41.   The yield curve is like a snapshot of investor expectations about the future direction of interest rates and inflation.

42.   This would clarify the future direction of the country and make it possible to start working quietly and in concert on amendments to the Russian constitution.

43.   This year I headed a National Academy of Sciences committee on future directions in cognitive and neuroscience research on aging.

44.   U.K. bonds are seen little changed next week, tracking overseas developments with domestic economic reports unlikely to provide clues to the future direction of U.K. interest rates.

45.   We are being asked, each and every one of us, to take responsibility for the future direction of our country and the world.

46.   While Franklin said Liberation was committed to keeping Out magazine in New York, the future direction of the publication remained unclear.

47.   While the band argued over its future musical direction, a few members vented with solo projects.

48.   While most analysts agree an interest rate cut is not on the cards, people are looking for clues as to the future direction of U.S. rates.

49.   Others, though, favored fresh talks with Reynolds about the future direction of the government.

50.   Paris and Washington also have had their differences over the future direction of NATO.