Sentence examples for without a directive from inspiring English sources

Without a directive, the American airline industry was operating in a business-as-usual manner when Woods noticed the suspicious passengers on his flight.

"I find it hard to believe this would come without a directive from above, and I think it is more foreign policy than law enforcement," he said.

Without such a directive given by the senior official, the trapping operation would be illegal.

The designation means Mr. Olsen and his wife, Helen, cannot significantly alter the home without permission — a directive they will have little trouble following, if their living area is any indication.

I can have an opinion on an issue without it being a directive on the nation.

I shouldn't have to tell them what decision to make for such a sensitive issue… I can have an opinion on an issue without it being a directive on the nation.

He added a minute later: "I can have an opinion on an issue without it being a directive on the nation.

A1 Agency Acted Alone After 9/11 The National Security Agency acted on its own authority, without a formal directive from President Bush, to expand its domestic surveillance operations in the weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks, according to declassified documents.

This results in aimless monitoring without a clear directive on when monitoring indicates a trajectory towards an unacceptable state or impending change, which possibly necessitates intervention.

Our observation of a low level of ALP expression after 10 days, even without osteogenic conditions, further supports a directive role of gelatin scaffold.

Too often education edicts come down from on high with a directive to "just do it," without question and without complaint.