Example sentences of "the [adj] point [is] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However that may be , the striking point is that it is not the law of trusts which is leading the way to generous interpretation here , but instead the civil law . |
| 2 | The interesting point is that the really quite moderate and bourgeois position of the DUP is often over looked , not just by its critics ( one would expect that ) , but also by its supporters . |
| 3 | The interesting point is that the Greeks were certainly able to see Merope with the naked eye , whereas today this is virtually impossible . |
| 4 | It is doubtful if the corridors of Whitehall and the British civil service will quite match this record , but the simple point is that a host of records of potential interest to the historian that would have manifested themselves on paper will no longer do so . |
| 5 | For the Liberal Democrats , Sir Russell Johnston said : ‘ The simple point is that where there is a political will , there is a legal way . ’ |
| 6 | The central point is that he and his advisers recognise that this is now the main task . |
| 7 | The central point is that Descartes conducts his philosophising alone and immobile in his study , arguing as though that frozen quality characterised all language use . |
| 8 | Yet the central point is that it is absurd to assume that any woman is less competent to direct her life than any man she marries . |
| 9 | The central point is that by controlling the moving pictures of dissent , governments believe that they can not only minimize the dissent itself but also completely remove the major source of criticism . |
| 10 | But the central point is that we need firmly to shift out of the mode of thinking that assumes that at pensionable age most people become useless burdens ; to realize that most of them have at least as much to offer as many people in their twenties , and hence actively seek ways to use their abilities positively . |
| 11 | The central point is that the range of different patois spoken reflects both the complexity of the linguistic situation in the Caribbean and also the modifications to these being made by children growing up within the overseas speech communities in London . |
| 12 | The second point is that many people lean forwards as they slap down the opponent 's punch and so you need to remember that there are two fists to worry about here , not one ! |
| 13 | The second point is that you may be asked to take a drug test at any squad session . |
| 14 | The second point is that a small energy input into the thermostat can release a large quantity of energy from the boiler . |
| 15 | But the special procedure under which trusts are enforced gives him a right against B. The second point is that the words take the form of a request to the trustee to transfer property to the beneficiary . |
| 16 | The second point is that the writing of objectives has a purpose . |
| 17 | The second point is that the separate leaflet on , say , the inter-library loan service , the catalogues , or the reserved book collection , can be made available at the point of use or point of need . |
| 18 | GORDON Rushton , the Ffestiniog Railway 's General Manager , said : ‘ The first point is that FR is simply following the terms of the High Court judgement and the second point is that Gwynedd County Council 's application to take over the lease was rejected by the court . |
| 19 | The second point is that precisely because legal conservatism values precedent , and will overturn prior cases only rarely , those who hope for great sea-changes in the law with the appointment of politically friendly judges are often disappointed . |
| 20 | The second point is that Jesus was almost certainly not ‘ of Nazareth ’ . |
| 21 | The second point is that the potential of visits to project schools could be realised in a number of ways . |
| 22 | The second point is that you should certainly select subjects you think you will enjoy . |
| 23 | The second point is that though everyone subscribes to the principle that voluntary organisations should be included in Joint planning , the principle is often executed in fairly ad hoc ways . |
| 24 | The second point is that this agreement reflected a certain degree of complementarity between the Soviet and Cuban economies . |
| 25 | The second point is that , when ambiguity increases sharply , that is the time when people who can resolve that ambiguity by setting new organizational values to cope with it gain power . |
| 26 | The second point is that we have been told that we in Wales would return to the rates . |
| 27 | The second point is that , in the Hedley Byrne case , the bank providing the advice was able to escape liability because it had printed a clear disclaimer on the information excluding legal responsibility for the advice . |
| 28 | The second point is that the A C C are , are , I think , the second point is that there was a deputation to the Minister yesterday , so if , in a sense it 's a little late unless it was picked up by Mr yesterday , it may be a little late to do something for this year , er , I mean obviously next year is I think going to be the er , important issue , and the A C C has already circulated all Shire counties er , it 's picked up that this has happened to the majority of counties , although again the south east er , has escaped from that , and it 's asking for the sort of figures we 're debating this morning . |
| 29 | The second point is that the A C C are , are , I think , the second point is that there was a deputation to the Minister yesterday , so if , in a sense it 's a little late unless it was picked up by Mr yesterday , it may be a little late to do something for this year , er , I mean obviously next year is I think going to be the er , important issue , and the A C C has already circulated all Shire counties er , it 's picked up that this has happened to the majority of counties , although again the south east er , has escaped from that , and it 's asking for the sort of figures we 're debating this morning . |
| 30 | The second point is that the Topper 's hull is made of polypropylene which is remarkably tough and resilient . |