Kirk could tell from the commodore's expression the thought had occurred to him, but he was forced to carry out official directives.

We haven't received any official directive to do this.

According to official directives, each prisoner had to have use of 2.5 m2.

Often he had ignored official directives and policy decisions from Saigon and Washington.

If you want to have your creeps follow me around at a discreet distance to comply with the official directives, okay.

The rights group said the beatings were used to punish and intimidate, despite official directives to the contrary.

Quite properly, official directives stressed that all personnel were to focus on the mission, not the consequences.

It's something that I'm doing on my own responsibility, without any official directives from above.

Efforts to regulate behavior included instruction manuals, official directives, and Inquisition investigations.

It may take a while to get an official directive from Washington.