Sentence examples for directive means from inspiring English sources

The directive means that Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld will sit "deferentially" beside Ms. Rice at the meetings, Mr. Daalder said.

I read a while ago that an EU directive means that our cereal boxes will eventually be forbidden from featuring charming cartoon mascots for fear that they tempt tots to load up on the sweet stuff.

"The directive means our clients have to wait longer for family reunions which makes it particularly difficult because their families tend to remain in countries that are quite dangerous.

The court ruled that the EU's 1995 data protection directive means that individuals should have an opportunity to insist that Google (and presumably other search engines) remove certain search results that come up in a search for their names, not because they are false, or infringe copyright, but because they violate a "respect for private life" or a "right to protection of personal data".

It is less clear what the directive means for state policies that are not enforced by state agencies but by the courts, like those that govern child custody or protect a husband and wife from having to testify against one another about statements they made to each other while married.

The term 'Directive 5101.1' means Department of Defense Directive 5101.1, or any successor directive relating to the responsibilities of an executive agent of the Department of Defense.

What that directive meant, he promised, would become clear.

The subjects were encouraged to focus on their environmental interests — a directive meant to activate that part of their identity.

In a commentary in the journal, Dr Urban Janlert from Umeå University in Sweden writes that the European Working Time Directive, meant to limit the week to 48 hours, is not in effect in all countries.

The directive, meant to speed up games, gives relief pitchers two minutes from the time they step into fair territory until they must be ready to pitch in the game.

For example, Mr. Banga shook up the company by declaring that any request to headquarters not acted upon in two weeks would be automatically approved -- a directive meant to speed decision-making.