Sentence examples for diplomatic direction from inspiring English sources

"I don't know," Mr. Hoplin said, before quickly turning the conversation in a more diplomatic direction.

Furthermore, what constitutes a question is not always clear: human speech does not come with explicit question marks, so the occurrence of a question may be ambiguous, and that ambiguity may serve the micro-political ends of the participants, allowing for such things as diplomatic corrections or soft directions.

"The deepening of diplomatic relations in an easterly direction has given Eritrea breathing room," says a Western diplomat.

But in the absence of a decisive diplomatic shift in the right direction, Western governments should try to give the military effort against Mr Assad a further push.

He tried in every direction to enter into diplomatic conversations with the enemy.

Diplomatic pressure is charted from many directions, which eventually got the sailors out.

Besides, the diplomatic wind was blowing in a different direction.

Everything points in the opposite direction – it was a huge diplomatic blow and a big humiliation for the Chinese to see their Karmapa flee to India".

The whole direction of America's military and diplomatic effort is toward an exit strategy, whereas the Chinese hope to stay and profit.

Russia's diplomatic overtures also appear to reflect a struggle over the direction the country will take.

The recent China-U.S. diplomatic and security dialogue was a step in the right direction.