Sentence examples for obvious imperative from inspiring English sources

On the few occasions that I have managed to get into Gaza, the obvious imperative was to report on the difficult humanitarian and political situation, rather than go in search of family history.

The diversity of religious actors and the complex and rather fragmented nature of religious communities in West Africa mean that the obvious imperative of engaging religious actors is easier said than done.

Our lack of adequate sex education in this country has, over time, led to a culture of firefighting – we bombard young people with contraceptive information, which is an obvious imperative, but we're not focusing enough on teaching the power of "no" – how important that word is, and how, when it comes to sex, we must get used to saying and hearing it.

Our lack of adequate sex education in this country has, over time, led to a culture of firefighting we bombard young people with contraceptive information, which is an obvious imperative, but we're not focusing enough on teaching young people the power of "no"—how important that word is, and how, when it comes to sex, we must get used to saying and hearing it.

There exists an obvious imperative to reduce and standardise parameter sets.

"Port of Newcastle has an obvious commercial imperative to maximise trade volumes through the port and to ensure continuing access for customers.

STEPHEN PRESKILL New York, March 25 , 2011To the Editor: Re "A War by Any Name," by Ross Douthat (column, March 28): Beyond the obvious moral imperative of preventing Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's slaughter of his opposition in Benghazi, the most compelling justification for our military action in Libya is that it puts the United States on the right side of history.

Ignoring the obvious environmental imperative, bikes play to two impulses deep within the Londoner's soul: they offer an opportunity for competitive smugness and a simple tax-avoidance strategy (motorists have to pay a £10 congestion charge — about $16 — to get into the center of town).

If water quality proves to be a determining factor, "that would point to an obvious management imperative," Hughes says.

From space, national boundaries vanish and the need to protect the pale blue dot becomes obvious and imperative.

From space, the astronauts tell us, national boundaries vanish, the conflicts that divide people become less important, and the need to create a planetary society with the united will to protect this "pale blue dot" becomes both obvious and imperative".