1. This is the most direct road.

2. She saw herself as a direct, no-nonsense modern woman.

3. There's a direct link between diet and heart disease.

4. Is there a direct train to Edinburgh?

5. They are in direct contact with the hijackers.

6. New staff are trained to work without direct supervision.

7. He was in direct contravention of the law.

8. Direct light is better for reading than diffuse light.

9. Switch to paying your mortgage by direct debit.

10. This information has a direct bearing on the case.

11. His death was a direct result of your action.

12. We went direct from Beijing to Shanghai.

13. He assumed direct control of key ministries.

14. She has direct responsibility for all new trainees.

15. The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms.

16. He asked me some very direct questions.

17. I'm in direct contact with the hijackers.

18. If the government raises direct taxation, it will lose votes.

19. The failure of the company was a direct result of bad management.

20. The builder of the manor house is a direct ancestor of the present owner.

21. Regular exercise has a direct bearing on fitness and health.

22. Can I dial this number direct, or do I have to go through the operator?

23. He envisages the possibility of establishing direct diplomatic relations in the future.

24. There is a direct correlation between exposure to sun and skin cancer.

25. The study also demonstrated a direct link between obesity and mortality.

26. There is no direct reference to her own childhood in the novel.

27. The energy an animal uses is in direct relation to speed and body mass.

28. His wife was the direct inspiration for the main character in the book.

29. She decided to confront her boss about the situation with direct questioning.

30. It's a long way by road the train is more direct.

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2. There's a direct link between diet and heart disease.

3. Is there a direct train to Edinburgh?

4. They are in direct contact with the hijackers.

5. New staff are trained to work without direct supervision.

6. He was in direct contravention of the law.

7. Direct light is better for reading than diffuse light.

8. Switch to paying your mortgage by direct debit.

9. This information has a direct bearing on the case.

10. His death was a direct result of your action.

11. We went direct from Beijing to Shanghai.

12. He assumed direct control of key ministries.

13. She has direct responsibility for all new trainees.

14. The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms.

15. He asked me some very direct questions.

16. If the government raises direct taxation, it will lose votes.

17. The failure of the company was a direct result of bad management.

18. The builder of the manor house is a direct ancestor of the present owner.

19. Regular exercise has a direct bearing on fitness and health.

20. Can I dial this number direct, or do I have to go through the operator?

21. He envisages the possibility of establishing direct diplomatic relations in the future.

22. There is a direct correlation between exposure to sun and skin cancer.

23. The study also demonstrated a direct link between obesity and mortality.

24. There is no direct reference to her own childhood in the novel.

25. The energy an animal uses is in direct relation to speed and body mass.

26. His wife was the direct inspiration for the main character in the book.

27. The rise in interest rates had a direct bearing on the company's profits.

28. Some kinds of batteries can be recharged by connecting them to a source of direct current.

29. It's difficult to make a direct comparison?the two things are so different.

30. The most direct financial incentive to prevent rubbish is to charge people by the amount of rubbish they put out.

31. The rise in interest rates had a direct bearing on the company's profits.

32. With no direct descendent, who will succeed to the title?

33. Some kinds of batteries can be recharged by connecting them to a source of direct current.

34. It's difficult to make a direct comparison?the two things are so different.

35. The most direct financial incentive to prevent rubbish is to charge people by the amount of rubbish they put out.

36. No one disputes the direct linkage between the unemployment rate and crime.

37. We are looking for somebody with direct experience of this type of work.

38. Employment is the direct embodiment of the citizens' right to work.

39. The spokesman never gave a direct answer to any question of the reporters.

40. The direct marketing industry has become adept at packaging special offers.

41. It is usually more profitable to sell direct to the public.

42. His public speeches are in direct contradiction to his personal lifestyle.

43. It is far easier to parry a direct blow than to stop it forcibly.

44. They see a direct link between the money supply and prices.

45. People in the flooded areas are in need of direct assistance.

46. The government will direct the additional taxes to the educational reform.

47. Many believe that poverty is a direct consequence of overpopulation.

48. Two hundred people lost their jobs as a direct consequence of the merger.

49. Most information was collected by direct observation of the animals' behaviour.

50. Exercise has a direct bearing on how healthy you are.

51. The lense of the camera should be screened from direct sunlight.

52. Cuts in prices for milk, butter, and cheese will be offset by direct payments to farmers.

53. Experienced users have direct access to the main data files.

53. is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.

54. It's good that he used direct taxation rather than stealth taxes to raise the money.

55. I pay my electricity bill by direct debit.

56. High unemployment is a direct result of the recession.

57. He has direct experience of poverty.

58. It costs more to fly direct to Hong Kong.

59. Please direct the package to my girl friend.

60. Few policy-makers have had direct experience of business.

31. No one disputes the direct linkage between the unemployment rate and crime.

32. We are looking for somebody with direct experience of this type of work.

33. The spokesman never gave a direct answer to any question of the reporters.

34. The direct marketing industry has become adept at packaging special offers.

35. It is usually more profitable to sell direct to the public.

36. His public speeches are in direct contradiction to his personal lifestyle.

37. It is far easier to parry a direct blow than to stop it forcibly.

38. They see a direct link between the money supply and prices.

39. People in the flooded areas are in need of direct assistance.

40. The government will direct the additional taxes to the educational reform.

41. Many believe that poverty is a direct consequence of overpopulation.

42. Two hundred people lost their jobs as a direct consequence of the merger.

43. Most information was collected by direct observation of the animals' behaviour.

44. Exercise has a direct bearing on how healthy you are.

45. Cuts in prices for milk, butter, and cheese will be offset by direct payments to farmers.

46. Experienced users have direct access to the main data files.

47. It's good that he used direct taxation rather than stealth taxes to raise the money.

48. These plants must be sheltered from direct sunlight.

49. They were the direct descendants of the Dutch settlers.

50. I've booked you on a direct flight to Paris.

51. A direct food levy was imposed by the local government.

52. In the east, the water is mainly oceanic with relatively minor dilution from direct monsoonal rainfall and runoff from small streams.

53. There is a gleam of luminous gold , where the sinking western sun has found a first direct interstice in the clouds.

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54. Your reply today is in direct contradiction to what you said last week.

61. The bomber scored a direct hit on the bridge.

62. Weight increases in direct proportion to mass.

63. They'd come on a direct flight from Athens.

64. He found no direct evidence to identify a leaker.

65. Only Gordon's direct reports are attending the course.

66. Don't be surprised if the interviewer is rather direct.

67. Please direct all complaints to Head Office.

68. The teacher suggested that I write him direct.

69. Transitive verbs take a direct object.

70. Settlement is made monthly by direct debit.

71. Let me direct these remarks to the younger students.

72. What you say amounts to a direct accusation.

73. Direct confrontation was not his way.

74. She prefers to act rather than direct.

75. He was asked to take command and direct operations.

76. Members are elected by direct vote.

77. He was a direct descendant of Napoleon Bonaparte.

78. When asked a direct question,she dodges.

79. One of the bombers scored a direct hit .

80. She claims direct descent from Queen Victoria.

81. Under the direct sunlight young plants will shrivel up.

82. I like her open and direct manner.

83. The army is under the king's direct command.

83. is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.

84. Which is the most direct route to London?

85. One of the tanks took a direct hit.

86. The plants will wilt in direct sunlight.

87. The verb ` eat'takes a direct object.

88. Could you direct me to Trafalgar Square, please?

89. Tomatoes grow best in direct sunlight.

90. Direct sales, by mail order, were up by 15%.

91. He avoided giving a direct answer.

92. I'm paid by direct credit into my bank account.

93. The Democrats shifted the emphasis away from direct taxation.

94. Could you direct me to the airport?

95. Never change the film in direct sunlight.

96. He claims direct descent from Mohammed.

97. Only direct speech should go inside inverted commas.

98. He received a direct order from the President.

99. Diana is a direct descendant of Robert Peel.

100. We are in direct communication with Moscow.

101. That's in direct contradiction to what he said yesterday.

102. Direct sunlight will scorch the plant's leaves.

103. She decided to take direct control of the project.

104. Who will direct at the concert?

105. To avoid any delay please phone your order direct.

106. He was in direct contact with the kidnappers.

107. Chocolate should never be melted over direct heat.

108. Her manner can be rather direct.

109. The 1972 act imposed direct rule from Westminster.

110. She is a direct descendant of Queen Victoria.

111. You are buying direct, rather than through an agent.

112. There is no direct descent from the summit.

113. There is a direct link between poverty and ill-health.

113. Wish you can benefit from our online sentence dictionary and make progress every day!

114. There is nobody to direct the workers.

115. I prefer to deal with him direct.

116. I'd like to direct your attention to paragraph four.

117. I'm not in direct contact with them.

118. We flew direct from London to New York.

119. Our ship took a direct hit and sank.

120. Their government's revenues come mainly from direct taxes.

121. Can you direct me to the downtown?

122. I prefer a more direct approach.

123. Men have a more direct conversational style.

124. The army is under the King's direct command.

125. Neil was urbane, witty, direct, and honest.

126. The house suffered a direct hit.

127. Please direct the mail to my home address.

128. This plant should be kept out of direct sunlight.

129. We should direct our attention at the fundamental question.

130. Pardon me, can you direct me to City Hall?

131. Direct any complaints to the Customer Services department.

132. These plants must be sheltered from direct sunlight.

133. I can deal direct with your Inspector Kimble.

134. There's a direct train to Leeds .

135. She has a very direct way of speaking.

136. He's the direct opposite of his brother.

137. I get paid by direct deposit.

138. The company used to be in his direct charge.

139. The camera lens must be screened from direct sunlight.

140. They were the direct descendants of the Dutch settlers.

141. You'll have to get used to his direct manner.

142. The airport's near here but there's no direct road.

143. Germany is pushing for direct flights to be established.

144. The brochures are mailed direct to members.

145. See that direct heat does not play on it.

146. Young people's behaviour is a direct reflection of adults'.

147. Esther decided to contact the manager direct.

148. Please direct your complaints to the chairman.

149. Which is the most direct way to Seoul?

150. These boots can be ordered direct from the manufacturer.

151. She claimed to be a direct descendant of Wordsworth.

152. I've booked you on a direct flight to Paris.

153. He has direct experience of the process of privatisation.

154. She has a direct way of speaking.

155. Medicines should be stored away from direct sunlight.

156. Could you direct me to the station?

157. It's cheaper to buy direct from the manufacturer.

158. She is acting under direct instructions from the president.

159. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience.

160. We took a slightly more direct route.

161. Educational level has a sizeable direct effect on income.

162. It is possible to dial direct to many countries.

163. I'm sorry to bother you, but can you direct me to the railway station?

164. They made a direct appeal to the government for funding.

165. Fifty of its members will be elected by direct ballot.

166. The right thing would be to apply direct pressure to the wound.

167. His opening gambit at the debate was a direct attack on Government policy.

168. He's the ideal sort of teacher - direct, friendly and informal.

169. Children are seen as learning to write by direct imitation of adult models.

170. Protect your child from direct sunlight by using a sunscreen.

171. There is a direct correlation between the best-known brands and the best-selling brands.

172. Have you any direct experience of this kind of work?

173. The study of these creatures has been conducted without direct recourse to living specimens.

174. A tall, thin man was waving his arms in an effort to direct the movements of a large removal van.

175. His actions brought him into direct confrontation with the authorities.

176. The stranger asked me to direct him to the station.

177. A new manager has been appointed to direct the project.

178. Their sales rose in direct ratio to the amount they spent on advertising.

179. For Lawrence, in direct contrast to Adam, everything seemed to come so easily.

180. He's going to direct the main thrust of his work towards reforming welfare policy.

181. The demonstrators have now made a direct challenge to the authority of the government.

182. 'She said, "If it rains, I won't go out."' is an example of the use of direct speech.

183. The king saw this victory as the direct result of divine intervention.

184. She descends in a direct line from the country's first President.

185. Buy direct from the manufacturer and cut out the middleman .

186. This was intended to exclude the direct rays of the sun.

187. Now, let me ask you a direct question , and I expect a direct answer .

188. Environmental groups are threatening direct action if plans for the new road go ahead.

189. He is very direct, so you always know what his real views are.

190. The country remained under direct rule by the occupying powers.

191. The mayor goes direct to the people to listen to their complaints.

192. He tried to direct the video like a fashion show, bawling instructions to the girls.

193. He did not take the direct route to his home, but made a detour around the outskirts of the city.

194. The rebel headquarters took a direct hit from a bomb during the attack.

195. I want to direct my efforts more towards my own projects.

196. There had been no direct damage in the fore part of the ship.

197. She is very direct. I tend to be more diplomatic, I suppose.

198. Government departments are in direct competition with each other for limited resources.

199. There should be more direct discussion between managers and workers lower down the line .

200. I wanted to find out how old he was without asking him a direct question.

201. It's much healthier to direct your emotions outwards than to bottle them up inside you.

202. They reinforced good behaviour with some kind of reward to direct a child's pattern of behaviour.

203. See that direct heat does not play on the plastic bags.

204. The President has played a shrewd diplomatic game because from the outset he called for direct talks with the United States.

205. The decision to close the hospital is a direct result of Government health policy.

206. She's very thoughtful - the direct opposite of her sister.

207. The office has direct computer links to over 100 firms.

208. Employees are paid by direct transfer to a bank account.

209. Hundreds of people lost their jobs as a direct consequence of the merger.

210. Interest is calculated on the daily cleared balance and paid direct to your account.

211. From their direct observations , children absorb a model of marriage.

212. We found a direct parallel in the attitudes of schoolchildren in other countries.

213. Compensation is available for people who have developed asthma as a direct result of their work.

214. It is usually cheaper to buy the goods direct from the wholesaler.

215. He left as a direct result/consequence of what she said.

216. In selling there is a broad division into direct and indirect methods.

217. His writing is plain and direct, with no stylistic flourishes.

218. This freighter can carry a 50000-ton cargo direct to any port along the coast of the Pacific.

219. Lawyers have a direct financial interest in the outcome of the debate.

220. Have you had any direct contact with the director of the company?

221. The company offers direct(), fast and frequent services between large towns and cities.

222. New opportunities are opening up for investors who want a more direct stake in overseas companies.

223. These actions were taken as a direct result of the strike.

224. Women often feel men are too direct and not sympathetic enough.

225. First a house took a direct hit and then the rocket exploded.

226. The company only supplies its goods to the trade, not direct to the public.

227. He seemed to be in direct contact with the Boss.

228. This train is direct, you do not have to change.

229. The army is now under the direct command of General Barton.

230. What he said has no direct relevance to the matter in hand.

231. Lawyers reiterated that there was no direct evidence against Mr Evans.

232. You can expect to receive compensation for all direct expenses arising out of the accident.

233. She wants to buy direct from the manufacturer and cut out the middleman.

233. is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find excellent sentences for a large number of words.

234. In 'She wrote a letter', the verb 'wrote' is transitive and the word 'letter' is the direct object.

235. A new direct service will cut two hours off the flying time between London and Seoul.

236. They criticized the leadership, but shied away from a direct challenge.

237. They made a direct approach to the minister of education.

238. A direct food levy was imposed by the local government.

239. The direct ancestor of the modern cat was the Kaffir cat of ancient Egypt.

240. The government refused to engage in direct dialogue with the terrorists.

241. I bought my coat direct from the factory at trade price.

242. Daniels is at his best when he's cool and direct, rather than combative and polemical.

243. In the east, the water is mainly oceanic with relatively minor dilution from direct monsoonal rainfall and runoff from small streams.

244. Direct taxes could only be levied with the consent of Parliament.

245. The railways made a direct physical impact on the landscape.

246. The survey was based on direct observation of over 500 schools.

247. They were unable to prove that she died as a direct result of his injection.

248. Your behaviour is in direct contradiction to the principles you claim to have.

249. It was annoying to watch them faffing around when a more direct response was required.

250. Peaceful direct action by pressure groups has a powerful effect on public opinion.

251. The judge must direct the jury on points of law.

252. His broken leg is the direct result of his own carelessness.

253. I couldn't find the station, so I asked someone if they could direct me.

254. The workers' movement poses a direct threat to their interests.

255. The railway company extended a branch line to Brightlingsea to convey fish direct to Billingsgate.

256. We could ignore him and go direct to the chairman, but we'd be skating on very thin ice.

257. In 'I met him in town', the word 'him' is the direct object.

258. There is a gleam of luminous gold , where the sinking western sun has found a first direct interstice in the clouds.

259. The series III gearbox is a direct replacement for a series II.

260. The ministry had direct control over every aspect of foreign trade.

261. You'll be paid by direct credit into your bank account.

262. When I met her in the party and walked to her, she turned around and gave me the cut direct.

263. I'm sorry to bother you,(http:///direct.html) but could you direct me to the station?

264. When the Earl of Surrey died in 1347 he left no direct heir.

265. A central reservation number operated by the resort can direct you to accommodations that best suit your needs.

266. The crash was a direct result of inadequate navigational aids.

267. The rewards you get in this job are in direct proportion to the effort you put in.

268. The police force should be independent of direct government control.

269. The experience was a detestable ordeal, and it cured him of any ambitions to direct again.

270. Public transport is run in direct competition with the private sector.

271. He raked through the crowd and headed direct for the railway station.

272. With his death, the direct male line of the House of Capet came to an end.

273. Can we fly direct to Chicago, or do we stop in Salt Lake City first?

274. The town is in a direct line between London and the coast.

275. He began as an actor, before starting to direct films.

276. Languages are taught by the direct method, that is to say, without using the student's own language.

277. Campaigning to change government policy is ancillary to the charity's direct relief work.

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278. Shall I direct the letter to his business address or to his home address?

279. Just because there is no direct expression of prejudice, that does not mean the prejudice does not exist.

280. His direct, often abrasive approach will doubtless ruffle a few feathers.

281. He's given his brother a free hand to direct the business.

282. He was an O'Conor and a direct descendant of the last High King of Ireland.

283. Sometimes frustration and anger can boil over into direct and violent action.

284. In 'Give him the money', 'him' is the indirect object and 'money' is the direct object.

285. He denied that he had any direct involvement in the deal.

286. The careers officer gives direct help as well as advice.

287. The press conference was her first direct encounter with the media.

288. These findings suggest that there is no direct link between unemployment and crime.

289. That's the direct opposite of what you told me yesterday.

290. The level of crime in an area is almost always in direct proportion to the number of unemployed.

291. During the war, the cathedral suffered many direct hits .

292. Your reply today is in direct contradiction to what you said last week.

293. You can fly direct to Amsterdam from most British airports.

294. Diodes are electronic devices which rectify alternating current to direct current.

295. All colour fades— especially under the impact of direct sunlight.

296. There is a direct link/connection between smoking and lung cancer.

297. He said he saw the bank's role as a catalyst to encourage foreign direct investment.

298. The dug-outs were secure from everything but a direct hit.