The town is in a direct line between London and the coast.

这个镇在伦敦与海岸之间的直线上。

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This railway does not run in a direct line across India.

这条横贯印度的铁路线并不是笔直的。

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Art he had little time for; he worked in a direct line from the painting he "absurdly" most admired, Michelangelo's ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

他在抽象派艺术上用力甚少，他的作品直接师承于他“荒谬地”最为欣赏的米开朗基罗的西斯廷教堂壁画。

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So we continue to believe that Iraq will move towards -- if not always in a direct, straight line -- move towards greater stability and greater security.

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For instance, the bank 80% owned by taxpayers, Royal Bank of Scotland, has announced it is floating some of its US business, Citizens, on the stock market and selling a further stake in the insurer Direct Line.

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Project managers have recently expressed interest in reconfiguring the effort to offer a more direct line for a series of regional wells to the rest of Europe by way of Greece.

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