Example sentences of "[is] [verb] to the point " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hidden Pot is succeeded by Gale Garth Pot , and when a wall comes in on the left , a detour along its south side is recommended to the point where it turns northwards . |
| 2 | In the still lifes , which have the same general characteristics as the landscapes , the Cézannian device of tipping certain objects up on to the picture plane is exaggerated to the point that one realizes at once that the artist is no longer making use of scientific perspective . |
| 3 | Now , the stability of a social formation can only be maintained if no class with any means of imposing its interest is pushed to the point of revolt . |
| 4 | ‘ But it 's gotten to the point where if a song is not real predictable radio fare then it 's regarded as left-field . |
| 5 | What I want you to do as as the person who 's being assertive is to stick to the point . |
| 6 | The result at the very least is wasted time — and the rabbit is damaged to the point where it is unlikely to be saleable . |
| 7 | In this way the apparently active and positive concept of consent is diluted to the point of near vacuity . |
| 8 | But he 's getting to the point where I 'm ready for saying to him away you go down to your granny 's right , but my mam can nae live with him either . |
| 9 | Mr Hurd said in Oxford : ‘ A period of soul-searching does nobody any harm unless it is prolonged to the point where it becomes weakening and ridiculous . ’ |
| 10 | Obviously , the thing to do is to backwind to the point where the eating of the banana comes to an end and begin the next shot from there . |
| 11 | The more power is perverted to cruelty and lawlessness , the more the character of those subject to that power is brutalized to the point of senselessness " ( 34.2.33 ) . |
| 12 | The composer 's extensive treatment of this theme comes very close to toppling the first movement 's structure in some versions , where virtually every note is caressed to the point of near-suffocation . |
| 13 | As with the acquisition of any skill it requires conscious effort as each skill is practised to the point where it becomes effortless ( see Skilful behaviour on page 155 ) . |
| 14 | But it is mistaken to the point of being morally grotesque to argue that , before we can decide whether human slaves should be liberated , we first need to count everyone 's interests , both slaves ’ and slave owners ' alike , and count equal interests equally . |