Sentence examples for direction of play from inspiring English sources

Direction of Play: Mike Nichols, Death Of A Salesman.

The rhythm and direction of play will depend, to a great degree, on Riquelme's level of inspiration.

Uno Roboto kept us playing at a brisk pace, changing the rules, the direction of play and even our names.

Playing a jack reverses the direction of play and forces the preceding player to play a jack too, reversing play again, or else that player misses a turn.

Left winger Ryan Hall sensibly switched the direction of play after finding his path to the line blocked and Sinfield's sublime inside pass opened up the Hull defence for Watkins to stride through for the Rhinos' second try.

James Hook has rapidly matured into a game-breaker, a fly-half with the composure and ability to stop an opposition line in their tracks, to dictate the tempo and direction of play.

It's superbly forthright and intelligent dish on himself and others; it also offers a trove of wisdom on the direction of plays and movies, and, in particular, on the direction of actors.

His direction of plays by Chekhov and other Russian writers set new standards in English theatre, but his Shakespearean productions at Stratford-upon-Avon in the 1930s often infuriated audiences accustomed to conventional productions.

Perhaps it is prudent in general to follow one's evidence, but it seems there will always be cases in which prudential considerations push in the direction of playing fast and loose with the evidence.

Last week, it was nominated for six Tony Awards, including best play, direction of a play (Anna D. Shapiro), leading actor in a play (Mr. Cannavale), featured actress in a play (Ms. Rodriguez) and featured actor in a play (Yul Vazquez).

In Calluna Vulgaris – purple heather – Oliveros's accordion makes a hardy centrifugal point to skittish textural stuff from the others, but elsewhere she's the one who instigates the flightiest directions of play.