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How to use the word directives in a Sentence?

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We have reasonable suspicion that Aleksandar Vulin... gave orders, directives and guidelines that the activities of the Wagner Group in Serbia should not be prevented.

Aleksandar Vulin

Found on Reuters
1 year ago

Gov. DeSantis was able to execute a historically efficient response to Hurricane Ian because of his directives for a massive preemptive staging effort, enhanced state agency cooperation, and his insistence in being on the ground in the most affected areas after the storm.

Bryan Griffin

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The Cachu case is one of way too many that shows the nation that George Gascon’s policies, directives and so-called reforms are a failure, his ‘data and science’ was flawed and completely untrue and his 18-month social experiment has been an abysmal failure.

Jonathan Hatami

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The current case he’s arrested for possession of drugs, possession of a gun. He could have, even under my directives, he could have gone to jail. As a matter of fact, had the case been set to trial, then it was very possible he could still be waiting for a trial date. He was on bail, he was out on bail.

George Gascon

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

George Gascón’sretaliation against two long-standing and highly respected prosecutors for questioning the legality ofGascón’sdirectives, and how those directives put the safety of Los Angeles residents at risk, showsGascón’s lack of leadership, a true leader listens to the experts and works with them.Gascón’s smallness is a problem for the people of Los Angeles County.

Eric Siddall

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

There has to be a legal justification for it. And a legal justification isn't simply a pronouncement from your leader, it has to actually be based upon the law. And those were the fundamental problems we had with what he did and how [his directives] contradicted the law and confused the law.

Eric Siddall

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

While the overall rate of spending emergency rental assistance has improved, many programs are still too slow in getting assistance to tenants in need, those program administrators that can't or won't follow clear White House and The Treasury directives will have funding swept and reallocated to those that will.

Diane Yentel

Found on CNN
2 years ago

While many companies will challenge the plan in courts, many others will likely let out a sigh of relief, one of the most difficult problems for companies to tackle during this pandemic, among many, was the ever-changing and sometimes conflicting directives from local, state, and federal agencies.

John Challenger

Found on CNN
2 years ago

They were saying that in anticipation of Secretary Mayorkas’ visit that they were directed unwritten directives to basically clean everything up, make it look good, put people on busses, ship them out.

Sara Carter

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Right now, about half of all adults have at least one vaccination shot and masks remain an important tool in defeating this pandemic, we will continue to work closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to evaluate the need for these directives and recognize the significant level of compliance thus far.

Darby LaJoye

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The more that we as a country can do to drive reporting of cybersecurity incidents to CISA, as Transportation Security Administration recently did with their sort of directives, and certainly as several of your colleagues have suggested, via the other avenues that will help drive that change.

Eric Goldstein

Found on CNN
2 years ago

If we talk about the urban poor, it's impossible for them to observe these directives, they will tell you that observing these directives would be tantamount to starving themselves to death.

Ajnesh Prasad

Found on CNN
2 years ago

While vaccines are a powerful tool, we do not need to wait for vaccines to stop new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and death. We can do that now, los Angeles County takes every business and every resident to purposefully follow public health directives and safety measures. Please stay home and leave only for essential work or essential services.

The United

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The draft's directives to The FCC are preposterous, but at the same time, horrifying.

Andrew Schwartzman

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We can share that LouAnn was getting excellent care and that our team was following both her advanced directives and clinical practice guidelines to manage her pain and symptoms, once those symptoms progressed rapidly, and at the advice of her medical team, she was immediately sent to the hospital.

Paul Pruitt

Found on CNN
4 years ago

What we've been telling people from directives from the CDC for weeks now that if you start feeling bad stay home, those individuals could have been infecting people before they ever felt bad. But we didn't know that until the last 24 hours.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Many golf clubs around Australia have either re-opened, or are considering doing so, after recent state and territory-specific rulings or directives, golf Australia... remains of the view that golf is a non-essential activity, a view which sits comfortably with the current Federal Government directive and rules to' stay at home' unless absolutely necessary.

Golf Australia

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Weve entered into a number of contracts and as we are getting closer to the date when shipments are supposed to come in, theyre getting canceled or theyre getting delayed, weve been told theyre going first to the federal government. Earlier in the week, Gretchen Whitmer complained that Michigan wasnt receiving clear directives and guidance from the federal government on how to handle the crisis. The coronavirus outbreak has sparked tension between President Trump. Frankly, a patchwork strategy of each state doing what President Trump can, were going to do it if we need to, but it would be nice to have a national strategy.

Gretchen Whitmer

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

We are strategically managing our Atlantic and domestic service, mindful of travel directives from the federal government, fluctuating demand and of course, the advice of public health experts. Based on current trends, it is likely that additional schedule reductions will be necessary.

Chief Executive Oscar Munoz

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

During our work in Afghanistan, we provided support to our client, United States Agency for International Development( USAID) and followed the directives of the Patrick MacElroy government agencies that we served, we are proud of our record in successfully completing a number of projects in Afghanistan that helped more than double the amount of reliable power available to the country's hospitals, schools, businesses and homes under its contract with USAID.

Patrick MacElroy

Found on CNN
4 years ago

While initial reviews indicate that aircrew transiting through Scotland adhered to all guidance and procedures, we understand that U.S. Service members lodging at higher-end accommodations, even if within government rates, might be allowable but not advisable, even when Air Force aircrews follow all directives and guidance, we must still be considerate of perceptions of not being good stewards of taxpayer funds that might be created through the appearance of aircrews staying at such locations.

The Air Force

Found on CNN
4 years ago

This shocking attack from the state against our clients exercise of religious convictions is deeply disturbing, the state seeks to punish Artis based on non-existent directives, and deprive her of a personal ministry to the veterans who have benefited from her religious services for years. Artis isnt fighting just for herself, but for the Gospel and for the residents who are unable to fight for themselves against the states attempted intimidation.

Brad Dacus

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Diplomatic Security and other law enforcement agencies rigorously vet new hires at our missions overseas, and all employees are also subject to ongoing reviews to ensure they are fully complying with their security responsibilities and Department security requirements, when we identify an employee in violation of security directives, we take appropriate action at the appropriate time.

State Department

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Career employees are responsible for executing the policy directives the president sets.

Max Stier

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

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