Duncan and Goodwin identify a more coherent direction of change, pointing to an erosion of local autonomy.

Russia spent much of the past decade stumbling toward a new political and economic system without coherent direction from the Kremlin.

Early reviews, however, criticized The Tech for failing to provide a coherent direction or message.

Selena tried to channel her rambling thoughts into some coherent direction as she dragged out of bed.

Unfortunately, the effect grows wearying as the ear struggles to find a coherent direction in the discourse.

Miss Irving, looking spectacularly tan, is such a good actress that she holds attention even without the help of a decent screenplay and coherent direction.

A final attempt by the old guard at a "rethinking conference" to establish a coherent new direction for the organization failed.

The shift to a less ideological approach was not without difficultly, and it involved considerable political effort to maintain the perception of a coherent national direction.

Big science projects only thinly conceal that the United States has no coherent direction in its science programs.

Indeed, Wonderland seems to be running wild with attractive fantasies, but without yet having established coherent direction.