The figures seldom look directly at the observer; the contemplative look is directed inwards.
Since then, most paramilitary violence has been directed inwards, at their "own" communities and at other factions within their organisations.
Usually the stamens are longer than the anthers, which in turn consist of two chambers and are directed inwards or sideways.
A squint means that the eyes are not straight; one is directed inwards or outwards relative to the other.
His smile was tight and the mockery was directed inwards as much as out.
It will be wrong however, to conclude that the department's role is entirely directed inwards towards N C V O effectiveness, vital though that is.
His eyes seemed to be directed inwards, and when he spoke next, it was as if he were summarising a problem for his own satisfaction alone.
Kailash could have easily punched holes in this story, by pointing out that the footprints were directed inwards (towards the center of the room where Dhaniram's corpse was lying).
High pressure systems rotate in a direction such that the Coriolis force will be directed radially inwards, and nearly balanced by the outwardly radial pressure gradient.
It was made all the more intense because it was directed inwards.