Sentence examples for direction of playing from inspiring English sources

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

The decision to switch the direction of play in the build-up to Giteau's try meant that the entire Saracens back line had been dragged out of position and allowed his inside centre to exploit that brilliantly.

Murray has tremendous power but seems stymied about what to do to change the direction of play Nadal weathered a storm of break points and held serve to pull even at 1-1.

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.

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.