If the conversation doesn't yield desired results, the infraction is too severe to not be reported to someone in authority or you simply cannot handle a direct confrontation, you may need to contact others.

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You may not be in charge, but if your direct or indirect efforts influence others, you are in fact leading.

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Very few MPs will publicly associate themselves with direct action and you may lose the support of ordinary members of the public.

BBC: Beat the system tips

Those of you hoping for direct and obvious evidence of dark matter may be a little disappointed, but let's be honest -- you were being overly optimistic.

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Some of you may possibly remember an April 2008 Time magazine cover feature that drew a direct parallel between the current battle against climate change and U.S. involvement in World War II against Nazi Germany and Japan.

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Losing a job can be traumatic, and your employee may display a range of emotions, which he might direct towards you.

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You may question his credentials, but he has one up on all of them: a direct relationship with his audience.

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"What this means is that if you have a cement factory in three or four countries, you may have to travel from country A to country B via Paris, London or Dubai rather than direct, " says Peaford, editor-in-chief of Arabian Aerospace magazine and online news service.

CNN: Private jets spread their wings in Africa

After all this, if you are worrying that British banks don't look as robust as you might like, I would direct your attention to Thursday's publication of how much capital Spanish banks may need to raise, as per the assessment of consultants hired by Spain's government.

BBC: Are any British banks still Premier League?