Example sentences of "[verb] in the right direction " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Darwin had turned in the right direction , he could do very little with mind and culture during his lifetime for the same reason that he was helpless before the mysteries of heredity : the basic information and modes of thought were lacking to produce the stable foundation which he correctly viewed as essential . |
| 2 | The illuminated sail was reversible , so that it always sailed in the right direction to ensure authenticity . |
| 3 | if I may give you a word of advice , you may think it 's rude , but when Mr is asking questions try not to turn down towards him , if you try and face across the jury , that 's what carries the voice if you 're looking at them , if you turn to your left , a bit of your head goes down a bit , it 's only natural , you 're not as used to courts as Mr is , er , he , he , your , it , your voice smothers , it 's not a question of shouting it 's just looking in the right direction , yes Mr go on |
| 4 | This obviously must be channelled in the right direction ! |
| 5 | At its best the combination is uniquely potent — a controlled conflagration which almost scorches the ear , a sense of communicative intensity not as an optional extra , or even as something to be striven for , but as a constant presence , only waiting to be channelled in the right direction . |
| 6 | He was one of the people who actually made the series , but I have to say that I never thought his career was channelled in the right direction . |
| 7 | ‘ It is apparent that a step has been made in the right direction … the property will soon be entirely under comparatively well-to-do tenants . |
| 8 | Then , by what actually occurs , you will be able to confirm that you have in fact turned in the right direction to reach your track . |
| 9 | There is a sense that things are heading in the right direction in South Africa , and that is all . |
| 10 | The end of Genesis did not bring us back to the beginning , but it surely left us heading in the right direction . |
| 11 | In accordance with my usual run of luck , I climbed up into thick mist , and being too lazy and smug to take a bearing I followed what seemed to be a well-worn path heading in the right direction for Beinn Dorain . |
| 12 | The very fact that we are considering aspects of animal welfare suggests that we are now heading in the right direction . |
| 13 | While these figures are still terrible , they are at least heading in the right direction . |
| 14 | ‘ Launch ’ is an apt term : it was never his intention to control or manipulate the Council , for it was a sovereign body under his presidency ; his duty was to see that it was heading in the right direction . |
| 15 | We might well have to wait for six months before we found a prahu which was heading in the right direction . |
| 16 | On arms talks , much remained to be done , but 1989 had given him " confidence that [ the superpowers were ] heading in the right direction " . |
| 17 | Once into the trees , they lost sight of the sun and the sky and had to rely on the compass to keep them heading in the right direction . |
| 18 | So are customers satisfied that their caring , sharing foodstore is heading in the right direction ? |
| 19 | While there are few hard and fast rules about what is precisely right to wear at the office this season , there are some pointers to keep you heading in the right direction . |
| 20 | While there are few hard and fast rules about what is precisely right to wear at the office this season , there are some pointers to keep you heading in the right direction . |
| 21 | Thought well at least I 'm heading in the right direction you know . |
| 22 | There are promising off-stage noises , heading in the right direction , if it 's not a missile it 's coffee as just been pointed out . |
| 23 | Seven months on , how I wish I could say that the Escort/Orion range is at least going in the right direction . |
| 24 | ‘ We 're going in the right direction but I do n't know where the piste has got to . ’ |
| 25 | When he came alongside a trawler 25 miles out from the English coast he asked : ‘ Am I going in the right direction for France ? ’ |
| 26 | Regarding community care in general in the authority the manager insisted , ‘ We have n't got there yet , but we are certainly going in the right direction . ’ |
| 27 | Maybe we 'll come across a friendly native with a forked stick going in the right direction and I 'll give him the big-screen smile and hand it over . |
| 28 | ‘ This survey also highlights that we are certainly going in the right direction . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm getting a case together and it 's going in the right direction . |
| 30 | I do n't think the vicarage can be here — Dorothy , are you sure we 're going in the right direction ? ’ |