Example sentences of "point to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance , interactionists point to the evidence in the Kinsey report on sexual behaviour that over one-third of male adults have had a homosexual experience to the point of orgasm , and that only one in twenty goes on to adopt a continuing homosexual role . |
| 2 | I point to the sofa . |
| 3 | They point to the poster campaign it launched last September , through Ogilvy & Mather , which effectively relaunched Wisk as a mainstream colour care detergent , and the new label design as evidence of Lever 's determination to boost its sales . |
| 4 | Systematic evidence from the US ( Hall 1980 , Hamermesh and Silk 1979 , Buzzell and Wiersema 1981 ) together with observations among British and European firms point to the success of strategies based upon product quality , good design , complementary services , innovation and brand awareness . |
| 5 | For this reason one or more indexes may be used in a hierarchy , with the lowest-level index pointing to records while higher-level indices point to the index next below them . |
| 6 | Brooks , Doudy , and Al-Rawi ( 1984 ) published the results of seismic refraction/wide angle reflection experiments in southwest England which point to the presence of a mid-crustal reflector dipping gently southwards at depths of 10–15 km . |
| 7 | They point to the existence of abnormal psychological conditions which demonstrate varying degrees of ambivalence towards the apparent biological sex , showing itself in deviant patterns of behaviour or dress . |
| 8 | The courts have instead tended to consider a number of factors which point to the existence of an obligation of confidentiality . |
| 9 | They also correctly point to the desirability of complementing educational efforts with other health promotion measures , implying that the interventions appraised are too little . |
| 10 | The secret is that when you point to the pile you rest a hand on the table with the appropriate number of fingers extended . |
| 11 | Similarly , secondary education librarians point to the lack of continuity between primary and secondary education , The lack of continuity between the various sectors and the poor transference of skills from one to the other is partly a consequence of lack of co-operation between the different sectors , but also the dilemma of librarians at different levels as to whether they should focus on short-term or long-term information needs . |
| 12 | Yet they also point to the conflict between feminism inside art history , which often seems little more than a maker of changing the gender of the artist as hero , and feminism as a more complex , multi-focused , or interdisciplinary project which utterly transforms the objects art history usually studies by refusing to treat them as simply ‘ works of art ’ created by ‘ artists ’ . |
| 13 | The development of such trading centres is only relevant here in as far as they point to the direction in which economy was evolving in the sixth and seventh centuries . |
| 14 | It is important to emphasise that the impact of the Teacher Placement Service is far greater than the sum of teachers taking placement , as evaluative returns and case study evidence consistently point to the experience as a stimulus for change and the development of partnership activities . |
| 15 | Surveys of the determinants of business location choice frequently point to the availability of suitable premises and labour , access to air transport , access to motorway networks , etc. , as important factors influencing the location of new business units . |
| 16 | In any fairly homogeneous society the meaning of even such basic valuational words as ‘ right ’ and ‘ wrong ’ can only be given in such value charged definitions , which point to the society 's shared values . |
| 17 | Critics point to the disservice to the public of allowing the self-interest of organizations to determine welfare outcomes . |
| 18 | The importance of accountability relationships to economic success has been recognised by those writers who point to the rise of the Japanese version of ‘ collective ’ capitalism . |
| 19 | The risk undertaken is generally known to the surety , and the circumstances generally point to the view that as between the creditor and surety it was contemplated and intended that the surety should take upon himself to ascertain exactly what risk he was taking upon himself . |
| 20 | Automobiles point to the importance of investment in novel NFP structures to enhance design and production capability , product quality and the linkage between the factory and the market . |
| 21 | Implementing these models requires much further study but these results point to the importance of ideology ( in this case , possible misunderstandings of the principle of normalization ) as well as skills among the staff group as factors influencing staff performance . |
| 22 | The Conservatives point to the cash provided this year for an extra thousand police officers as evidence of their commitment to tackling the problem . |
| 23 | They attribute it to the class differences in staying on at school and they point to the similarity in performance of working-class candidates who do take public examinations with other candidates . |
| 24 | All of the references given above come from what is called the Priestly strand ( ‘ P ’ ) and as such they are to be dated to around the time of the Jews ' exile to Babylon in the sixth century BC — that is , according to the still widely accepted dating of this biblical strand within the source-critical school of thought ( though it must also be said that my own arguments as developed in this essay and elsewhere independently point to the exile as the time when these blood concerns and rituals would first have emerged ) . |
| 25 | Christianity bites deep into the culture of pre-industrial societies , and in 1700 life may be full of pain and suffering and hardship ( which are not good in themselves ) but these life-experiences point to the mystery of life in Christ and the reality of his suffering for the world . |
| 26 | Interactionists point to the fluidity of human sexual conduct ; to the changes that can occur within an adult 's lifetime ; to the movement back and forth between different types of sexual conduct . |
| 27 | I point to the form , then add , ‘ What time does the day train go on Thursday ? ’ |
| 28 | Experts also point to the oil and gas pipelines that feed the eastern cities . |
| 29 | Certainly such pressures and demands point to the need to make both prevention and treatment of chronic diseases a priority . |
| 30 | Both point to the need to give students experiences which will give life to the theoretical elements which are also essential parts of their course . |