Sentence examples for prescriptive that from inspiring English sources

But, he said of the grant requirement: "It's another thing to be so prescriptive; that came as a surprise to many of us states".

Fashion, let's face it, has become so prescriptive that any red-carpet event these days is rather dull and predictable (with the possible exception of Tilda Swinton) in terms of what everybody wears.

Enron's behaviour has confirmed that in some areas, notably the treatment of off-balance-sheet dodges, American accounting standards are too lax; while in others they are so prescriptive that they have lost sight of broader principles.

For me it is about raising standards, focusing on the quality of teaching and inspiring teachers without being so prescriptive that it inhibits good teachers from being able to use their experience and their ideas.

This is due to the fact that assessment is prescriptive, that is, the systems do not exist yet or for which no empirical data is available.

The most important of such shared premises is the idea that the primary cognitive attitude of logic is descriptive rather than prescriptive, that is, that logic describes objects or objectivities (Sachverhalte).

The cars are a combination of fairly prescriptive regulations that have become more prescriptive every year for six seasons.

The devised policies must also include prescriptive steps that ensure that data is used ethically (and not misused by malevolent actors and crisis profiteers).

But overly prescriptive rules that fossilise the internet in its current form could indeed hamper innovation.

The prescriptive doctrines that Flora cites in her post are the first words that should be cut as unnecessary.

Busch said textbooks shouldn't be prescriptive works that "scare the wits" out of sixth graders, but should accurately represent the science.