the events surrounding Mr. Miranda's detention raised far broader issues about the nature and motives of those who cite national security as the imperative of secrecy.
As the imperative to halt the decline in the condition of the environment increases, so expectations of cumulative impact assessments grow and the risk of consenting delays persists.
A more independent BBC As well as the imperative of universality and reflecting Britain in all its rich variety, I also want to talk today about the other key principle for a successful BBC in the 21st Century – its independence.
Yet Mr. Bush has been successively moderate, conservative and moderate again, as the imperatives of the nominating campaign dictated.
In this hilarious sendup...Schwartz manages to stir into [the] mix...preoccupations of her previous, darker novels, such as the imperatives of even wildly unconventional family values.
People are plunging into so-called extreme sports to kindle that base urge even as the imperatives of family mount and the number of remote controls multiply.
He taught the importance of diplomacy, as well as the imperatives to integrate historical study into diplomatic practice and to avoid becoming like the very enemies we battle.
Barbara K. Bodine, the American ambassador, calls it "the American footprint," and says every effort has been made to keep it as unobtrusive as the imperatives of the Cole recovery and inquiry allow.
