Sentence examples for directive rests on from inspiring English sources

That directive rests on legal authority our agency was granted by Congress through passing the Clean Air Act back in 1970.

Authoritative reasons are claimed to be exclusionary reasons, excluding from consideration those dependent reasons (including, importantly, moral reasons) on which the authoritative directive rests.

The memo, White House officials and a broad array of legal experts assert that the president's directive, announced Thursday night in a prime-time address to the nation, rests on firm legal ground.

Democracy rests on them.

"Everything rests on it.

It rests on five elements.

What rests on the claim?

Biology rests on physics.

Any criminal cases which rested on acquisition of data through the directive could also be called into question, because the court decided that "the declaration of invalidity takes effect from the date on which the directive entered into force" – that is, 2006.

Resting on the seventh day?

No resting on laurels here.