prescriptive
preskriptif
definition
adjective
these guidelines are not intended to be prescriptive
of or relating to the imposition or enforcement of a rule or method.
a prescriptive right of way
(of a right, title, or institution) having become legally established or accepted by long usage or the passage of time.
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He or she probably has the idea that to the extent that 'prescriptive' rules are not followed, the language is somehow deteriorating.
The wall the vessel is moored to has nothing to do with this matter, and furthermore no 'prescriptive' rights apply.
A four-block special district can have very 'prescriptive' rules that would be inappropriate for an entire city.
It is very 'prescriptive' and outlined how much time to spend on certain areas as well as which words to teach each week.
We now understand better what it is we need, and this way I think we can be more 'prescriptive' and deliver better value for money.
According to Ohio case law, the minimum period required to acquire a 'prescriptive' easement is 21 years.
There was a fear that scopes of practice would be too narrow and 'prescriptive' , but that has never been the intention of scopes of practice.
The Dairy Industry Act is rigid and 'prescriptive' , and it is time indeed for a revamp.
‘In the past, there were 'prescriptive' rules and lots of checking up,’ Murray said.
This bill is also 'prescriptive' about whom the authority is required to consult.
And thus what seems an utterly 'prescriptive' system of breathing, movement, and mind control becomes the vehicle for personal interpretation after all.
I'm generally supportive of Higgs, but I don't like the 'prescriptive' nature of it.
In both cases, the courts completely dismissed the plaintiffs' 'prescriptive' rights arguments.
But in many cases so-called ‘simplification’ often requires more extensive clarification that can lead to more detailed and 'prescriptive' regulation.
Ethical obligations are not about 'prescriptive' rules and regulation nor complying with the law.
It's an uphill battle to get them comfortable with the notion that ‘rightness’ is situational and that it is possible to be both descriptive and 'prescriptive' .
One private sector insider said: ‘Their demands were very very 'prescriptive' .’
It's difficult to be 'prescriptive' , and it's ultimately for the Ukrainians, we hope, to resolve this, and above all, peacefully.
In practice, the so-called multicultural agenda, when it is adopted by the state, turns into a very, very 'prescriptive' and limiting set of choices with all sorts of connotations which I might not like.
The more parents are led to believe that they need this kind of 'prescriptive' advice about how to relate to their children, the more stilted and insecure they are going to become in everyday interactions with their kids.
I would be very concerned about whether or not something really is mentoring if you have 'prescriptive' outcomes.
Chomsky's goal was not to write a 'prescriptive' grammar book.
Yet, no one would suggest that by using it the public might acquire 'prescriptive' rights and that the land might become a town green.
These kinds of 'prescriptive' rules are part of a very outdated conception of grammar which, surprisingly, even in expert circles, is very much alive and well.
These authors warn against a 'prescriptive' approach, or client stereotyping.
The lesson here is that you actually need to have a pretty good control of descriptive grammar before you can intelligently engage in 'prescriptive' grammar.
Only in the 1680s was any serious attempt made to challenge the 'prescriptive' rights of rural and urban elites to exercise power.
The original schedule 2 in the bill - which has now been superseded - was very much more 'prescriptive' and clear about what needed to be enforced and what was acceptable and unacceptable.
A cursory review of the language in these regulations from state to state reveals noticeable differences in the wording, from very 'prescriptive' language to very broad guidelines.
Doing so in the context of oral native language assessment, and characterizing the results as an index of native language ability, enormously privileges the educated classes and recalls the classic critique of 'prescriptivism' .
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