Sentence examples for neither imperative from inspiring English sources

Both in grammar and in propositional content, the principle's gerundive "is-to-be" is neither imperative nor predictive, but rationally directive — an ought — in the way that gets its fully developed and central sense and normativity in the more specified ought of moral standards.

Much has been made of the formal similarities between Leibowitz's approach to mitzvoth and Kantian ethics, given the categorical nature of both the ethical and halakhic imperative, neither of which can be instrumental means to ends beyond the respective duties themselves.

10 Once an evolving population reaches a signaling system equilibrium, the signals used are primitive in that they are neither clearly indicative nor clearly imperative.

But neither does it have a domestic political imperative — French Socialists would find little yield in calling the president a wimp (or a war-monger) on Iran — in claiming the sanctions to date have been a marked success.

The evacuation was itself the goal and neither the protection of the civilians nor imperative military necessity justified the action'.

It is an age-old struggle between personal benefit and community benefit, and many Americans seemingly perceive that the economy today is neither sick enough nor well enough for either imperative to prevail.

For Lewis, and for anyone who listened to his arguments, the moral imperative is a law human beings can neither invent nor escape--and, as a result, leaves us always feeling inadequate and slightly ashamed.

Both sides are operating under the same imperatives: neither wants to concede an election which is almost within their grasp.

Neither of these imperatives need be difficult to accomplish.

During an interview on the last day of Radar L.A., Mr. Russell said another imperative of a theater franchise — a phrase he neither used himself nor rejected as inappropriate — was to proceed carefully.

It is therefore imperative that the panel include neither editors nor former editors among its numbers.