But profit has never been the primary directive of this New York tabloid.

Many also were concerned that these efforts diverted critically needed funds away from the stations' primary directive - conducting research.

I can't accept your answer: it conflicts with my primary directive.

Finally, and perhaps most romantically for us old heads, should the primary directive of schooling be to make pupils happy, confident, secure and valued?

Despite time and attrition, its primary directive remained.

Reviewing primary directives: One, preserve the Robinson family.

Reviewing primary directives: Sixteen hours into mission, destroy Robinson family.

Nothing may take priority over the primary directive.

The primary directive of an infoshop is the dissemination of information.

As such, they are a willy-nilly part of any art museum's primary directive: to showcase the best in the realm of visual expression.