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And not just to see how good an operative you are, either.
"I could no longer believe that God was operative in human history."
But the operative word in his life has always been "control."
The 50 in the computer room may still be operative.
Yes, or several of them have lost their operative parts.
It would be one of the operative words, I'd think.
They took an operative alive and I want to see him.
The operative question for weeks has been: "What do you think is going to happen?"
You're a great operative, but your mouth gets in the way too often.
Also, it is never possible to know exactly how long the disease process has been operative.
But he, like others, said the operative factor was cost.
By then it was the last of its kind to remain operative.
Different men, but there's always the same special police vice operative good looks.
Here, as on other parts of the program, the operative word is quick.
This study does not show a clear advantage for the operative group.
It'll take you a month of confusion to get operative.
Even so, Jack thought he'd keep the operative connection in mind.
The Front was never an operative organization, but rather a statement of position.
There was almost no operative work, as such - at least I had none.
This practice is operative in all three branches of government.
While at this hospital he did all of the operative surgery.
He had said earlier that scared was the operative word.
It had lost 9 of 10 games and the operative word was survival.
"Was being the operative word," he said, running a hand through his hair while continuing to watch her.
"If" being the operative word for the Nets these days.