Sentence examples for taking on directly from inspiring English sources

"It's as if they're trying to address, in a backhanded way, these structural issues they want to avoid taking on directly," said Robert Blohm, an energy consultant.

"We feel that has to be taken on directly," he said.

One major expense was taken on directly by Kennedy: with several studios competing for Fred Thomson, Kennedy signed him to a personal contract for $15,000 a week.

On the U.S. left, there are certain sacred cows that one should never take on directly.

Never did he take on directly the big, purple subject of romantic love.

"The political candidates have decided it's too sensitive to take on directly," said Pres Kabacoff, a developer here who has specialized in renovating old buildings and neighborhoods.

But he took on directly and passionately Lord Prescott's claim that his election pitch amounted to merely pursuing core Labour voters and disaffected Liberal Democrat supporters: what political types call a "core vote strategy".

I like this group because it takes on directly religion-based bigotry in the United States against gay men and women.

To begin with, I think he'll take on directly some of the misperceptions that may have emerged as well as some of the differences that have emerged.

Upon taking office in 2013, Abbott declared himself a "prime minister for Aboriginal affairs", taking on the portfolio directly.

That optimistic projection may not come to pass, now that Match has taken on Happn directly, but Happn CEO is not fazed by Match's news.