Example sentences of "[v-ing] in the right direction " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | There is a sense that things are heading in the right direction in South Africa , and that is all . |
| 3 | The end of Genesis did not bring us back to the beginning , but it surely left us heading in the right direction . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The very fact that we are considering aspects of animal welfare suggests that we are now heading in the right direction . |
| 6 | While these figures are still terrible , they are at least heading in the right direction . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . |
| 8 | We might well have to wait for six months before we found a prahu which was heading in the right direction . |
| 9 | On arms talks , much remained to be done , but 1989 had given him " confidence that [ the superpowers were ] heading in the right direction " . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | So are customers satisfied that their caring , sharing foodstore is heading in the right direction ? |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Thought well at least I 'm heading in the right direction you know . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Seven months on , how I wish I could say that the Escort/Orion range is at least going in the right direction . |
| 17 | ‘ We 're going in the right direction but I do n't know where the piste has got to . ’ |
| 18 | When he came alongside a trawler 25 miles out from the English coast he asked : ‘ Am I going in the right direction for France ? ’ |
| 19 | 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 . ’ |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | ‘ This survey also highlights that we are certainly going in the right direction . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm getting a case together and it 's going in the right direction . |
| 23 | I do n't think the vicarage can be here — Dorothy , are you sure we 're going in the right direction ? ’ |
| 24 | I believe that what we are seeing from President Moi and members of his Government is all going in the right direction . |
| 25 | Secondly , I wish to see our participation at Maastricht emphasising and improving those matters on which the Community is going in the right direction . |
| 26 | It 's going in the right direction . |
| 27 | But I think it 's going in the right direction , that in , in a sense what is not wanted is , is facts to , to cluster the , the , the memory but erm imaginative qualities to kindle the , the intellectual spirit 's curiosity that we really want to awaken . |
| 28 | It is different from country to country , and I sometimes feel I mean I 'm not sure whether I 'm being unfair to our industry here , but it does seem to me that perhaps we have n't quite got our act together yet , we 're going in the right direction , but we have n't quite got there . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |