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The phrase 'has been indirect' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe something that has been carried out in a roundabout manner, without being straightforward. For example, "The government's approach to addressing the issue has been indirect, leading to confusion among citizens."
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But much of that evidence has been indirect.
The approach has been indirect, by piping money into educational facilities.
However, its main impact on the citizens of Nuevo Laredo has been indirect.
His quest has been indirect, a secret wish, but this summer he made it real: He left his job and went.
In some cases the financial support has been indirect, so patients are unaware that expert advice has been at last partly paid for by the vaccine makers.
But Apple's war against Google has been indirect — targeting the handset makers that use Android rather than the search giant which writes the software itself.
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Mr. Levi-Haim said his role had been "indirect".
Hitherto all external contact had been indirect and slow.
However, most of these measures have been indirect.
The transmission might have been indirect; for instance, fruit could have been contaminated by animal droppings.
A spokesman for the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said no warning shots had been fired but could not confirm or deny whether there had been indirect damage to the building from firing at nearby military targets, the Jerusalem Post reported.
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