The contrast in physiography, as we go northward, is less marked in Alberta and British Columbia. From Wordnik.com. [Canada Turning the Corner] Reference
The Isisi threw the call northward; the N'gombi village, sent it westward, and presently first the Isisi, then the N'gombi, heard the faint answer. From Wordnik.com. [Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country] Reference
The Blue and White branches of the Nile travel northward from the African interior and then join to make one grand procession through Egypt, all the way to the Mediterranean Sea. From Wordnik.com. [Thirsty Egypt Clings Tight To The Nile] Reference
It had chosen the knoll, sent a mind-call northward, then burrowed in and slept. From Wordnik.com. [The Gates of Thorbardin]
Beyond and to the northward was the cairn that covered Von Winterfeld, surmounted by. From Wordnik.com. [The War in the Air] Reference
It reaches probably three-quarters to a mile in length, stretching northward, that is totally demolished. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 17, 2006] Reference
Thefe birds appeared to have been blown o£F fome ifland to the northward, that is not laid down in the charts. From Wordnik.com. [A Collection of voyages round the world [microform] : performed by royal authority : containing a complete historical account of Captain Cook's first, second, third and last voyages, undertaken for making new discoveries, &c. ... to which are added genuine narratives of other voyages of discovery round the world, &c. viz. those of Lord Byron, Capt. Wallis, Capt. Carteret, Lord Mulgrave, Lord Anson, Mr. Parkinson, Capt. Lutwidge, Mess. Ives, Middleton, Smith, &c. &c. ... being the most elegant and perfect work of the kind] Reference
Rob Marciano is a segment say it did turn slightly northward, which is a good sign in terms of hitting the coast. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 20, 2009] Reference
Thence he was suddenly recalled northward to repel a fresh advance of Masséna, strongly reinforced, for the relief of. From Wordnik.com. [The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837)] Reference
The 21st we had a current setting to the northward, which is against the true trade monsoon, it being now near the full moon. From Wordnik.com. [Early Australian Voyages: Pelsart, Tasman, Dampier] Reference
As the morning wore on, New Yorkers struggled northward. From Wordnik.com. [The Week After] Reference
What happens as the storm moves northward - very briefly?. From Wordnik.com. [Hurricane Earl Works Its Way Up Eastern Seaboard] Reference
South Korea's conglomerates are gearing up for northward expansions. From Wordnik.com. [Coming Out Party] Reference
We see change in the vegetation that seems to be migrating northward. From Wordnik.com. [The Energy Conundrum] Reference
Throughout Tuesday, jets periodically roared over the capital San'a, heading northward. From Wordnik.com. [Rebels Capture Yemeni Soldiers] Reference
Our fundamental misapprehension is that Mexicans seek to move northward to settle permanently. From Wordnik.com. [AN EXERCISE IN SELF-DECEPTION] Reference
Even the doomsayers have been surprised by how rapidly disease seems to be spreading northward. From Wordnik.com. [A Deadly, Spreading Migration] Reference
Biologists in Europe and the United States have reported birds extending their ranges northward. From Wordnik.com. [Will We Ever Stop Global Warming?] Reference
He flew majestically above us in a northward direction with deliberate, graceful, powerful strokes. From Wordnik.com. [Dapplegrey (Where He Lived)] Reference
As they drove northward, the city lights condensed like common gravity collapsing a cluster of stars. From Wordnik.com. [Blueberries] Reference
As Earl moves northward later Friday, the storm is still expected to remain off the Northeast U.S. Coast. From Wordnik.com. [Hurricane Earl could be close call for East Coast] Reference
And though many scientists warn of the northward march of scary tropical diseases, that's not inevitable. From Wordnik.com. [This Way Forward] Reference
They share the middle seat; each holds an oar and they row in alternate strokes northward along the shore. From Wordnik.com. [Heron Lake] Reference
In fact, tensions remain so high that Hyundai fears a cattle mishap could scuttle its northward expansion. From Wordnik.com. [Breaking The Ice] Reference
The gunfire rattled throughout the capital as Albania's armed revolt swept northward from the ravaged south. From Wordnik.com. [A Case Of Alarming Anarchy] Reference
Hyundai may be leading the charge northward, but it is not the only huge South Korean conglomerate in the race. From Wordnik.com. [Breaking The Ice] Reference
Partly buried in the gentle surf, a rusting cannon points northward over Iron Bottom Sound, graveyard to an armada. From Wordnik.com. [Rebels Of The Pacific] Reference
It was torn by civil war in the 1980s and hundreds of thousands headed northward to escape the turmoil and poverty. From Wordnik.com. [Book Recalls Troubles, Promise of Salvadoran Immigrant Life in US] Reference
Trackers project the strengthening storm with 135-mph winds, will steam northward, reaching North Carolina by midweek. From Wordnik.com. [Coast Keeps Eye on Earl] Reference
Fortunately, on Jan. 23, the currents and winds shifted, pushing the spill northward and away from the rest of the archipelago. From Wordnik.com. [Heartbreak Postponed] Reference
On the other hand, the National Hurricane Center, suggests what Tolleris observed was merely a northward wobble not a major turn. From Wordnik.com. [Impressive Earl intensifying, turning up coast] Reference
The warning was issued because the three have quickly moved northward and were within several hundred miles of the border, he said. From Wordnik.com. [Arizona Escapees Believed To Be In Yellowstone National Park] Reference
Police herded everyone northward on foot to Canal Street and then east to Manhattan Bridge, where people could get back to Brooklyn. From Wordnik.com. [The Week After] Reference
Soon, says local wildlife biologist Gesa Kluth, a third pack will likely form, possibly heading northward in the direction of Berlin. From Wordnik.com. [INTO THE WOODS] Reference
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