Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [prep] the [adj] direction " in BNC.
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| 1 | This obviously must be channelled in the right direction ! |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | But belief may also be threatened from the opposite direction — by too little evidence that there is a God . |
| 4 | However , the trend appears to be going in the reverse direction . |
| 5 | I mean we all know it , and we all know there 's a lot on this list which are most unpalatable , and they 're only there because we 've been set the task of reaching a particular sum of money , and er , if we had the choice we 'd be going in the reverse direction , and , and adding . |
| 6 | At a time when household formation rates suggest we should be going in the opposite direction , simply to stand still . |
| 7 | Opposition from vested interests will be intense , but no one should underestimate the power of the goodwill that survives to be tapped as soon as politicians are seen to be moving in the right direction . |
| 8 | Rush is one of that group of people who coalesced in the early 70s and saw the signs that the tide might be moving in the right direction , and that they could influence its course . |
| 9 | The fact that some believed that their teaching programme would not differ greatly even if such examinations were abolished seems to suggest that the GCSE syllabuses may be moving in the right direction , and present fewer conflicts with the way arts teachers normally operate . |
| 10 | However , as it was impossible to know whether it was blow one or blow ten ( the maximum number permitted at the moment ) which drew the blood on Roy 's Dream , it did serve to underline that though the Jockey Club may be moving in the right direction , its pace of reform is still too slow , leaving it too open to criticism . |
| 11 | A sense of perspective can also be undermined in the other direction — is not pride in performance sometimes dangerously close to obsession ? |
| 12 | Sometimes the chain has to be followed in the opposite direction . |
| 13 | But again , there is always a residuum of unpredictability ; we can always opt to choose not to be influenced in the predicted direction . |
| 14 | Then the movement might be practised in the other direction , and the physiotherapist guides the hemiplegic hip and knee to move sideways with perfect control . |
| 15 | This hole , which runs parallel to the 10th , is not that long ( 420 yards ) , but that downhill run of nearly 60 feet now has to be traversed in the opposite direction . |