Sentence examples for direction trying from inspiring English sources

Other times the bits were overly aggressive in the other direction, trying too hard to burst stereotypes.

Most publications have moved in the other direction, trying to draw the biggest audience for advertisers by offering content free.

The British government now seems to be moving in the same direction, trying to limit scientific outputs to those that support its policies.

He said he understood the Knicks were going in a new direction, trying to become a more fluid team with Latrell Sprewell, Allan Houston and Marcus Camby.

Andy Pettitte's back was to the plate as he flipped the ground ball desperately in that direction, trying to stop another run from scoring.

But if "Gods and Generals" tried to get the Civil War too literally -- much, much, much too literally -- "Cold Mountain" erred in the other direction, trying to make it into "Reds" or "Dr. Zhivago" or something like that.

Jack O'Brien's powerful, sometimes breathtaking direction tries to counteract this tendency.

Jeff Church's direction tries to bridge the gap by encouraging mugging galore.

Davis McCallum's sometimes tentative direction tries uncertainly to marry the whimsy and sincerity in the writing, but inconsistencies remain.

Be sensitive to one another's dreams – if one wants to pursue a certain direction, try to make it work.

But some, like the giant shower head in the ceiling (gold, too) that shot sharp streams of water in every which direction, tried too hard and failed.