dictate
Example Sentences
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“Overall, we expect that dealers will continue to prudently manage inventories until a market inflection dictates a change in course as the upcoming spring selling season gets under way.”
“Ultimately, the current geopolitical tensions will remain the dominant narrative driving oil markets over the short term, dictating trading dynamics in the days ahead.”
From Barron's
Army, counterinsurgency doctrine dictates 20 to 25 troops for every 1,000 inhabitants to achieve stability.
From Los Angeles Times
He is right, as far as the analogy goes—a defense contractor has no business effectively dictating policy by placing conditions on the use of its technology.
I’d sat in on enough of these tests to know that protocol dictated that we sit and watch our recap in front of the panel.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
