"develops toward" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe an action that is progressing in a certain direction, often towards a goal. For example: "The project is developing toward a successful conclusion."
He said: "We have our ideas about what we will do and how we will do it in case the situation develops toward the use of force".
In an interview with the Associated Press and Russia's state Channel 1 television, Putin said it was too early to talk about what Russia would do if the US attacked Syria but added: "We have our ideas about what we will do and how we will do it in case the situation develops toward the use of force or otherwise.
It was the type of exciting day that often develops toward the end of a Tour when the stage is monstrously long and the leaders have their eyes on another day -- a long individual time trial Friday -- and are content to let lesser lights shine.
In the period of the 12th five-year plan (2011 2015), China's green building develops toward regionalization and scale expansion.
In the abyssal plain, the main turbiditic channel develops toward the east and connects with the Vidal mid-Atlantic channel.
Place attachment means the emotional and/or functional bonds that a person constructs or develops toward a particular place (Tuan 1974; Williams and Carr 1993).
At that point, the embryo kept in cold storage begins to develop toward joeyhood.
A feeling of dissatisfaction also developed toward the existing governmental and missionary institutions.
Over the last 20 years I've seen a supremacy attitude develop toward local blacks around here".
I've long been puzzled by the intense animosity many people developed toward Mrs. Clinton after she became first lady.
Another remarkable element is the movement, now fully developed, toward an integration of architecture and mosaic decoration.
