the indirect approach

基本解释

First, the direct approach. Second, the indirect approach.
第一，直接的，第二，间接的。
It was vintage Nixon: the fear of confrontation; the indirect approach;
这就是独特的尼克松：害怕对峙；
You don’t always want to use the indirect approach to persuasion, but it’s often very useful.
你并不总想用间接的方法来说服对方，但是间接方法确实很有用。

It permitted both repayable direct state aid (the European approach) covering up to a third of all development costs, known as launch aid, and indirect state aid (the American approach) if limited to 3% of the domestic industry's sales volume.
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An indirect approach failed on December 12th, when the citizens of Manchester voted against a local congestion-charging plan that ministers had hoped would evolve into a national scheme.
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Given this unpredictability, , it is wise to incorporate indirect sales as a supplement to a direct approach as opposed to either the sole or a major contributor of a total revenue goal.
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