Example sentences of "point is the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fourth point is the one that requires the greatest skill because it presupposes that you apply the hook at precisely the right time . |
| 2 | The best case in point is the publication of the DTI report into the Blue Arrow affair which came before the arrest and subsequent charging of the 11 defendants . |
| 3 | The big talking point is the addition of grated chocolate to darken and enrich the sauce . |
| 4 | A focal point is the inviting , good-sized pool where you can cool off from the heat of the sun . |
| 5 | The central point is the village square and harbour , and there is also a very pleasant lakeside promenade . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | In the outcrops on the left at this point is the Foxholes , a cave that has produced evidences of Neolithic occupation . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | A case in point is the use of the steel-jawed leghold trap by commercial trappers still common in the United States . |
| 11 | One slightly irritating stylistic point is the frequent wavering by the author as to the possible origins of various historical developments . |
| 12 | Palaeography is a very inexact science , and should the researcher wish to delve a little deeper an excellent starting point is The Handwriting of English Documents by H.C . |
| 13 | A useful starting point is the reference sections appearing at the end of each major entry in The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church already mentioned . |
| 14 | ‘ The doctrine preached by Weismann was that to start with a body and enquire how its characters got into the germ was to view the sequence from the wrong end : the proper starting point is the germ . |
| 15 | In this new , commercial market a major sales point is the energy saving that is possible with central control of heating and lighting , either manually or according to a timed program . |
| 16 | A key point is the need to raise public awareness and to demystify science and technology . |
| 17 | The third point is the reported absence of conclusions . |
| 18 | A great variety of words are used but the essential point is the same . |
| 19 | Rather than start by discussing the finer points of the various varieties ( covered in an earlier article ) , let's approach the subject literally : a good starting point is the size of Koi to aim for . |
| 20 | Its weakest point is the character of Pat — while the two men are realistically observed , Pat ( who has none of the shrewd toughness of her profession ) , is a fluff-headed mechanical doll who inexplicably switches from initial dislike of Sonny to a lovestruck Shirley Valentine . |
| 21 | If an annual composite invoice is issued , the tax point is the earlier of receipt of payment and the due date of payment ( SI 1985/886 , Reg 19 ) . |
| 22 | The lowest , most northerly point is the slabby Seaward Cliff . |
| 23 | The first point is the persistence of this type of credit . |
| 24 | Their starting point is the observation that despite periods of sustained economic growth and increasing prosperity all social statistics indicate a growing sense of malaise and unfulfilment . |
| 25 | The only valid starting point is the situation . |
| 26 | Air at saturation point is the key to the problem . |
| 27 | At no point is the possibility entertained that some works might be flawed , that some criticism might be valid . |
| 28 | In the case of selection the given point is the job and the population is searched to find the most appropriate worker , in the case of guidance one worker is the starting point and the range of jobs is searched to identify the best one . |
| 29 | Since this book is concerned with developments in the education of young children since the 1950s , the most appropriate starting point is the 1944 ( Butler ) Education Act . |
| 30 | Again a significant point is the culture of the company . |