| 单词 | direct |
| 释义 | direct (daɪrekt , dɪ- ) Word forms: directs , directing , directed 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B1 Direct means moving towards a place or object, without changing direction and without stopping, for example in a journey. They'd come on a direct flight from Athens. ...the direct route from Amman to Mumbai. Direct is also an adverb. You can fly direct to Amsterdam from most British airports. directly adverb [ADVERB after verb] B1 The jumbo jet is due to fly the hostages directly back to London. Synonyms: immediately, promptly, instantly, right away Synonyms: straight, unswervingly, without deviation, by the shortest route 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 If something is in direct heat or light, it is strongly affected by the heat or light, because there is nothing between it and the source of heat or light to protect it. Medicines should be stored away from direct sunlight. Direct illumination is harsh and unflattering. 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B2 You use direct to describe an experience, activity, or system which only involves the people, actions, or things that are necessary to make it happen. He has direct experience of the process of privatisation. He seemed to be in direct contact with the Boss. He is expected to extend direct rule by the central government for another six months. Synonyms: first-hand, personal, immediate Direct is also an adverb. I can deal direct with your Inspector Kimble. Write to us direct with details of your clubs. directly adverb [ADVERB with verb] B2 We cannot measure pain directly. It can only be estimated. The British could do nothing directly to help the Austrians. Synonyms: immediately, promptly, instantly, right away Synonyms: in person, personally, at first hand 4. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B2 You use direct to emphasize the closeness of a connection between two things. [emphasis] They were unable to prove that she died as a direct result of his injection. His visit is direct evidence of the improvement in their relationship. The minister denied there was a direct connection between the two issues. Synonyms: clear, specific, plain, absolute 5. adjective If you describe a person or their behaviour as direct, you mean that they are honest and open, and say exactly what they mean. He avoided giving a direct answer. The new songs are more direct. No direct reference was made to the call by the Foreign Office minister. Synonyms: straightforward, open, straight, frank directly adverb [ADVERB after verb] At your first meeting, explain simply and directly what you hope to achieve. But he then went on to refer very directly to the argument. Synonyms: immediately, promptly, instantly, right away Synonyms: honestly, openly, frankly, plainly directness uncountable noun Using 'I' adds directness to a piece of writing. 'I like Rupert enormously,' she said, with a directness which made Pat flush. Synonyms: honesty, candour, frankness, sincerity 6. verb If you direct something at a particular thing, you aim or point it at that thing. I directed the extinguisher at the fire without effect. [V n + at/towards/on] He directed the tiny beam of light at the roof. [V n at/towards/on n] Synonyms: aim, point, turn, level 7. verb If your attention, emotions, or actions are directed at a particular person or thing, you are focusing them on that person or thing. The learner's attention needs to be directed to the significant features. [be V-ed + to/towards] Do not be surprised if, initially, she directs her anger at you. [VERB noun + at] One assassination attempt was directed against the country's top three government leaders. [be V-ed against n] 8. verb If a remark or look is directed at you, someone says something to you or looks at you. She could hardly believe the question was directed towards her. [be V-ed + towards] The abuse was directed at the TV crews. [be V-ed + at] Arnold directed a meaningful look at Irma. [VERB noun + at] 9. verb B1+ If you direct someone somewhere, you tell them how to get there. Could you direct them to Dr Lamont's office, please? [VERB noun + to] Inside, a guard directed them to the right. [VERB noun to noun] Synonyms: guide, show, lead, conduct 10. verb When someone directs a project or a group of people, they are responsible for organizing the people and activities that are involved. Christopher will direct day-to-day operations. [VERB noun] ...his coolness in directing the rescue of nine hostages. [VERB noun] Synonyms: control, run, manage, lead direction (daɪrekʃən , dɪr- ) uncountable noun Organizations need clear direction. The house was built under the direction of John's partner. Synonyms: management, government, control, charge 11. verb B1+ When someone directs a film, play, or television programme, they are responsible for the way in which it is performed and for telling the actors and assistants what to do. He directed various TV shows. [VERB noun] ...her long-held ambition to direct as well as act. [VERB] 12. verb If you are directed to do something, someone in authority tells you to do it. [formal] They have been directed to give special attention to the problem of poverty. [be VERB-ed to-infinitive] The Bishop directed the faithful to stay at home. [VERB noun to-infinitive] Synonyms: order, command, instruct, charge [formal] 13. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If you are a direct descendant of someone, you are related to them through your parents and your grandparents and so on. She is a direct descendant of Queen Victoria. 14. See also direction, directly Collocations: dire impact This could have a direct impact on bioinformatics technology. The Scientist (2000) This image had a direct impact on the group 's music. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The large-scale study is the first to show that obesity has a direct impact on cognitive and memory decline. Times, Sunday Times (2010) No significant direct impact of comorbidity on survival was detected. 2007, 'Impact of comorbidity and harmful habits on treatment success in patients with laryngeal cancer', Zdravniški Vestnik The direct impact of warming affects mainly the most cryophilic species. 2018, 'Trends in Population Size of Rare Plant Species in the Alpine Habitats of the Ukrainian Carpathians under Climate Change', Diversity He did finally raise enough cash to direct a feature film. Times, Sunday Times He was finding it difficult to get the chance to direct a feature film so moved into television. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He had never directed a feature before, but he thought he had learnt enough, from both the good and the 'not-so-good' films he had done. Times, Sunday Times You direct a film for people to watch and feel things as they're sitting in a dark cinema. Christianity Today It's incredible that it took two people to direct the film. Times, Sunday Times He had initially hoped to also direct the film, but he ended up losing interest in directing and sold the script. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Bell contacted four directors to direct the film. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was his first chance to direct a film in four years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He once said it was his ambition to direct a movie in every genre. Times, Sunday Times Carpenter agreed to direct the movie, but his starting fee as director was $10 million. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I'm not making much for directing this movie. Times, Sunday Times More plays and possibly directing a movie will come next. Times, Sunday Times I ask him why he's ended up doing this, and not writing a screenplay or directing a movie? Times, Sunday Times He has good vision and can direct the play. The Sun What's all this got to do with directing a play? Times, Sunday Times Armed guards in bulletproof vests watched the doors and professional dealers directed the play. Times, Sunday Times Rosing would produce, write and direct the production. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This confusion was further increased by the mixture of people used to write and direct the production. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hooper initially declined to direct the production because he believed the series was tired. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Again, these industries were dominated by the nobility who directed the production of such materials. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He directed the production of violins, harps, flutes, and organs, and wrote and copied masses, operas, and motets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This process may be broken into targeted questions which can direct the project overall. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They would be woken years later by the descendants of those who remained to direct the project, once the world was fertile once more. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He conceived and directed the project, and personally conducted interviews with the subject. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The enemy seem now to be directing their efforts to opposing the advance of the relieving columns, which are entrenched 23 miles down the river. Times, Sunday Times He had sounded so much in control, focused and mature, as if he were directing the effort to 'getmehome'. Times, Sunday Times The 6ft 7in defender, who had been on the pitch only two minutes, directed his effort in off the underside of the bar. The Sun Rather than risking their lives, peace activists must direct their efforts to a realistic and attainable path to peace. Globe and Mail Every year the club chooses a charity to direct their efforts towards. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She will direct an episode in series three. Times, Sunday Times He directed two episodes of the first season and then returned in the fall to direct an episode of the second season. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He returned to direct an episode of the sixth season in 1996. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also directed an episode. Times, Sunday Times Their involvement in that show has been relatively ceremonial, though - they didn't write or direct any episodes and their responses when asked about it haven't overflowed with bonhomie. Times, Sunday Times Control panels were used to direct the operation of some unit record equipment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Grace ended his editorship but continued to direct the operation of the newspaper. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was on the topmost bridge all the while directing operations. Times, Sunday Times When, after 24 hours of fighting, they were relieved, he volunteered to continue directing operations. Times, Sunday Times He spent a further nine months directing operations at the plant. Times, Sunday Times A torpedo fuel leak was the direct cause of the explosion. Times, Sunday Times The underlying problems nearly always go beyond the direct cause, he added. Times, Sunday Times The imbalance of humors, or dyscrasia, was thought to be the direct cause of all diseases. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, they were still unable to determine if the flu was the direct cause of the patient's fatality. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The ultimate direct cause of the incident was a failure of the subsea wellhead equipment after a prolonged period of well control. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Recharging pads, which have been on the market for several years, also contain magnetic coils that direct energy to a phone's battery. Times, Sunday Times That mainly reflects direct energy and supply costs. Times, Sunday Times Research focus includes applications in clean energy (e.g., direct energy conversion, hydrogen storage) and major industrial segments (e.g., micro/nanoelectronics, sensors). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The experimental reactor was started (reached criticality) in 1964 and was decommissioned in 1966 and was used for research about direct energy conversion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 B, direct energy conversion, though that scheme will have general challenges. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We typically only vote against management when direct engagement has failed. Times, Sunday Times For years, mainstream psychiatry discouraged direct engagement with voices, with the belief that they were useless manifestations of sickness that could only distract from treatment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His band of film-makers, actors and celebrities consciously avoided direct engagement with the junta's politics. Times, Sunday Times Verse and expository prose, with their intonations of 'direct engagement', seem more compatible with the revolutionary temperament than the more leisurely composition of stories. The Times Literary Supplement In addition to bringing new artistic forms, these influences also introduced a direct engagement with political and social issues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This means that they are naturally more likely to be risk-takers and have direct experience of being much less wealthy. Times, Sunday Times Understanding comes as a product of direct experience - in schools, in workplaces, in families. Times, Sunday Times Soldiers, on the whole, will give unvarnished advice because they understand the issues from direct experience. Times, Sunday Times What direct experience would lead them to similar acts of destruction? Times, Sunday Times Having direct experience of the work of known artists at close quarters was a major influence on my own painting and career. Times, Sunday Times I have some direct exposure — not more than about 1.5%. Times, Sunday Times According to that study, 14 of the first 41 confirmed infected patients had no direct exposure to the market. Times,Sunday Times In the stock market, it was banks and insurers, those with the greatest direct exposure to sovereign debt, that predictably were hit hardest. Times, Sunday Times Often they have not had direct exposure to business and are therefore uncomfortable teaching it. Times, Sunday Times But like direct exposure to the sun, a voice of this intensity needs to be rationed. Times, Sunday Times I sent an email and followed up with many phone calls to try to change the return flight to a direct flight. The Sun Get me on the next direct flight! The Sun It's only an eight-hour direct flight away. Times, Sunday Times It has long pointed wings and a fast direct flight. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has a powerful, fast and direct flight, and will ascend thermals to great heights. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The government has already withdrawn most direct funding for teaching in universities. Times, Sunday Times In addition, the market may see the development of longerterm mortgage products, promoted by tax and regulatory changes, as well as direct funding by government. Times, Sunday Times This has been complemented by devolution of direct funding for the universities. Times, Sunday Times It included 16 million of support for vulnerable practices to provide them with expert help, essential new staff and, in some cases, direct funding. Times, Sunday Times The university spends about 100 million on research each year via direct funding. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It could be cooked over direct heat or in a moderate oven. Times, Sunday Times Wipe with a clean, damp cloth and hang up to dry away from direct heat. Times, Sunday Times You need a catering-size pan or a heavy-duty, deep-sided, clean roasting tin that won't buckle over direct heat. Times, Sunday Times First sear the steak over high direct heat, then move to a cooler section to finish off. The Sun Soften all these ingredients in 1 tbsp oil in a lidded casserole dish that can take direct heat. Times, Sunday Times Sharply rising prices of essentials have a bigger direct impact on most families than restrictions on the availability of credit. Times, Sunday Times It's more fun than a solo clear-out, and you'll know that your clothes are having a direct impact. Times, Sunday Times Fifty-six per cent also said the cuts will have a direct impact on their lives. The Sun There can be a direct impact on careers. Times, Sunday Times There are some general election years that pass without much direct impact on the economy. Times, Sunday Times Instead, teachers should adopt direct instruction, the report says. Times, Sunday Times The estate agent can't arrange this side of things - you will need to give direct instruction. Times, Sunday Times However, these recommendations were found to have had modest impact on direct instruction after ten years' time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These interventions may be behavioral and or academic interventions incorporating scientifically proven forms of instruction such as direct instruction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This preparation of the learner and assistance may require some direct instruction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For investors keen to get in on the action though, there are few options for direct investment in space travel and exploration. Times, Sunday Times It reported that foreign direct investment reached an all-time high of $1,833 billion last year. Times, Sunday Times It will bring in $1.1 billion in foreign direct investment a year. Times, Sunday Times Foreign direct investment by companies boosts the economic performance of the host country and improves living standards. Times,Sunday Times The government could announce an immediate cut in corporation tax to attract foreign direct investment. Times, Sunday Times Here we have people seeing him [commit offences] and having direct knowledge. Times, Sunday Times According to a person with direct knowledge of the company, net sales last year were $5.6m. Times, Sunday Times He has no direct knowledge of my past. The Times Literary Supplement Are they in a position to have direct knowledge or are they passing on second-hand tips? Globe and Mail They are not like non-executive directors of a public company - they are numerous, meet infrequently, and in most cases have no direct knowledge of the company's internal workings. Times, Sunday Times In the past, there might have been a direct link between the underwritings analysts worked on and their pay. Globe and Mail (2003) There was a direct link between paying in during the good times and drawing on the pool of collective resources in bad times. Times, Sunday Times (2013) In fact there is little evidence of a direct link between tight family budgets and food theft. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It will mark the end of a near twoyear hiatus in direct negotiations. The Sun But direct negotiations in the past decade have promised little and delivered less. Times, Sunday Times Consequently, we are primed to co-operate, and direct negotiations between potential co-operators may not be necessary. Times, Sunday Times It needs to be created through hard work in direct negotiations between the contending parties. Times, Sunday Times He said there were no direct negotiations - he met the two sides separately. The Sun His thoughts on their promiscuity were formed by listening to their conversations rather than through direct observation, sadly. Times, Sunday Times He begins with small oil painted canvases, watercolours and drawings done from direct observation. Times, Sunday Times The runner-up on the breakthrough list was the direct observation of planets orbiting stars. Times, Sunday Times For the next five years he worked only with drawing, always from direct observation, and with the allied disciplines of etching and aquatint, of which he became an innovative master. Times, Sunday Times They obscured direct observation of the highway by placing spruce tree branches along it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These misogynistic myths of dating etiquette are constructed — they act in direct opposition to true connection and communication. Times,Sunday Times Almost one in four of the votes cast by investors was in direct opposition to the report. Times, Sunday Times The two of them are not in direct opposition in international terms. Times, Sunday Times In that sense, he was in direct opposition to the world around him. Christianity Today You are looking at the keeping and the failing of nerve as a pure thing, mostly without even the sense of direct opposition. Times, Sunday Times But it's not too late to turn his advice into a direct order and tell hospitals to find savings to fund it. The Sun He had disobeyed a direct order and gone to the aid of a colleague who had been injured by another device. Times, Sunday Times A direct order to arrive with all possible dispatch was also met with silence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The car was produced on a direct order basis until 1998. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Going against the direct order of the commanding officer, he performs a solo rescue mission of the commander. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although the defendant had no control over the direct payment, the agency was acting as agent for the borrower within the statutory framework. Times, Sunday Times The direct payment was withdrawn; the support system disappeared. Times, Sunday Times Individual budgets can be a cash direct payment, or services, or a combination of both. Times, Sunday Times Across the world almost every healthcare system has a mechanism to ensure that visitors to that country pay for their healthcare, either by direct payment or insurance. Times, Sunday Times After this date, the options are debit card, direct debit, direct payment from your bank account in branch, by phone or online, or cheque. Times, Sunday Times The storyteller gathers the listeners and the characters into the same room by using direct quotation rather than indirect. Christianity Today The news field was immeasurably broadened; news style was improved; interviews, newly introduced, lent the ease and freshness of dialogue and direct quotation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Walker changed publishers twice, and revised the biography extensively to make much less use of the unpublished material, avoiding direct quotation wherever possible. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A variation of the superstition forbids direct quotation of the play (except during rehearsals) while inside a theatre. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Seeds usually contain a short description or direct quotation from the linked article. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was a direct quote from a late 19th-century textbook. Times, Sunday Times That was a direct quote from the diaries. Times, Sunday Times Actually, that's a direct quote. Times, Sunday Times We must also take on trust extended passages in direct quotes that the author cannot have heard and for which there cannot be available recordings. Times, Sunday Times We use them as sparingly as we can, to clarify the meaning of direct quotes. Times, Sunday Times We will restrict ourselves to direct reference, when the writing merits it, in just a couple of pieces every issue. The Times Literary Supplement A second dialogue - a social one, with no direct reference to the past - takes place between historians and their contemporary readers. The Times Literary Supplement But it was a pity that, having referred to learning it by heart, she should misquote her only direct reference to the text. Times, Sunday Times He made no direct reference to what the central bank might do in response to continued increases in energy prices. canada.com Direct reference to the bank was left out, in part to make the song more marketable. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's not rocket science to find a direct relationship between players missing a midweek international and then playing for their club that weekend. The Sun (2014) There is a proven direct relationship between regular, physical exercise and a healthy heart. How to Lower High Blood Pressure (1994) Fruit heteromorphism had no direct relationship to germination heterochrony. 2018, 'Germination heterochrony in annual plants of Salsola L.: an effective survival strategy in changing environments', Scientific Reports We only asked questions that had some direct relevance to the crimes we were investigating. Times, Sunday Times Yet when our clinical teams are 'inspected' we are assessed against about 2,000 defined measures, few of which are of direct relevance to closing this survival gap. The Sun Managers who want to make the change need to be able to show that they have strong commercial abilities that have a direct relevance to the smaller business. Times, Sunday Times But when we think about 'causes' we tend to think about something that has no direct relevance to our day-today lives. Times, Sunday Times The school's reviewers found only 11 papers with direct relevance to human health, of which five involved testing cell cultures rather than people. Times, Sunday Times Police forces have had to deal with increased demand without funding for new officers and have had to direct resources elsewhere. Times,Sunday Times She proposes the socialization of the banks and draconian taxes on the wealthy to pay for the programme and direct resources to it. The Times Literary Supplement From this they notice crime hotspots and direct resources accordingly. Times, Sunday Times During his mayoral campaign, he questioned the benefit of expanding the city's police force, preferring to direct resources to crime prevention. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As the first responders, states are in the best position to aid affected individuals and communities and to direct resources and assistance to where they are needed most. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Gifts don't tend to drop unsolicited from heaven into our college; gifts arrive in direct response to our asks. Christianity Today I don't think it was a direct response. Times, Sunday Times It was a direct response from institutional investors for a new way of trading large blocks of shares confidentially. Times, Sunday Times To engage in a live conversation, to feel you are getting a direct response, must surely feel inviting to the artist. Times, Sunday Times These come in direct response to what many of you have asked us for. Christianity Today She had a direct responsibility under section 55(1) for making arrangements for a specified purpose. Times, Sunday Times Programme for hard-to-reach young people encouraging them to take direct responsibility for the direction of their lives. Times, Sunday Times He decided to order the lift-off after consulting his engineers, taking direct responsibility for hundreds of millions of euros of equipment. Times, Sunday Times He said he took 'direct responsibility' for the slow economic progress. The Sun He and his team have uncovered a bigger picture affecting up to 25 state schools, some of which — unlike the academies — are the direct responsibility of the local education authority. Times, Sunday Times Otherwise, aside from buying bullion itself, exchange traded commodities are the most direct route into the precious metal. Times, Sunday Times (2012) An area of high pressure is blocking their direct route to the finish line so they are both having to plot a way north. Times, Sunday Times (2017) This means just one extra transaction cost when taking the indirect route rather than the direct route. International Finance: The markets and financial management of multinational business. (1983) Yet despite such limitations of taste there's something likeable about the way he has used the most direct route possible to get his messages across. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Passengers on the direct service will be moved to the new route or offered a refund. The Sun The direct service shaves about an hour from the journey time. Times, Sunday Times These authorities want to buy-in services from public, private and voluntary bodies, and reduce radically their direct service delivery role while still making long-term decisions about service levels themselves. Times, Sunday Times First, fares have to be cut to compete with the direct service and to compensate for the inconvenience of changing at a hub. Times, Sunday Times In search of resources, some organizing groups have accepted funding for direct service activities in the past. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It will take a combination of clever carbon pricing and a much higher direct subsidy to deliver the oxymoron of 'clean coal'. Times, Sunday Times For passenger operations, a direct subsidy may be paid to a public-owned operator, or public service obligation tender may be helt, and a time-limited contract awarded to the lowest bidder. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This can be through tax cuts of various forms or direct subsidies. Times,Sunday Times We tried industrial policy based on direct subsidies. Times, Sunday Times The amount includes direct subsidies as well as the indirect benefit of being able to borrow money more cheaply because they are 'too big to fail'. The Sun While not a fire hazard, they may expand and seize up in direct sunlight. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Look to cover at least 40 per cent of a small pond's surface with aquatic plants that will help to reduce direct sunlight and limit algae. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Store in a dry cool place out of direct sunlight. Times, Sunday Times (2012) They had to move three times a day, to keep out of the direct sunlight. The Times Literary Supplement (2010) Providing direct support would be politically difficult for the coalition. Times, Sunday Times She told trust chiefs to ensure that health professionals facing charges have 'immediate and ongoing direct support'. Times, Sunday Times There are 2.6 million housing association households, with more than 5.2 million people, who currently have no direct support into home ownership. The Sun Debtors, and thus of course lenders, have been bailed out by increased budget deficits, lower interest rates and, on occasion, by direct support for failing companies. Times, Sunday Times Some of the latter - the studies providing the most direct support for the argumentative theory - were conducted by the authors and their associates. The Times Literary Supplement They mark the first direct talks between the sides since previous negotiations collapsed at the end of 2008. Times, Sunday Times Recognition should be granted only as part of direct talks on a two-state solution, they say. Times, Sunday Times He has already made a bold decision to engage in direct talks without demanding cessation of all uranium enrichment first. Times, Sunday Times The hotline, installed in 1971, enables direct talks at times of high tension. Times, Sunday Times After nearly two years in which direct talks were beyond reach, high hopes would be misplaced. Times, Sunday Times In that sense, although it was not under direct threat, there was an implicit threat. Times, Sunday Times He added that the claims were a direct threat to his career. Times, Sunday Times Naturally, one begets the other, so the cutbacks now looming are a direct threat to the health of such small, independent venues. Times, Sunday Times So, absent a direct threat to national security, should we leave our morals at the embassy door? Times, Sunday Times The launch 'would be a direct threat to regional security', she said. Times, Sunday Times Regulations do not allow for a direct transfer of funds. Times,Sunday Times One possible additional measure would be a permanent expansion of the monetary base by a direct transfer of cash to the public. Times, Sunday Times I sent bank details for a direct transfer instead, but haven't received a penny. The Sun Bumblebees are not capable of direct transfer of food from one bee to another. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some academics make the case that revenues should be disposed as a direct transfer payments to former road users. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The year 1963 brought a wave of spectacular violence directed at members of the civil rights movement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Road industry groups say they have seen a 'significant increase' in verbal and physical violence directed against their staff. Times, Sunday Times Enforcement of military regulations, especially if done overzealously, led to troops' complaining and sometimes threats of physical violence directed toward officers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Instances of violence directed against working miners by striking miners were reported. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The season was marked by harassment, intimidation and violence directed at civil rights workers and their host families. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 直接的, 指挥 Japanese: 率直な, 監督する |
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