Example sentences of "point be [adv] that the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The point is surely that the properties of being good and being yellow are not complex properties as being a horse is , which is ( we may take him to be supposing ) a matter of having a whole lot of simpler properties , such as having a certain sort of head , a certain sort of tail , and so forth . |
| 2 | The point is simply that the account of mental processes which folk psychology provides , constitutes an explanation at an appropriate level of abstraction for the purposes of explaining behaviour scientifically . |
| 3 | The point is simply that the potential benefits from regulation can be very large . |
| 4 | My point is simply that the decision to put something in other words is a decision about style , which like all decisions about style , is constrained by the search for relevance . |
| 5 | The point is not that the theological pronouncements of scientists are to be discounted but rather that they do sometimes have to be seen as efforts at mediation . |
| 6 | His point is not that the other two legs are invulnerable , but that far too much of America 's political energy has gone into discussing ICBMs and far too little into submarines , cruise missiles , stealth bombers ( which could be used against targets other than the Soviet Union ) and especially command and control centres . |
| 7 | The point is also that the raising of children is work . |
| 8 | The point is rather that the so-called independent check is a mere repetition of the procedure which it is supposed to be checking . |
| 9 | The point is now that the individual comes to fear wanting even to relate because the relationship itself might be destroyed . |