Sentence examples for explicit or indirect from inspiring English sources

"Any accusation that the Chinese government participated in cyber-attacks, either in an explicit or indirect way, is groundless and aims to discredit China," an unidentified ministry spokesman said, according to an Associated Press report.

Moreover, in reviewing a protocol, personally knowing the PI can potentially not only help, but create tensions, since the IRB may then feel explicit or implicit, and direct or indirect pressure to approve his or her study.

This means that the explicit content was coded for direct or indirect instances of collaboration.

"Manifest intertextuality" applies when specific other texts are drawn upon in a text, typically via explicit quotation in the form of direct or indirect speech.

Should free kicks be direct or indirect?

Discrimination can be "direct or indirect".

Primaries may be direct or indirect.

Does he/she have direct or indirect knowledge?

Whether defined as direct or indirect speech, money is property.

The City Charter, the board said, is explicit in conflict-of-interest rules, however, and states: "No public servant shall use or attempt to use his or her position as a public servant to obtain any financial gain, contract, license, privilege or other private or personal advantage, direct or indirect, for the public servant or any person or firm associated with the public servant".

Nor did it have any "direct or indirect shares".