Sentence examples for was prescriptive from inspiring English sources

Appearing before Vaz's committee, Yates said it was difficult to prove wrongdoing because the law was "prescriptive".

Those shows are prescriptive.

They are prescriptive.

We don't want to be prescriptive".

This list is not meant to be prescriptive.

One is prescriptive: "hone in" is an error for "home in".

Where once he was mainly descriptive, now he is prescriptive too.

But he said it was not his job to be prescriptive.

Professor Arrow's theory is prescriptive; it describes how people should behave.

I don't want to be prescriptive, but somewhere other than Birmingham, perhaps?

"Central government's role is not to be prescriptive but to lead, advise and encourage".