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- noun Plural form of
directive .
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Examples
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In this case the CIA followed directives from a Republican administration.
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In motions to dismiss suits seeking class-action status in Massachusetts and Arizona, for instance, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America first point out that the Treasury Department has made a lot of changes to HAMP, which Bank of America calls "a constantly evolving new federal program" with near-monthly supplemental directives from the government.
Big Banks Explain Why They Won't Give You A HAMP Modification The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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In motions to dismiss suits seeking class-action status in Massachusetts and Arizona, for instance, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America first point out that the Treasury Department has made a lot of changes to HAMP, which Bank of America calls "a constantly evolving new federal program" with near-monthly supplemental directives from the government.
Big Banks Explain Why They Won't Give You A HAMP Modification Arthur Delaney 2010
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The Chinese financial system has long been known for its deep structural flaws, related to the domination of state-controlled banks that issue massive loans based on political directives from the central government or shared interests with local governments and state-owned enterprises.
Matthew Yglesias » Predictions Are Hard, Especially About the Future 2010
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Barnes is a pure hack who gets directives from the Republican National Committee about what to say.
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No matter what you think of the above, we have seen a lot of new very disturbing laws and directives from the EU these last years (telecom package, ipred, the data retention directive).
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The Secretary of State runs our foreign policy in concert with directives from the President.
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I guess she taking her directives from the president. rachel
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I am not sure how following Congress 'directives is arrogant.
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There are other voting blocks out there Jack - right wing Christians, Catholics given directives from the pulpit, Mormons, various ethnic groups, etc.
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