Sentence examples for direct against from inspiring English sources

The ridicule firefighters often direct against one another's weaknesses is also important.

His demeanor seemed not exactly brusque, but markedly direct: against a benedictory backdrop of cheers and applause, he had a let's-get-down-to-business air.

Early statehood, Mr. Mubarak said, would give hope to Palestinians and, more important, give them an incentive to end the violence they continue to direct against Israel.

"These bombings are systematic and direct against hospitals that are serving besieged Aleppo," said Mohammad Abu Rajab, a doctor at the M2.

The greatest directors aren't the ones who direct the script but who can direct against the script, can undo it when needed.

A peace process cannot succeed if one party is constantly expected to engage in goodwill gestures and unilateral concessions, even as the other party continues an internal debate about the level of animosity and violence to direct against the first party.

Black anger is being directed against Barack Obama.

Of these, 2,400 were directed against Coalition Forces".

Still less is it directed against Islam.

Most of those feelings are directed against BMW.

The criticism was not directed against the Native American Program, however.