Example sentences of "this point [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Why , as a matter of interest , " said Martin , calmly , as though the discussion up to this point had been quite unreliable , " did you have so many children , Candida ? " and Mrs Denham , strangely , took off her glasses , and frowned , and began to speak as though she had indeed up to this point been talking nonsense . |
| 2 | Everything seemed fresher , brighter , more real today , as though all his quite normal , perfectly standard surroundings had until this point been actors fumbling behind some thin stage curtain , struggling to get out , but now stood , triumphant expression frozen on face , hands spread , going " Ta-Raah ! " on the boards at last . |
| 3 | However , one thing worth mentioning at this point is that the larger parts are not always a guarantee of an agent 's interest — quite often big roles will attract attention , but a student who has been very well cast in a smaller role may hit the mark just as effectively . |
| 4 | It was so different even the weir had been removed which means the river at this point is some three feet shallower than when I last fished it . |
| 5 | This point is of course another criticism of the individualist philosophies of utilitarians and of economists who saw early man as a kind of Robinson Crusoe trying to interact with nature in isolation and according to ideas and institutions which he had created on the spot . |
| 6 | Further , in earlier years the branch had attempted to extend its WEA social and educational activity into surrounding villages and it is possible that the branch had pressed the District for the appointment of a resident tutor in East Suffolk — although the documentary evidence on this point is somewhat unclear . |
| 7 | This point is worth emphasizing . |
| 8 | Precisely this point is made by one of the most subtle and underrated religious writers on the philosophy of religion in the nineteenth century , John Henry Newman . |
| 9 | This point is supported by Johnson , who goes on to demonstrate that , as a result , Chilean industrialists have not developed their own independent ideology and value system . |
| 10 | Her claim on this point is doubtful , to say the least . |
| 11 | This point is academic — first , because so much of this type of absenteeism goes unnoticed or unrecorded ( it was described as ‘ hidden ’ truancy by the Pack Report ) , and second , because , realistically , the use of legal procedures would probably not be contemplated by any LEA until the problem had worsened and discussion with parents had failed to resolve it . |
| 12 | This point is considered further below . |
| 13 | Depending on the time of year , the Chelt at this point is often no more than a trickle , although after heavy rain it can rapidly become a muddy torrent , rushing through the fields ( and now beneath the M5 motorway ) , via Butlers Court , to the next mill at Boddington . |
| 14 | This point is worth emphasizing not only because of its importance in the developing argument to follow , but also because it marks the way in which my use of ‘ the limit of an authority 's rightful power ’ differs from some common uses ( though it conforms with others , including the legal usage ) . |
| 15 | The difficulty in assessing this point is that in most cases the normal justification can not be established unless the putative authority enjoys some measure of recognition , and exercises power over its subjects . |
| 16 | In a sense this point is a trivially obvious one . |
| 17 | This point is valid . |
| 18 | The gallery faces west but , owing to the conversion , this point is not particularly relevant . |
| 19 | The reason I make this point is that while a retired architect may be covered by the PI policy of the firm he has left , that cover will only extend to the work he was involved with while a member of that practice . |
| 20 | As the track crosses the depression on its way to Bullpot Farm and the wonderland of Ease Gill , there are no indications that below the surface at this point is the extensive and intricate network of Aygill Caverns . |
| 21 | In the outcrops on the left at this point is the Foxholes , a cave that has produced evidences of Neolithic occupation . |
| 22 | A walled enclosure on the left , with trees , soon appears , concealing the large and impressive opening of Jackdaw Hole , 130 feet deep , and across the moor northeast from this point is the even deeper shaft of Penyghent Long Churn , admitting a stream : both holes can be inspected from safe stances on the surface but should not be approached too closely . |
| 23 | To me , therefore , the most exciting thing about the Environment Movement at this point is the ethical , moral and spiritual challenge it is raising up against those old utilitarian and dualistic values . |
| 24 | This point is very important if the manager is left to select a supervisor who will be reporting directly to him/her . |
| 25 | Turning up the charm level at this point is as effective as spraying DDT in her eye . |
| 26 | This point is also significant in a broader context : spatial explanations are based on the assumption that the urban — rural shift is due primarily to company relocations in response to physical pressures . |
| 27 | In respect of non-contractual referrals by GPs , this point is recognised since ‘ … an open-ended commitment on the part of DHAs to meet all non-contractual referrals would be incompatible with both the disciplines which the new system is intended to inject and with control of budgets ’ ( DoH , 1989c , para.3.3 ) . |
| 28 | Commonly instanced at this point is O.H . |
| 29 | This point is of great significance in so far as any increase in the value of partnership property belongs to the firm . |
| 30 | To be sure this point is covered , you should add it to your list of questions . |