Sentence examples for prescriptive signs from inspiring English sources

Its walls crawl with shadows and prescriptive signs ("Perpetual motion compels morality"), and you might stumble upon the odd vitrine (one holds the powdered ejaculate of a stag and the legend, "Please sniff").

Its surface is entirely covered by reflecting traffic signs: prescriptive, indicative, of speed limit, road signs and informative signs.

As we debated processes and discussed product demo's, I was reminded that unabashed honesty doesn't have to be brutal honesty and that challenging someone directly, with actionable insights and prescriptive feedback, is a sign of respect.

Nyvad's method can be called descriptive, whereas ICDAS-LAA is prescriptive i.e. cilinical signs of activity are given numeric values and the sum score indicates lesion activity [ 12].

Although supportive of a new treaty in principle, the White House has also raised concerns, saying that if it is too prescriptive many nations will be deterred from signing.

Some of the Sarbanes-Oxley rules for bosses and directors may be too cumbersome or prescriptive: requiring chief executives and finance officers to sign their accounts is good theatre, but it is not likely to help investors much.

It is impractical to be prescriptive in guidelines for management where consensus may be lacking, such as encouraging use of a signing system in early communication [ 41, 54] in the context of characteristic speech and language delays; some anecdotally see this as a distraction from focusing on oral communication [ 20].

So make sure to look for any warning signs that the boss thinks you're a poor fit for the team — such as if they become very prescriptive in their guidance, start interrupting you in meetings, or give you negative performance reviews.

Those shows are prescriptive.

They're not prescriptive.

They're too prescriptive.