What happens as you go on in your career is that there may be a tendency to be less directed, and we all need direction.
The fictional character is less direct and less charismatic than her creator.
Although these entities have gained a lot of attention outside China, they account for perhaps 1% of privatised companies.The relationship between the state and most other businesses is less direct and more subtle.
One commenter on the site writes: "[Impact factors] can be (and are) manipulated to a certain degree... but the alt, total, ultimate, mega etc. metrics are far worse because the link to research quality is less direct, and in terms of some of the indicators, like twitter activity, it is non-existent.
Apple's own responses have been less direct, and today's event was a reconfirmation of the company's commitment to the iPad as the centerpiece of its educational play.
Alumni connections to the college are less direct and immediate than that of parents.
In humans, however, evidence for maternal gene effects on the risk of clefting is less direct, and the few published studies are primarily single-gene association analyses that provide only a partial assessment of risk.
Some patients may have felt that the PPA intervention was less direct and specific to their problem and may have been less motivated.
However, the evolutionary significance of watching a person grasping an object while hearing instrumental classical music is less direct and less understood.
