Sentence examples for it was prescriptive from inspiring English sources

"It was prescriptive," Domer said of the proposed law, drafted in anticipation of the Breitling Huntington Beach Airshow to protect safety.

Just because we invented monogamy to ensure greater stability among the populace doesn't mean it's prescriptive.

It's hugely burdensome for business and the public sector alike; it's prescriptive in the extreme; and it takes no account of individual countries, sectors or circumstances.

First, it is prescriptive, which is to say that moral judgments express the will in a way analogous to commands.

It is prescriptive - head coach Joe Schmidt has nailed down every bit of detail - but without being boring.

"I will do whatever the fans want so long as it is prescriptive enough for my staff to understand what they can use and when.

Where he says Base Apollo differentiates itself from the competition beyond the data set is that it is stand-alone and it's prescriptive, telling users what to do next.

In this experiment, the 2004 map showed us how the labels we use to organize information isn't just descriptive -- it's prescriptive.

Decide if it is prescriptive or descriptive.

In practice it can be prescriptive, generalized and formulaic; which can hide the opportunity and superior value that can be achieved through "Sustainability by Design" (SbD)….

Metro officials say that if the agency pursues a plan with Uber or another ride-sharing company, it would "be prescriptive about what the background check process must entail," Metro spokesman Dan Stessel said.