Sentence examples for afoot toward from inspiring English sources
Andrew Schneider, executive director of the advocacy group Fairness West Virginia, said the ordinance in Thurmond, as well as similar protections in Charleston and other communities in the state, show there's a "movement afoot" toward a "critical mass" for a statewide measure.
A significant change in attitude toward retirement seems to be afoot.
LONDON — As Western leaders on Thursday denounced the latest reported massacre in Syria, moves were afoot to bring Iran into international efforts toward a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
"There's definitely a movement afoot in the cocktail world that's trending back toward sessionability," explains Range bar manager Tayler Buffington, who learned to love sherry while living in Spain.
There are signs that there could be movement afoot as to the approach of the United States and its allies toward the reclusive regime of the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-il.
Still, toward the end of the play she seems to become lighter afoot and more sprightly in delivering her lines.
What got passed from White House to statehouse to the Big House was the Nixon Administration's conviction that an insurgency was afoot, and that the Attica takeover was part of a large, well-organized movement toward armed rebellion.
Crowther warms to his companion and their shared task as their investigation bends toward the great house, Thornleigh Hall, where something strange and possibly sinister is afoot.
Interesting changes are afoot.
