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The last time I saw Tom he was headed toward the beach.
There is no greater poverty than injustice toward others.
A gigantic bird came flying toward him.
The fire broke out toward midnight.
Pochi came running toward us.
A boxer and an actor are coming toward us.
Everybody showed sympathy toward the prisoner.
The Soviet Union took a hostile attitude toward us.
That threw adequate light on his feelings toward her.
One of the reasons is the difference between Japan and other countries in their attitudes toward education.
The soldiers were disaffected toward the government.
The land slopes gently toward the river.
The dog was running toward him.
Our plane is flying toward the south.
The stranger came toward me.
Who is that boy running toward us?
We crept toward the enemy.
Hundreds of buffaloes moved toward the lake.
I saw a lot of birds flying toward the south.
The boy ran toward his house.
A little knowledge of Spanish will go a long way toward making your trip to Mexico enjoyable.
I walked toward the park.
I saw a man coming toward me.
Turn toward me, please.
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Then look toward the north.
He's heading toward downtown.
I don't begrudge you your feelings of loyalty toward your men.
Your journey toward your best self starts now.
Meanwhile, the deadly breath of Nosferatu filled the sails ofthe ship so that it flew toward its goal with supernatural speed.
The guard runs toward the river and captures the girl, Theonis.
When he goes toward you, I will make the injection in his back.
It has a little weakness for gravy and once in a while, it leans toward ketchup.
The architecture has a little feeling of Missouri Gothic and the furniture sort of leans toward Oklahoma Renaissance with a tiny touch of Grand Rapids.
The rug has been moved toward the window.
When I start cranking why, hold it a minute, and then turn slowly toward me.
I ran toward you, toward a lady in a lilac dress.
I don't care who leads if it be through Acre toward Jerusalem.
Once the station is replenished, it will change course and begin dropping atmospheric reentry capsules loaded with micro-drones toward the Earth below.
It has a little weakness for gravy, and, once in a while, it leans toward ketchup.
The architecture has a little feeling of Missouri Gothic, and the furniture sort of leans toward Oklahoma Renaissance, with a tiny touch of Grand Rapids.
Griffin displays genuine tenderness toward his inamorata.
Toward the sky Those were the good times.
If the point lies toward you, you've been condemned.
I believe that this fraud is a fabrication of some soul poisoned with hostility toward these defendants!
We're very fortunate the young man is so sympathetic toward music.
As a gesture toward the best friend that opera ever had, the late Mr Semple, it's fitting his nephew, Longfellow Deeds, be made our next chairman.
Lincoln set a goal that we have to work toward.
Why don't you tell him they're heading east toward Leavenworth?
This vision was so vivid and so moving that I determined to gather together all things of beauty and culture that I could and preserve them here against the doom toward which the world is rushing.
Hey, he's already on the move. He's heading toward downtown.
As he comes toward you, you rush into his arms and he seizes you in a tight embrace.
They proceed with such disarming directness toward what they want.
Why? Because you will take one step toward me. and know my secret, and lose courage.
Toward you.
Quickly she finished her meal, rose and. came toward me.
But if it loses. then you take a good drag. blow the smoke toward your bet. sending it to the other side of the line. and your half bet becomes a full bet!
He gave up his hand. rose and came toward me.
He'll go right toward the music.
For my own information. would you call your approach toward me typical of the local morale?
Never did I dream I could feel like this toward a sergeant.
Let's walk toward the mountain.
News and current affairs
But a new aspiration toward social and economic equality, and international solidarity, is badly needed.
Second, drug development is geared toward maximizing profit, not social benefit, which skews efforts directed at the creation of medicines that are essential to human welfare.
His bill also contains an important provision aimed at encouraging open-source research, which would move the current research model away from secrecy toward sharing.
Progress in these areas would help governments to channel their spending more effectively toward those who would benefit the most.
Their silence on Iraq reflected their apprehension about unwanted alternatives: either support the US plan and risk encouraging Kurdish moves toward an independent state, or oppose the Americans and jeopardize a critical strategic relationship.
The country is in effect announcing that it is moving toward democratic institutional arrangements.
A country that makes progress on human rights and commits to the change of behavior required to meet these international standards can also make a decisive turn toward a better future.
Above all, we need to show patience with the new governments of the countries we hope to see evolving toward democracy, and avoid the tendency to expect instant gratification.
At the same time, the Commission's latest report on Turkey's progress toward accession notes that political reforms have slowed down, further calling into question the country's future EU membership.
US policy toward Pakistan is also dangerously shortsighted and reminiscent of the mistakes the US made in Iran prior to the 1979 Islamic revolution.
This and numerous other resolutions seeking redress for injustices toward Palestinians have been ignored by the US.
Seven billion people now look toward the United Nations for solutions to the world's great global challenges.
In addition, a full banking union, starting with eurozone-wide deposit insurance, should be initiated, and moves toward greater political integration must be considered, even as Greece leaves the eurozone.
In evolutionary terms, we can easily understand altruism toward kin and others who can reciprocate our help.
When the supposedly most enlightened and liberal of those constituencies resorts to illiberal discourse and intolerant measures, tendencies toward bigotry and ideological irrationality are reinforced.
If that can be accomplished, the world will have taken a major step toward a relatively smooth, effective, and equitable global economic recovery.
But the outside world should demonstrate that every clear move toward greater political openness will merit more international political and economic engagement.
But the problem with military rule is a tendency toward incomplete understanding of the implications of political decisions - a problem that will be aggravated further by collective leadership.
But, at the end of the day, we ourselves must be willing to work toward a region of peace and cooperation.
The international development community and many African governments want to work toward regional integration, linking the markets of 55 African countries.
There is a real possibility to steer countries toward a new development model that will benefit not only Africa, but also the world.