Sentence examples for directive being from inspiring English sources

A directive being debated in Brussels would commit the Continent to following the example of France, Finland and Sweden, which are preparing to dig deep underground labyrinths to store the highly toxic waste forever.

A directive being debated in the European Parliament and getting a lot of support around Europe would reduce noise in the workplace, concert halls and opera houses included, The Times of London reports.

The European Commission is also the process of updating and harmonizing its data protection rules — with a new data protection directive being negotiated.

The first is that the time driven must not exceed nine hours in any given day, the second that it must not exceed 56 hours in a week and must not result in the maximum working time specified in the Working Time Directive being exceeded.

Their directive was far-fetched.

The directive was ignored.

First, the directive is not a panacea.

But that directive is an afterthought, too.

Why has this directive been developed?

(Such a directive was quickly enforced after the disaster).

In comparison, the 2009 directive is a recipe for absurdity.