It could be seen that they trailed up in a certain direction.

The sound was fading in and out again, but it seemed to be coming from a certain direction.

At each point near a charge, the electric field points in a certain direction.

But if fire is naturally such as to move in a certain direction, clearly the same may be supposed to hold of earth.

He wants to move in a certain direction, but keep his options open.

He hung up, then called the police station and gave certain directions.

"You're voting for someone to lead the country in a certain direction."

It's easy to have the movement when you're planning to move in a certain direction.

Can it point us as a nation in certain directions?

You have, by your first scene, committed to certain directions for each of these.