Search Details

Word: indirectly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

That theory received indirect support on the day of the EgyptAir interception. A P.L.F. statement delivered in Cyprus accepted responsibility for the hijacking, apologized, and admitted that Ashdod was the original terrorist target. Said the statement: "The aim of the operation was not to hijack the ship or its passengers or any civilian of any nationality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terrorism: The U.S. Sends a Message | 10/21/1985 | See Source »

When the Harvard comeback attempt slackened, however, Gober took advantage, heading in a Swift indirect kick in the final minute to seal the victory for Cormell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cornell Blanks Crimson Booters | 10/12/1985 | See Source »

Interview format: It can range from a very structured, direct interview in which the interviewer has prepared questions, to an indirect interview in which the interviewer sits back and lets the conversation follow its own course...

Author: By John Noble, | Title: Prepare, prepare, prepare for that interview | 10/4/1985 | See Source »

...topic that is still too sensitive for the committee, however, is direct trade with mainland China. Indirect trade through Hong Kong is brisk. Taiwan last year exported $430 million in goods to China, up 171% from 1983. Although the government winks at the practice, which is technically illegal, many businessmen want Taipei to let them tackle the mainland market head on. "We should open an office in Hong Kong to find out what the (Chinese) need," says a Taipei businessman. But Chiang remains unimpressed with mainland economic reforms. "They are Communists, and that will never change," he says. "They used...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taiwan Island of Quiet Anxiety | 9/16/1985 | See Source »

According to articles published in several papers, Bell has found that top Hutton officials bear indirect responsibility for failing to install the types of controls that could have prevented or uncovered the scheme. Bell reportedly also found that Thomas Morley, a senior vice president in charge of cash- management activities, failed in his duty by not detecting the overdrafting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Verdict | 9/9/1985 | See Source »

Previous | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 | Next