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We are in direct communication with Moscow.

If you're in a hurry to get there, take the path through the park - it's more direct.

It's direct line from here to London King's Cross, so you won't have to change trains.

The rebel headquarters took a direct hit from a bomb during the attack.

His broken leg is the direct result of his own carelessness.

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He's directed so many movies that you might expect a few duff ones.

Coaches will set down and uplift passengers only as directed by the police in the streets mentioned.

The movie, three hours long, is directed in his usual idiosyncratic style.

He was on another one of his ego trips, directing and taking the main part in a movie.

She directs one of Europe's largest book festivals.

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It's much healthier to direct your emotions outwards than to bottle them up inside you.

Much of the violence was directed against large multinational companies.

The government's latest anti-smoking campaign is directed at children.

The tragedy directed public attention away from the government's domestic problems.

Criticism is being directed at parents rather than teachers for the breakdown in classroom discipline.