Sentence examples for operatives from inspiring English sources
The word "operatives" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to refer to a group of people who are employed to carry out secret or dangerous tasks, or it can be used more generally to refer to any group of people working together towards a shared goal. For example: "The government has sent a team of undercover operatives to track down wanted criminals."
Its spiritual leader, Abu Bakar Basyir, is behind bars, as are many of the organisation's operatives, most notably Hambali, allegedly the group's operations chief.
Several Republican operatives in Iowa, where voters will have the first say on nominating the 2016 presidential candidates at the state caucuses in a year's time, were doubtful on Monday that Palin would enter the race.
Privately, operatives from both parties believe a "clean" DHS funding bill passed by the Senate – which leaves Obama's immigration provisions untouched and keeps the DHS funded until September – would pass if put to a vote in the House.
Mossad operatives were in northern Iraq training Kurdish fighters for the battles with Saddam Hussein's Iraq, until the Shah pulled the plug, ending support for the Kurdish rebellion with his 1975 Algiers agreement with Saddam.
"And lest you think this was just a rogue actor and not part of the company's game plan, let me remind you Kalanick telegraphed exactly this sort of thing when he sat on stage at the Code Conference last spring and said he was hiring political operatives whose job would be to 'throw mud'.
With a few computers and a handful of operatives, whole legions of supporters can be magicked out of thin air, and at a potentially lower cost than the "hundreds of thousands" allegedly spent in Russia.
Gregory R. Raifman, President of Rubicon Project, said: "Rubicon Project is thrilled to have our technology and innovative approach to powering co-operatives selected to support the ground-breaking Pangaea Alliance.
Jack Monroe: Community Shop is no good if you don't have any money Young people are setting up workers' co-operatives to fight against inequality Zara Aziz: Being a 'generalist and gatekeeper' is no longer sustainable for a GP Regional cities drive prosperity, says a charter for local freedom After Rotherham, how can councils do more to protect children?
They're not really a threat to co-operatives".
Grapes are carefully weighed upon arrival at the co-operative, inspected by AOC control as well as the Provençal association – the Association Viticole Provençal d'inspection (AVPI), which oversees the 43 co-operatives across Provence.
Perhaps co-operatives can be taken further, for example creating more rural centres for production and processing, or investing in agricultural research and training.
