Example sentences of "[prep] pointing out that the " in BNC.
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| 1 | After pointing out that the distinction between cases of habeas corpus in a criminal matter , and cases where the matter is not criminal goes back very far , Viscount Simon L.C. said , at pp. 156–157 : |
| 2 | My noble and learned friend , Lord Keith of Kinkel , at p. 112b , after pointing out that the draft Regulations were not capable of being amended when presented to Parliament , said that it was ‘ entirely legitimate for the purpose of ascertaining the intention of Parliament to take into account the terms in which the draft was presented by the responsible minister and which formed the basis of its acceptance . ’ |
| 3 | He walked onto the runway but was cleared of tresspass after pointing out that the public right of way as marked on maps actually crosses part of the base . |
| 4 | Lionel Salter writes : I am indebted to Dr Lionel Sawkins for pointing out that the version of Delalande 's Te Deum recorded by William Christie is not , as stated ( page 31 of the March issue ) the original ( of 1684 ) but the second surviving version made by Philidor l'aîné for the Comte de Toulouse in 1704–06 , which is ‘ as different from the original as it is from the version recorded by Colléaux ’ . |
| 5 | It is worth pointing out that the British PWR design is largely based on the Bechtel-Westinghouse Standardised Nuclear Unit Power Plant System ( SNUPPS ) . |
| 6 | Finally , it is worth pointing out that the voltage at pin-14 does not behave in quite the way in which you suggest . |
| 7 | Hogg , Cronin , Shiel , Stark and Milne scored the tries and again it is worth pointing out that the Scots outscored the opposition by five tries to two . |
| 8 | It 's worth pointing out that the spell of good weather we enjoyed in the early summer ended with his return to South Africa . |
| 9 | It is also worth pointing out that the ELR can field one of the most representative ranges of ex-Western motive power , as the steam fleet can be supplemented by ex-BR ( WR ) diesel-hydraulics , |
| 10 | Before leaving the topic of longitudinal studies , it is worth pointing out that the Census can be seen as an example . |
| 11 | The pattern may look more obvious after the event , but it is worth pointing out that the French war in Vietnam in 1946 is sandwiched between their bombardment of Damascus and the eruption at Setif in Algeria in 1945 and their violent repression of the nationalist revolt in Madagascar in 1947 after similar claims had been made for independence within the French Union . |
| 12 | Lest anyone should think that the matter is totally unproblematical , it is perhaps worth pointing out that the same dictionary gives no separate recognition to the parallel occurrences of shut . |
| 13 | Before moving on to the next section , it is perhaps worth pointing out that the analysis just presented also allows us to handle certain uses related to the infinitive of reaction where the nexus between the infinitive and the main clause is much looser than in the canonical cases discussed above in ( 11 ) — ( 16 ) : ( 28 ) I was stunned , to see him lose . |
| 14 | In pointing out that the specific forms of marriage , family , property , and gender relations which existed in their time had not always existed , Marx and Engels were completely right , but in arguing positively that these things were totally absent in primitive society , they were , as we shall see , almost totally wrong . |
| 15 | I am sure that he is right in saying that the reduced pupil-teacher ratio provides children with an advantage , and also in pointing out that the quality of teaching and the ability of teachers is at least as important . |
| 16 | Is the Secretary of State for the Environment mistaken in pointing out that the Government 's position on RECHAR has become untenable ? |
| 17 | I join the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare ( Mr. Wiggin ) in pointing out that the Inland Waterways Association believes that it was not sufficiently consulted on the Bill . |
| 18 | ‘ It has been pretty hectic , anyhow ’ he explained before pointing out that the Chairman and Treasurer have both resigned , and he was left holding the fort . |
| 19 | The bank has stalled a public inquiry by pointing out that the relationship was handled by Crédit Lyonnais Bank Nederland ( CLBN ) , a Dutch subsidiary over which the French authorities have no control . |
| 20 | The Chief Constable for the West Midlands , Geoffrey Dear , took this argument further by pointing out that the day before the riots a successful carnival had taken place , with the support of local community leaders . |
| 21 | Such tenants should try to persuade the landlord to refrain from opting , for example , by pointing out that the option is irrevocable and often cuts the capital value of the site by restricting the potential group of tenants . |
| 22 | Later , I tried to mollify her by pointing out that the teacher had said what a nice boy he was . |
| 23 | The group is trying to avoid the cry of ‘ not another one ’ by pointing out that the scheme has one or two extras that we have not seen before . |
| 24 | Other voices , however , dismissed such concerns by pointing out that the Novell is a software company with a benign reputation and the neutrality of running on anyone 's platform . |
| 25 | They attack the status quo by pointing out that the reasons given for denying rights to children are bad reasons , and then explicitly or implicitly deny them duties for no reason at all . |
| 26 | Embarrassment at the lack of results was brushed off by pointing out that the social sciences were new , and therefore could not be expected to achieve the theoretical power of the natural sciences straight away . |
| 27 | I began by pointing out that the idea of evolution has been used in two different ways . |
| 28 | I defended myself stoutly by pointing out that the alternative was to break off negotiations , with a dispute that could have gone on for months at great cost to the health of the nation . |
| 29 | The good ‘ Rev. ’ attempted to pacify them by pointing out that the evening was a glorious opportunity to meet the players in an informal atmosphere , and to buy their heroes a drink . |
| 30 | This myth can be countered in its own terms : first by pointing out that the impressive economic performance of countries like Indonesia and the Philippines , whose per capita incomes have grown by an average of 3.0% a year in the last few decades , took place alongside rapid population growth ; second by showing that Africa 's ten richest countries have similar population growth rates to the continent 's ten poorest countries . |