In sum, fun was not the operative term at the moment.

The operative term in all this is "official decision."

The means of recording described by Melnychenko seems odd, both in technical and operative terms.

For accuracy's sake, the operative term will be the American musical.

The operative term among Democratic politicians and strategists has become "framing."

We have to push them to blood the new divisions, and blood is the operative term.

Long and narrow is the operative term for Jason Phillips.

I think mythic is the operative term here Sam.

"I think that is the operative term, from a legal standpoint," he said.

They also learned the operative terms: "pancake" meant to land immediately.