He tried to find out by indirection. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Noun : His efforts were marked by indirection and indecisiveness. From Dictionary.com.
And one of the things this book does very well, in its interstices, by indirection, is talk about how that sea-change came about. From Wordnik.com. [he said my god they're going to bomb us from their vicious flying llamas] Reference
Remove indirection from the trial-balloons. From Wordnik.com. [Scripting News for 6/10/2008 « Scripting News Annex] Reference
There's no doubt who he's talking about-but do voters respond to this kind of indirection?. From Wordnik.com. [The Obama Challenge] Reference
You should have used rumors and indirection instead. From Wordnik.com. [Stealth Startup Kango Working on Semantic Search For Travel] Reference
The playboy's flashy paint job was indirection only. From Wordnik.com. [Neutron Star]
Move surreptitiously and with elaborate indirection. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Who Used the Universe]
Whatsoever I desire to do I will not do by indirection. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States] Reference
Finisterle's comments were the very definition of indirection. From Wordnik.com. [The Languages of Pao]
"I said I was poor at indirection," Dainyl replied with a laugh. From Wordnik.com. [Soarer's Choice]
Lewis touches on many of these larger matters almost by indirection. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Teitelman: How Do You Account for Michael Lewis' Great Success?] Reference
They also avoid another important lesson through tricky indirection. From Wordnik.com. [Playing With Their Food] Reference
Naturally, the indirection of the Japanese was incomprehensible to him. From Wordnik.com. [Appreciations of Richard Harding Davis] Reference
What the managers gained by indirection, however, they lost in prestige. From Wordnik.com. [A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3] Reference
Why temporize by adopting half-way measures and a policy of indirection?. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States] Reference
But it's worse than that, for Maazel is engaging in a bit of indirection. From Wordnik.com. [All Evil Is Excusable] Reference
The present, method of deducing the atom by indirection is very unsatisfactory. From Wordnik.com. [The Seed of the Toc-Toc Birds] Reference
“Ken where he lies!” answered the sexton, with national indirection of response. From Wordnik.com. [The Bride of Lammermoor] Reference
He did it by indirection, to be sure, but he did it quite deliberately and purposely. From Wordnik.com. [Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression & War] Reference
In this dimension of insubstantiality and indirection, there are no landmarks, no signposts. From Wordnik.com. [The Dig]
I personally like a little bit more indirection where there's just a little bit more of a gag. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Diffee: Robert Mankoff Interview: Part Three] Reference
When McCain said, "Public officials who have failed to set an example" -- it's all by indirection. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Second Day of GOP Convention Features Speeches by Pataki, Rice and McCain - August 1, 2000] Reference
And his kind of ornateness and indirection told me that he really was still uncomfortable about it. From Wordnik.com. [The Very Best MenFour Who Dared: The Early Years of the CIA] Reference
If he does talk about race, his method has been one of indirection: a "lifting all boats" strategy. From Wordnik.com. [Imani Perry: Who's Afraid of the Big Black Wolf? Race and Presidential Politics] Reference
Secondly, I think we need to look at whether there is some way by indirection to achieve the same result. From Wordnik.com. [President Remarks To National Assn Of Black Journalists] Reference
That a State can do by indirection what it cannot do directly, is denied even by the Supreme Court of the United. From Wordnik.com. [The Facts of Reconstruction] Reference
By indirection, this 80th Congress has tried to sabotage the power policy which the United States has pursued for 14 years. From Wordnik.com. [DNC Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech] Reference
With the expatriation argument suppressed, the argument is made -- probably more effectively -- by ellipsis and indirection. From Wordnik.com. [Thomas Jefferson, Federalist. Peter S. Onuf] Reference
We suppose a certain amount of sheer fluff -- or let's call it strategic indirection -- can be useful in international diplomacy. From Wordnik.com. [Ctrl-Alt-Delete] Reference
Furthermore, there was the question as to whether Cousin Julia, in any event, would value satisfaction secured thus by indirection?. From Wordnik.com. [Elsie Marley, Honey] Reference
As a diplomat, Franklin achieved far more through inaction and indirection than his colleague John Adams did through hyperactivity. From Wordnik.com. [The Naysayers' Achievement] Reference
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