Sentence examples for general thrust and direction from inspiring English sources

However, they also seem to share some consistent underlying features, to be connected in their general thrust and direction of travel.

Lucille E. Davy, New Jersey's education commissioner since 2006, defended the law's general thrust and New Jersey's response.

These generate thrust and establish the escape direction.

He provided the Foundation with a thrust and direction that assures its influence for many years to come.

Whether innovative or traditional, Constantine's measures determined the thrust and direction of imperial policy throughout the 4th century and into the 5th.

Last year Tony Snow, the White House press secretary, said that Mr. Kissinger had been quietly advising President Bush, supporting "the overall thrust and direction of the administration policy" in Iraq.

It is also observed that the fin flexibility in chordwise and spanwise direction substantially improves the thrust generation and direction control of the fish.

I agree with the general thrust of "Testing and Learning" (editorial, June 19).

Despite these shortcomings, though, the general thrust of policy was in the right direction: arrest the downward spiral in the financial sector and support over-all demand.

The general thrust of these reflections and the language used are reminiscent of Nietzsche's descriptions of the "uncanniest of all guests," nihilism.

Mr. Cayne's admission over risk-taking was a departure from the general thrust of testimony by himself and four other Bear Stearns executives.