Example sentences of "point in the right " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are going somewhere then you have to know where you are going in order to point in the right direction . |
| 2 | Keep the rig as upright as possible An upright rig presents more sail area to the wind and keeps the driving force pointing in the right direction — horizontally forwards . |
| 3 | Generally , then , the basic objective is to build up a strong framework or system of main stems , and to develop lateral side shoots which are pruned back each spring to 3 or 4 inches ( 7.5 or 10cm ) , with a terminal bud pointing in the right direction to fill spaces and gaps . |
| 4 | The car 's pointing in the right direction . ’ |
| 5 | Obviously many things might muddy the correlation between social structure and prohibited partners , but one piece of existing evidence points in the right direction . |
| 6 | The question remains as to whether British policy-makers can fairly argue that by fighting ‘ from within ’ , although they may not have entirely succeeded in limiting the battleground to issues of trade and markets , they have nevertheless ensured that the economic policy itself has pointed in the right direction . |
| 7 | After asking for help from passers-by , they were eventually pointed in the right direction . |
| 8 | The arrow pointed in the right direction , but ten feet past it , without the compass , which way was north ? |
| 9 | Tip is a firm believer in fate , and in 1961 the finger pointed in the right direction for him . |