Example sentences of "[vb mod] point to [adj] " in BNC.

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1 When none of these tactics worked , they insinuated that Jackson 's good looks must point to marital infidelity ( although , as it happens , there was no evidence forthcoming for such envious suppositions ) .
2 If this route proves to be common to many animal viruses it might point to new ways in which viral infections could be attacked with drugs .
3 Finally , as in the discussion of reading , I could point to other patients who have a wide variety of different face processing problems .
4 And then people would point to odd things like paper technology that some of the universities had had for years , and said — ‘ Well , what 's odd about housing studies ? ’
5 In particular , the low pepsinogen A concentration and pepsinogen A:C ratio in two of the patients , may point to atrophic gastritis , which is supported by an increased gastrin concentration in one of them .
6 The qualifying words " where appropriate " in Lord Wheatley 's phrase ( quoted at 15.4.1(3) above ) may point to certain types of arbitrations where evidence and submissions are not heard .
7 In patients with hyperpepsinogenaemia A , a low pepsinogen A:C ratio may point to hypertrophic gastropathy , while a pepsinogen A:C ratio greater than 4.7 is suggestive for the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome .
8 In summary , measurement of serum pepsinogen C in hyperpepsinogenaemia A subjects yields additional diagnostic information for the diagnosis of hypertrophic gastropathy and the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome ; a low pepsinogen A:C ratio may point to hypertrophic gastropathy and a pepsinogen A:C ratio greater than 4.7 suggests Zollinger-Ellison syndrome .
9 Much of the variation in the items is indeed directly related to their use , but the variability in the design of objects destined for the same function may point to socio-cultural differences .
10 The rhetoric may point to extreme scepticism or Pyrrhonism but its users , if pressed , are likely to retreat to positions which are no more than a modified version of traditional ones .
11 Investigation of physiological effects and analysis of outcome for infants in various categories will point to optimal management of cord clamping and enable the establishment of practical guidelines .
12 The economist will point to econometric analysis .
13 Those who do not wish the Territorial Army well will point to reduced recruiting figures and make claims for further reductions .
14 In addition , we can point to certain temperamental facts : most obviously , the youthfully ardent seriousness ; then the self-consciousness of the gifted and isolated individual — a consciousness of his own giftedness , one might add , which shades into a growing concern with the problems surrounding genius as such , and which helps to intensify an already strong impulse to express himself articulately in writing ; and , finally , a compulsion to relate his music , his philosophy- his Greece to each other .
15 Both men can point to specific ways in which BNFL has helped their schools .
16 While comparatively few in number , Newfoundland rugby players are obviously on the right track and Parfrey , an enthusiastic provincial coach , can point to solid recent growth .
17 We can point to central problems of values , structure , and behavior .
18 While one can point to broad influences upon the formation of individual and group goals , in pluralist studies goals are more frequently treated as problematic — they can not be determined on a priori grounds through examining objective circumstances .
19 Simply by virtue of his official position no police officer has the right to interfere with a person 's liberty unless he can point to legal authority to justify his actions .
20 It can point to structural features not evident to the non-linguistic critic , but which the critic must admit may well be an important source of effect .
21 Clearly many are dissatisfied and feel that they can point to declining standards ( e.g. in the numeracy of engineering apprentices ) , but this situation is more likely to reflect changing social patterns of recruitment rather than a real decline in ‘ educational standards ’ .
22 Indeed , one can point to notable successes such as the investigations of the intelligence agencies ( see above ) , but the sheer size of the federal bureaucracy means that oversight can at best be random and episodic .
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