The B-1 is a strategic bomber that was not originally designed to provide direct air support to ground forces, which was the mission in this instance.

VOA: standard.2009.06.08

Trading Direct, for instance, lends investors who are willing to assume a heavy debt load at a variable rate of 1.25 percent.

FORBES: A Risky Game Retail Investors Play

It is selling insurance direct to customers, for instance, rather than using the typical approach of having sales ladies going door to door or setting up costly sales networks.

CNN: FLYING AGAINST THE OLD WAYS

Direct controls on emissions, for instance through vehicle fuel-efficiency standards, are being tightened around the world.

ECONOMIST: Cleaning up