When you have to act quickly to keep her safe, substitute a more direct warning, such as «Stop!» (babycenter.com)
The process involved direct warnings from experts that went unheeded by the state, and a city administration that trumpeted gains in student performance despite its own reservations about how reliably the test gauged future student success. (nytimes.com)
The comment is seen as a direct warning to Ed Miliband who favours breaking up the banks and tougher regulation. (politics.co.uk)