Example sentences of "the point have now been " in BNC.
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1 | De Klerk declared that the point had now been reached when the " remaining vestiges of violence could be countered with the ordinary laws of the land " , except in Natal , where the " destruction of human life and property " and what he described as the " exceptionally high level of intimidation which exists there " had " assumed shocking proportions " and needed to be countered " by the strongest means available " . |
2 | The point has now been reached where we need to finalise this work . ’ |
3 | The point has now been reached where radical action is called for in order to salvage GATT . |
4 | Since the point has now been referred by your Lordships ' House to the European Court of Justice in that case , I am most reluctant to become involved in any discussion upon it . |
5 | Since the point has now been taken that in my judgment in that case I did not support that particular passage from the Master of the Rolls ' judgment , I should state that the reason was because I did not find it necessary to do so in the particular circumstances of that case . |