Sentence examples for an unfortunate direction from inspiring English sources

Quinn agreed that hard work and striving for prosperity are part of the American tradition, but she suggested that some prosperity theology leaders "have veered off into an unfortunate direction," and voiced concern about their growing influence.

It was the first of more than 25 Adams stories to appear in the magazine's pages during the next 20 years, a relationship she would have liked to continue: "I would still be happily writing short stories if the New Yorker hadn't taken this new and unfortunate direction," she lamented in a 1997 interview.

I had been watching this woman since her arrival, because I recognized certain unmistakable symptoms, and I foresaw the unfortunate direction in which she was heading.

And it has allowed the youngsters to drift in their own unfortunate directions: Amadeo into thievery, and Maria into an unhappy romance with a GI.

Of course, Kennedy and the rest of the Justices are human, and their views sometimes veer in unpredictable and unfortunate directions.

Britain should be better governed by a minority Labour cabinet that would be told by centre-seeking Liberals to curb its own natural predilections to move in all these unfortunate directions.

The first problem is that people may not pay for all of the benefits they receive, and in such cases, use of WTP may lead in unfortunate directions, even or especially if welfare is our lodestar.

Mr. Young mostly plays him with a bewildered, semi-catatonic affect that's either an unfortunate piece of direction or a poor acting choice.

Manufacturing's multiplier effect of wealth production can work in a very unfortunate, opposite direction, too.

Moments later, Quanah wheeled his horse in the direction of an unfortunate private named Seander Gregg and, as Carter and his men watched, blew Gregg's brains out.

There was an unfortunate falling out with One Direction, after the rival boy band thanked Radio 1 rather than Capital – the award's sponsor – when they won best single at the Brit awards last year.