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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a straight course" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a direct or uncomplicated path or direction, whether literally or metaphorically.
Example: "To achieve your goals, it's best to take a straight course rather than getting sidetracked by distractions."
Alternatives: "a direct path" or "an unambiguous route".
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But moving on is not a straight course.
In the case of molecular electronics, though, very little has run a straight course from theory to experiment to result.
It has given up the idea that the history of modern art is a straight course, a simple, triumphant narrative.
A straight course of estrogen therapy for men would be a problem, because of its feminizing effects, like breast enlargement.
In test flights, Ant-Plane 2 cruised within 20 m accuracy along a straight course during calm weather at Sakurajima Volcano, Kyushu, Japan.
It was a pig to drive too, with an awkward gear change and, without any passengers to weigh it down, it struggled to maintain a straight course.
When turning gradually, a pilot may feel as though he were on a straight course but ascending; when a turn is corrected, the impression is that of descending.
Ability to steer a straight course or to turn readily is achieved in any given ship design by the use of a large rudder area.
The rudder's function is to let a plane land or take off in a cross-wind, and to hold a straight course if an engine fails.
The Salvator was named for a famous horse of the early nineties, who ran a mile against time over a straight course at an older Monmouth Park.
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She hoped that being far from his homies would put Nicholas on a straighter course.
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